National Health Information Infrastructure Act of 2003
Latest action · Aug 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Health Information Infrastructure Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a National Health Information Officer (the Officer) for the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain national leadership in the planning, development, and adoption of a national health information infrastructure (the infrastructure). Directs the Officer, in cooperation with key stakeholders, to develop a strategic plan for such infrastructure which shall contain various components, including a national agenda to guide policymaking, technology investments, and research.
Specifies certain goals for the infrastructure, which include minimizing preventable medical errors and reducing redundant paperwork. Directs the Officer to advise the Secretary on various topics, including to help make an assessment of the best current practices in the development, purchase, and maintenance of medical information technology.
Directs the Secretary to develop or adopt (and to periodically update) voluntary, national data and communications standards that promote the interoperability of health information technology systems across all public and private health care settings.
Allows the Secretary to: (1) enter into contracts to carry out this Act; and (2) test potential national data and communications standards.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2003 to Apr 20, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Jul 25, 2003 |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Original | Jul 25, 2003 |
| R-IA | Jim Nussle | Original | Jul 25, 2003 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jul 25, 2003 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Jul 25, 2003 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Jul 25, 2003 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Apr 20, 2004 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 20, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 8, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-55 | HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY114 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 17, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a National Health Information Infrastructure and data and communication standards for health Information system interoperability.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Health Information Infrastructure Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost control
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug interactions
- Electronic data interchange
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health information systems
- Human engineering
- Information technology
- Law
- Medical economics
- Medical malpractice
- Medical records
- Medical tests
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Strategic planning
- Term limits
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.