draft bill - House of Representatives
draft bill - House of Representatives
draft bill - House of Representatives
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inclusion in such a final quality measure<br />
set; and<br />
‘‘(II) that all quality domains<br />
and peer cohorts are addressed by<br />
measures selected to be included in a<br />
measures set under this subparagraph,<br />
which may include through the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> such a measure that addresses<br />
more than one such domain or cohort.<br />
‘‘(ii) SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC INPUT<br />
ON QUALITY MEASURES AND CLINICAL<br />
PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.—<br />
Under the process established under clause<br />
(i), eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essional organizations and<br />
other relevant stakeholders shall be authorized<br />
to identify and submit quality measures<br />
and clinical practice improvement activities<br />
(as defined in paragraph (3)(C))<br />
for selection under this paragraph. For<br />
purposes <strong>of</strong> the previous sentence, measures<br />
and activities may be submitted regardless<br />
<strong>of</strong> whether such measures were<br />
previously published in a proposed rule or<br />
approved by an entity with a contract<br />
under section 1890(a).<br />
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