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HR 2858 111th Congress House Health Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs

Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2009

Introduced: June 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 12, 2009
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.
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 12, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require utilization and quality control peer review organizations to offer quality improvement assistance to providers, practitioners, Medicare Advantage organizations under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare), and prescription drug sponsors under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of such title.

Allows an organization to provide de-identified patient data to providers treating the same population of patients for the purpose of measuring and improving the safety, quality, and effectiveness of patient transitions from one service provider to another.

Requires the organization to establish a Medicare quality accountability program.

Adds a program administration component under part B (Peer Review) of SSA title XI. Directs the Secretary to ensure that Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are provided maximum freedom in designing and applying intervention strategies for local quality improvement.

Revises requirements for the quality improvement program, including use of evaluation and competition, quality improvement funding, and qualifications for QIOs.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to require state medical assistance plans to provide for an alternative quality improvement program.


What's happening now June 15, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3