Consensus Legislation Resources

Below you will find many resources from which we will be drawing from during the consensus legislation process:

eHealth Initiative Blueprint:

eHealth Initiative's Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action: Relevant Sections for Congressional and Administrative Action

eHealth Initiative Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action - searchable version

Current and Past Legislation:

The Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007: S.1693
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)

National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007: HR. 1952
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)

Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007: S.2408; HR.4296 
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)

Health Information Technology Act of 2007: S. 1408
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act: HR.2406
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)

The 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act: HR.1467
Rep. Wu (D-OR)

Personalized Health Information Act of 2007: HR.1368
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)

Health Information Privacy and Security Act of 2007: S.1814
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 HR.5442
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA)

Reports and Research Documents:

eHealth Initiative's Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action: Relevant Sections for Congressional and Administrative Action

Parallel Pathways for Quality Healthcare: A Framework for Aligning Incentives with Quality and Health Information Technology.  eHealth Initiative. 2005.

The Common Framework: Overview and Principles.  Connecting for Health: Markle Foundation

Opportunities for Coordination and Clarity to Advance the National Health Information Agenda: A Brief Assessment of the ONCHIT.  An Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Report. 2007.

Gauging the Progress of the National Health Information Technology Initiative: Perspectives from the Field.  California Health Care Foundation. 2007.

eHealth Initiative Member Survey on the AHIC Transition

An Update on the Standards Recognized and Accepted by the Secretary of HHS