,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eecg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,mc,kinley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al to conduct a /udy ( !
 int]op]ability ( comput] sy/ems us$ by 
hospitals to /ore & access electronic   
heal? records1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,/udy on int]op]ability ( comput] sy/ems
 us$ by hospitals to /ore & access      
electronic heal? records  7a7 ,/udy ,!  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct a /udy (
 ! int]op]ability ( comput] sy/ems us$  
by hospitals to /ore & access electronic
 heal? records1 :i* %all explore--  7#a7
 ! ext5t to :i* x is possible = su*     
comput] sy/ems to be int]op]able to     
enable au?oriz$ p]sonnel ( m ?an "o     
hospital to access & update ! electronic
 heal? records ( ! same pati5t2  7#b7 ! 
id5tity ( hospitals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t 
use1 at ! "t ! /udy is conduct$1 comput]
 sy/ems ) ! ability to all[ au?oriz$    

p]sonnel ( m ?an "o hospital to access &
 update ! electronic heal? records ( !  
same pati5t2  7#c7 ! reasons :y         
hospitals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates d n h       
comput] sy/ems ) su* ability at ! "t !  
/udy is conduct$2 &  7#d7 ! ext5t to :i*
 increas$ int]op]ability ( su* comput]  
sy/ems all[s hospitals to m effectively 
coord9ate ! c>e ( pati5ts4  7b7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
a report on ! /udy conduct$ "u          
subsection 7a71 includ+ su*             
recomm5dations z ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al   
consid]s appropriate reg>d+ ! use (     
int]op]able comput] sy/ems by hospitals 
to /ore & access electronic heal?       
records z a me?od ( improv+ !           
coord9ation ( c>e ( pati5ts4