Health Information Technology and Quality Improvement Act of 2001
Latest action · Apr 5, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary to establish a methodology for reimbursing hospitals for information technology system capital costs.
Directs the Secretary to establish the Home Health Advisory Board, which shall advise the Secretary with respect to, and develop standards for, health care data systems and information technology.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 3, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | May 3, 2001 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Apr 5, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Drug utilization
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to hospitals
- Federal aid to rural areas
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health information systems
- Home care services
- Hospital personnel
- Hospital records
- Hospitals
- Housing and Community Development
- Information technology
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legislation
- Medical malpractice
- Medical records
- Medicare
- Nonprofit hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Quality of care
- Right of privacy
- Rural hospitals
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
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