S-5Government of CanadaLIBERAL
An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors
Senate version of the health-IT interoperability bill. Requires electronic health-record (EHR) and other health-IT vendors to use interoperable data standards and prohibits them from charging extra to access patient data. Working its way through the Senate in parallel with the Commons C-72.
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Senate counterpart to Commons C-72. Tells electronic health-record vendors they have to follow common data standards and that they cannot charge extra to release a patient's own data.
Issues this bill touches
- Healthcare
Senate version of health-record interoperability + data-blocking prohibition.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Sponsored by
Mark HollandLIBERALOfficial source
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