“Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-LA) have introduced legislation to amend the HITECH Act in order to enhance the interoperability and the meaningful use of electronic medical records with personal health records. The legislation is H.R. 4216, the Personal Health Record Act of 2009.
The legislation would enable the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to develop guidelines for making electronic health records interoperable with personal health records. This would improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and advance the delivery of patient-centered medical care and health management. The guidelines would include recommendations for making electronic health records available between the individual and community health centers and behavioral health service providers.”
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Astrid Fiano, DOTmed News, 18 March 2010
