1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 . 2. Promotion of access to data, via research and user friendly presentations and applications (a) In general Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ( 42 U.S.C. 17921 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 3 Health care clearinghouses; data processing to empower patients and improve the health care system 13451. Modernizing the role of clearinghouses in health care (a) Efforts To promote access to and leveraging of health information (1) In general The Secretary shall, through the updating of existing policies and development of policies that support dynamic technology solutions, promote patient access to information related to their care, including real world outcomes and economic data (including claims, eligibility, and payment data), in a manner that would ensure that such information is available in a form convenient for the patient, in a reasonable manner, and without burdening the health care provider involved. (2) Requirement Activities carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the development of policies to enable covered entities with access to health information to— (A) provide patient access to information related to their care, including real world outcomes and economic data; (B) develop, in accordance with HIPAA-related provisions (as defined in subsection (j)), patient engagement tools, reports, analyses, and presentations based on population health, epidemiological, and health services outcomes data, that may demonstrate a fiscal or treatment benefit to patients and health plan enrollees