3.0.0 2948 2023-01-11T13:18:47Z 2023-01-11T13:18:47Z House H HR 2009-06-18 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-19T13:53:11Z Referred to 2009-06-18T14:03:47Z 2009-06-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 N H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2009-06-18 True D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2009-06-18 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2009-06-18 True P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND 0 2009-06-18 True E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2009-06-18 True Health Child health Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Medical research Performance measurement Research administration and funding Sex and reproductive health Surgery and anesthesia Women's health Health 00 2009-06-18 Introduced in House 2009-10-06T20:56:55Z

Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish national priorities and goals for quality improvement in the delivery of health care services in the United States; (2) convene an interagency committee to coordinate the health care quality improvement activities of certain federal agencies; and (3) establish a Center for Health Extension (Center) within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of HHS to improve health care quality and evaluate progress in improving patient outcomes.

Requires the Center to: (1) identify and develop clinical, managerial, and health care delivery best practices; (2) provide training and technical assistance to hospitals and health care facilities to implement such best practices; (3) establish Regional Health Care Centers to assist in training and education of health care providers in quality improvement; and (4) provide for public dissemination of information relating to activities and research conducted under this Act.

]]> Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009 Display Title Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2948ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2948ih.xml 2009-06-19 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.