draft bill - House of Representatives
draft bill - House of Representatives
draft bill - House of Representatives
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[Discussion Draft]<br />
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‘‘(II) eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essional organizations<br />
and other relevant stakeholders<br />
may submit best practices and<br />
clinical practice guidelines for the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> quality measures that<br />
address quality domains (as defined<br />
under clause (ii)) for potential inclusion<br />
in such measure sets;<br />
‘‘(III) there is encouraged to be<br />
developed, as appropriate, meaningful<br />
outcome measures (or quality <strong>of</strong> life<br />
measures in cases for which outcomes<br />
may not be a valid measurement),<br />
process measures, and patient experience<br />
measures; and<br />
‘‘(IV) measures developed under<br />
this clause shall be developed, to the<br />
extent possible, in accordance with<br />
best clinical practices.<br />
‘‘(ii) QUALITY DOMAINS.—For pur-<br />
poses <strong>of</strong> this paragraph, the term ‘quality<br />
domains’ means at least the following domains:<br />
‘‘(I) Clinical care.<br />
‘‘(II) Safety.<br />
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