A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology, and for other purposes.
National Health Information Technology Adoption Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Health Information Technology to: (1) improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through the use of health information technology; (2) provide national leadership relating to such technology; (3) direct all health information technology activities within the Department of Health and Human Services and coordinate such efforts across the Federal Government; and (4) facilitate the interaction between the Government and the private sector relating to the development and use of such technology.
Requires the Director of the Office to provide for the adoption, dissemination, and updating of health information technology standards that promote the efficient exchange of data between varieties of provider health information technology systems.
Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from purchasing any health care information technology system that is not in compliance with such standards.
Requires the Director to guarantee payment of the principal and interest on loans made to eligible entities and award competitive matching grants to: (1) implement local health information infrastructure to facilitate the development of interoperability across health care settings; or (2) facilitate the purchase and adoption of health information technology.
Requires the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish uniform health care quality measures and public reporting requirements across all federally supported health delivery programs. Sets forth time lines for the development of such measures.
Requires the Secretary to provide for the collection of demographic data across Federal programs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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