Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and a bipartisan group of colleagues in the House introduced the SOFTWARE Act Oct. 22 to redefine the regulation of health information technology, with the probable effect of deregulating much of the sector.
Besides Blackburn, the bill is cosponsored by Reps. Gene Green, D-Texas, Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Greg Walden, R-Ore., and G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.