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House Lawmakers To Introduce Health Care IT Legislation

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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) today plan to introduce a bill that would promote the adoption of a nationwide electronic health record system, CongressDaily reports.

According to CongressDaily, the lawmakers released a draft of the legislation last month that "generated a torrent of comments from the health care, high-tech and consumer advocacy communities," many of which focused on patient privacy concerns. In response to those concerns, the lawmakers clarified the definition of a security "breach" and increased patient privacy protections in the bill.

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