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HR 2948 111th Congress House

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

Official title: 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: June 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action June 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 18, 2009
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2948: Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2948/
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"H.R. 2948: Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2948/.
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