H.R. 6357, the PRO(TECH)T Act

June 25, 2008 – The Subcommittee on Health today approved H.R. 6357, the “Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008” or the PRO(TECH)T Act, which was forwarded to the full Committee by voice vote. This bipartisan legislation is designed to strengthen the quality of health care, reduce medical errors and costs by encouraging the adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT), and further protect the privacy and security of health information in the electronic age.

“Your grocery store automatically knows what brand of chips you bought last year, but your cardiologist doesn’t automatically know what prescriptions your family doctor prescribed for you yesterday. That’s problematic for health care quality and costs,” said John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Read the News Release »

More Information on H.R. 6357:

Legislative Language July 21, 2008 »
Summary of Changes to H.R. 6357 July 21, 2008 »
Subcommittee Action »
Section-by-Section Analysis »
Bill Changes June 24, 2008 »

Letters Of Support

• AFL-CIO, July 23, 2008
• American Health Care Association, July 22, 2008
• American Medical Association, July 23, 2008
• The Association of Senior Human Resource Executives, July 23, 2008
• Business Roundtable, July 21, 2008
• Center for Democracy and Technology, July 22, 2008
• Corporate Health Care Coalition, July 18, 2008
• Divided We Fail, July 22, 2008
• Health IT Now, July 23, 2008
• Information Technology Industry Council, July 22, 2008
• National Association of Manufacturers, July 18, 2008
• Verizon, July 18, 2008