3.0.0 2252 2023-01-11T13:19:18Z 2023-01-11T13:19:18Z House H HR 2009-05-05 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-06T16:05:25Z Referred to 2009-05-05T14:31:41Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-05T14:31:42Z National Health Care Quality Act 111 966 S 2009-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5076-5080) Identical bill CRS 2009-05-06 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-05 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-05-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-05 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 N Health Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government trust funds Health care quality Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Medicaid Medical research Medicare Minority health Performance measurement Health 00 2009-05-05 Introduced in House 2009-08-12T20:37:33Z National Health Care Quality Act - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Office of National Health Care Quality Improvement, headed by a Director of National Health Care Quality. Sets forth the duties of the Director, including: (1) advising the President on the quality of health care in the United States; (2) determining national priorities for improving health care quality; (3) establishing annual benchmarks for federal agencies to achieve national priorities for health care quality improvement; (4) developing an annual report card on the nation's health; and (5) posting on a website public information relating to national priorities for health care quality improvement and other information relating to health care quality. Establishes within the Office the Quality Interagency Coordinating Council to coordinate health care quality improvement efforts across all federal agencies.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) make the position of Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality a presidential appointment; and (2) require the Agency to incorporate health care quality improvement priorities into research conducted under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), apply health care quality measures to HHS health programs, and conduct a public education campaign to educate health care providers and consumers about health care quality improvement. Establishes a National Quality Resource Center to assist health care providers in understanding and implementing health care quality improvement initiatives.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to award National Quality Support Extension grants to support and facilitate local health care quality improvement efforts throughout the United States.

]]> National Health Care Quality Act Display Title National Health Care Quality Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Health Care Quality Act Introduced in House 2009-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2252ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2252ih.xml 2009-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.