draft bill - House of Representatives
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cluded in a core measure set for such<br />
cohort.<br />
Activities selected under this paragraph<br />
shall be selected with consideration <strong>of</strong> best<br />
clinical practices.<br />
‘‘(ii) SOURCES OF QUALITY MEASURES<br />
AND CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT<br />
ACTIVITIES.—A quality measure or clinical<br />
practice improvement activity selected for<br />
inclusion in a core measure set under the<br />
process under subparagraph (D)(i) shall<br />
be—<br />
‘‘(I) a measure endorsed by a<br />
consensus-based entity;<br />
‘‘(II) a measure developed under<br />
paragraph (2)(C) or a measure otherwise<br />
applied or developed for a similar<br />
purpose under this section;<br />
‘‘(III) a measure developed under<br />
subparagraph (C); or<br />
‘‘(IV) a measure or activity submitted<br />
under subparagraph (D)(ii).<br />
A measure or activity may be selected<br />
under this subparagraph, regardless <strong>of</strong><br />
whether such measure or activity was pre-<br />
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