Personalized Health Information Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6289
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2006-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Case management
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Data banks
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Governmental investigations
Health education
Health information systems
Health surveys
Internet
Law
Medical fees
Medical records
Medical research
Medicare
Patients' rights
Physicians
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 
Personalized Health Information Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide financial incentives for the establishment of interactive qualifying personal health records for Medicare and other patients and their health care providers in order to: (1) provide patients access to and control over their personal health data and information and educational information; and (2) make available to authorized health care providers a more accurate minimum data set of patient information. Directs that under the program each qualified physician receives an incentive payment for each qualifying patient.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish a list of qualifying physicians who participate in Medicare and have received such payments; and (2) take steps to educate Medicare beneficiaries and providers and other patients about the benefits of qualifying personal health records.
 
Sets forth requirements for a qualified personal health record, including that such record: (1) is controlled solely by the patient; (2) meets minimum security standards; (3) complies with interoperability data standards; (4) is capable of sending patient-specific patient education, reminders, and clinical messages to the patient; and (5) is capable of providing de-identified data for public health analysis and research purposes.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) set minimum security, privacy, and data use standards for such health records; (2) establish a consumer protection board to recommend standards and procedures to the Secretary; and (3) establish a PHR Incentive Fund to make incentive payments. Provides that such Fund shall accept contributions from: (1) the Secretary for Medicare beneficiaries; (2) drug manufacturers for messages regarding medical adherence programs; and (3) other Fund partners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1978-1979)
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Introduced in House