Congress 107 - HR 3292 - Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001

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Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Communication in medicine Communication in science Computer security measures Computer software Computers Confidential communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Drug utilization Drugs Economics and Public Finance Emergency medical services Employee training Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to hospitals Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Health Health information systems Health insurance Hospital care Hospital patients Housing and Community Development Information technology Labor and Employment Law Leases Legislation Medicaid Medical personnel Medical records Medical research Medical technology Medically uninsured Medicare Nursing homes Poor children Quality of care Right of privacy Rural hospitals Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare

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Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting such entities in offsetting the costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors.

Gives special consideration to eligible entities serving a large number of Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligible individuals. Reserves a certain percentage of grant funds for rural hospitals.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to make such grants on September 30, 2011.

Directs the Secretary to appoint a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board to study and report to Congress on best current practices in medical information technology and certain standardization and security requirements.

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Nov 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 14, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 14, 2001

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