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Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009

Introduced: June 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2