HR 7898 · 116th Congress · Health

To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2020-07-31· Sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-321.(2021-01-05)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill authorizes the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to obtain information, assistance, and other support from federal agencies when investigating claims of information blocking by developers of, or entities offering, health information technologies. Information blocking refers to a practice that is likely to interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage access, exchange, or use of electronic health information, such as the imposition of fees that make exchanging this information cost prohibitive.…

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1 Democrat1 Republican