Josie King Act of 2004
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (7 Sep 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
The Josie King Act of 2004, or Quality, Efficiency, Standards, and Technology for Health Care Transformation Act of 2004, aims to improve health care quality and efficiency through technology. It would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants and loans to organizations and states for developing and maintaining systems that allow health information to be exchanged electronically. The bill also requires federal health agencies, including Medicare, to adopt standards for health information technology and to incorporate measures of healthcare provider performance into their programs.
This legislation affects healthcare providers, health information infrastructure organizations, and states, by providing resources and setting standards for the adoption of health information technology. It also impacts Medicare by establishing a methodology for adjusting payments to providers based on their participation in health information exchanges or use of other relevant technologies. The bill also calls for the creation of research priorities for healthcare effectiveness and the development of standardized measures for provider performance.
Introduced in the House of Representatives in July 2004, H.R. 4880 was referred to committees. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has been proposed but has not yet moved through the legislative process. For the bill to become law, it would need to be passed by both the House and the Senate and then signed by the President.
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Official summary
Josie King Act of 2004 or Quality, Efficiency, Standards, and Technology for Health Care Transformation Act of 2004 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to award grants and offer loans to health information infrastructure organizations and States to develop, implement, and maintain health information exchanges.
Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veteran Affairs to: (1) adopt data standards for the interoperability of health information technology systems; and (2) incorporate measures of health care practitioner performance into their health care programs.
Requires the Secretary to establish a methodology for adjusting Medicare payments for providers who participate in a health information exchange or use other such technology.
Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Resources and Quality to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to establish the Consortium for Health Outcomes Research Priorities to: (1) establish priorities for research relating to the effectiveness and efficiency of health care; and (2) identify priorities for developing standardized measures of health care provider performance.
Allows the Director to award grants for scholarships to health care professionals to earn advanced degrees in the field of health care quality and patient safety.
Requires the Secretary to establish a claims-based and a clinical-based practitioner performance database. Allows group health plans to submit data to the claims-based database in exchange for Medicare claims data. Requires such contributions to the database after 4 years. Allows health care practitioners to submit data to the clinical-based database.
Allows the Secretary to provide for Medicare payment adjustments based on performance measurements of physicians and institutions.
Timeline
7 Sep 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4880 do?
- The Josie King Act of 2004, or Quality, Efficiency, Standards, and Technology for Health Care Transformation Act of 2004, aims to improve health care quality and efficiency through technology. It would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants and loans to organizations and states for developing and maintaining systems that allow health information to be exchanged electronically. The bill also requires federal health agencies, including Medicare, to adopt standards for health information technology and to incorporate measures of healthcare provider performance into their programs. This legislation affects healthcare providers, health information infrastructure organizations, and states, by providing resources and setting standards for the adoption of health information technology. It also impacts Medicare by establishing a methodology for adjusting payments to providers based on their participation in health information exchanges or use of other relevant technologies. The bill also calls for the creation of research priorities for healthcare effectiveness and the development of standardized measures for provider performance. Introduced in the House of Representatives in July 2004, H.R. 4880 was referred to committees. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has been proposed but has not yet moved through the legislative process. For the bill to become law, it would need to be passed by both the House and the Senate and then signed by the President.
- Has H.R. 4880 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4880. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4880?
- H.R. 4880 was sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4880?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (7 Sep 2004).
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