House panel passes bill on health data technology standards
November 12th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — A House committee approved legislation that would make the National Institute of Standards and Technology responsible for setting federal health information technology standards and would make the institute available as a consulting body for private industry efforts.
The purpose is to speed up adoption of HIT, said Rep. Bart Gordon (D, Tenn.), who sponsored the measure.
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