Senate gets early start on health reform plan
December 8th, 2008
Sens. Baucus and Kennedy are working with a bipartisan group on the goal of moving a consensus bill through the Senate next year.
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Senators consider their options for health IT overhaul
December 4th, 2008
Senators Enzi and Kennedy discuss legislation linking nationwide electronic data base to economic stimulus.
An aide to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ranking member Michael...
Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools
December 4th, 2008
Network of Supporters Tapped on Health-Care Issues
Barack Obama’s incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected...
Schwarzenegger signs bills creating hospital privacy oversight office
October 1st, 2008
Hospitals and other health facilities will face harsh new penalties if their employees snoop in the medical records of patients, under legislation signed Tuesday...
Law will fine hospitals, staffers for sharing patient records
September 30th, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law today a bill that would fine health care facilities where patient confidentiality is breached, as well as employees...
Legislation signed by Schwarzenegger means big trouble for hospital snoops
September 30th, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took action today to enable the state to impose stiff fines on hospital employees who snoop in the files of patients...
HIMSS: Stark I.T. Bill Needs Work
September 26th, 2008
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has sent a letter to leaders of the House Ways & Means health subcommittee regarding recently introduced...
Groups: Health IT bill not likely to move until 2009
September 16th, 2008
Some stakeholders are viewing legislation introduced late Monday by House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif. — intended to help...
Broad coalition pushes for quick action on health IT
September 9th, 2008
With Congress looking to wrap up its legislative year, industry and nonprofit groups that have pushed for passage of legislation to create a nationwide...
Sens. Snowe, Coburn Threaten To Block Health IT Bill Over Funding, Privacy Concerns
August 4th, 2008
Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have threatened to block a floor vote on a bill (S 1693) that would create a...