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Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act
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vs 3,286 other S bills in the 106th — cohort avg 57d
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2000 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 578 - "Health Care Personal Information Nondisclosure Act of 1999" Legislation to ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information, and for other purposes. H.R. 1885 - "International Prescription Drug Parity Act" Legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for facilitating the importation into the United States of certain drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. S. 1480, H.R. 2782 - "Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity (SPICE) Act of 1999" Legislation to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access of Medicare beneficiaries to prescription drug coverage through the SPICE drug benefit program. S. 2378 - "Stop All Frequent Errors (SAFE) in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2000" Legislation to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the safety of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. S. 2464 - "Prescription Drug Fairness Act" Legislation to amend the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act to protect American consumers from foreign drug price discrimination. S. 2466 - "A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs" Legislation to require the United States Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs. S.1344, H.R. 2990 - "Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999" Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. S. 2809 - "Children's Research Protection Act" Legislation to protect the health and welfare of children involved in research. S. 2735 - "Health Care Access and Rural Equality Act of 2000" Legislation to promote access to health care services in rural areas. S. 2738 - "Patient Safety and Errors Reduction Act" Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce medical mistakes and medication-related errors. S. 2448 - "Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2000" Legislation to enhance the protections of the Internet and the critical infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1901 - "Privacy Protection Study Commission Act of 1999" Legislation to establish the Privacy Protection Study commission to evaluate the efficacy of the Freedom of Information Act and the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, to determine whether new laws are necessary, and to provide advice and recommendations. H.R. 4585 - "Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act" Legislation to strengthen consumers' control over the use and disclosure of their health information by financial institutions, and for other purposes. S. 2038 - "Medical Error Reduction Act of 2000" Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and to reduce medication-related errors, and for other purposes. S. 2743 - "Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act" Legislation to amend the Public Heath Service Act to develop an infrastructure for creating a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety to ensure that individuals receive high quality health care. H.R. 220 - "Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act of 1999" Legislation to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons. H.R. 4049 - "Privacy Commission Act" Legislation to establish the Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 45 CFR Parts 160-164, final and proposed rule for standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiatives to further strengthen protections of human research subjects in clinical trials. S. 881 - "Medical Information Protection Act of 1999" Legislation to ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information, and for other purposes. H.R. 2470 - "Medical Information Protection and Research Enhancement Act of 1999" To ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information, and for other purposes.
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2000 · year_end · Health Issues
S.1344/HR 2990, Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act: advocated for House and Senate support of bill; HR 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: advocated for House support of bill; HR 4431, Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act: advocated for House support of bill; HR 4680, Medicare Rx 2000 Act: monitored and gauged the impact of House bill;HR 4585, Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act:monitored and gauged impact of House bill regarding medical privacy; HR 4577, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: monitored and gauged impact of House bill regarding medical privacy and errors;S.2038, Medical Error Reduction Act of 2000:monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors; S.2738, Patient Safety & Errors Reduction Act: monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medial errors; S.2743, Voluntary Error Reduction & Improvement in Patient Safety Act: monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors;S.2378, Stop All Frequent Errors (SAFE) in Medicare & Medicaid Act of 2000:monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors;HR 3672, Medication Error Prevention Act of 2000:monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors;HR 1304, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2000: opposed bill to allow doctors to bargain collectively with insurers;HR 2418, Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network Amendments of 1999: monitored and gauged impact of bills dealing with national allocation of organs; S.2366, Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network Amendments of 2000: monitored and gauged impact of bill dealing with national allocation of organs; S.1272/HR 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999:opposed the passage of House and Senate bills;HR 4605, Human Research Subject Protections Act of 2000: monitored and gauged impact of bill;
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2000 · year_end · Health Issues
PL-105-115-Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997. (Improvements to FDA regulatory process for medical devices. Oversight activities conducted to monitor progress of FDA in imeplementing legislative provisions.) S. 2743-Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement and Patient Safety Act S. 2038-Medical Error ReductionAct of 2000 S. 2738-Patient Safety and Errors Reduction Act H.R. 3672- Medication Error Prevention Act (Bills intended to reduce medical errors and to enhance research on medical errors as it may directly or indirectly relate to medical tehcnology.) S. 110-Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act H.R.1070/H.R. 4376-Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act S. 662-Bill to Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to Provide Medical Assistance for Certain Women Screened and Found to Have Breast or Cervical Cancer Under a Federally Funded Screening Program (Bills intended to provide breast and cervical cancer treatment to women in Medicaid with a specific provision requiring HPV warnings on condom labels.) H.R. 2498-Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 1999 (Expanded access to medical devices used to treat cardiac arrest.)
Client expense: $2,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2000 · mid_year · Health Issues
Telemedicine (HR 312, HR 3240, HR 4771, S 2505); Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1999 (HR 528); genetic testing and confidentiality (HR 1507, HR 1941, HR 2404, HR 2455, HR 2470, S 573, S 578, S 881, HR 293, HR 306, HR 2457, S 543, S 1322, HR 2878, HR 4049, HR 4585); forensic pathology (HR 1915, HR 2340, S 1196, HR 2810, HR 3087, HR 3233, HR3375, S 1700, S 1981); bioterrorism; Pap smears (HR4330, HR 4571); Medicare issues pertaining to the laboratory; Allied Health Project Grants program (HR 4577); Medical liability reform (HR2242, HR 4577); graduate medical education (HR 1222, HR 1224, HR 1645, HR 1785, HR 2771, HR 4239, S 210, S541, S 1023, S 1024, S 1025, S 1631, S 2394); Patient access to care (HR 2723, HR 2824, HR 2926, HR 2990, HR 3146, S 6, S 326, HR 4577); Issues pertaining to microbiology, blood, diagnostic immunology, cytology, clinical chemistry, forensic pathology); telemedicine (HR 1344, HR 4771, S 2505); other diagnostic screening tests (HR 1285, HR 2930, S 1641, HR 1861, S 1044); rural health (HR 1344, HR 4677, S 1864, S 2735); patient safety (HR 3672, S 2038, S 2378, S 2738, S 2743); and genetics (HR 293, HR 306, HR 2457, HR 2878, S 543, S 1322).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2000 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1999 (HR 528); Pap smears (HR4330, HR 4571); Medicare issues pertaining to the laboratory; Medical liability reform (HR2242, HR 4577); rural health (HR 1344, HR 4677, S 1864, S 2735); patient safety (HR 3672, S 2038, S 2378, S 2738, S 2743); technology (HR4395); and self-referral (HR 2650, HR 2651).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE