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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‘‘(I) establish one or more methods,<br />
applicable with respect to a performance<br />
period, to assess (using a<br />
scoring scale <strong>of</strong> 0 to 100) the performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> an eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
with respect to, subject to paragraph<br />
(1)(D), quality measures and clinical<br />
practice improvement activities included<br />
within the final quality measure<br />
set published under subsection<br />
(k)(9)(F) applicable for the period to<br />
the peer cohort in which the provider<br />
self-identified under subsection<br />
(k)(9)(B) for such period; and<br />
‘‘(II) subject to paragraph<br />
(1)(D), compute a composite score for<br />
such provider for such performance<br />
period with respect to the measures<br />
and activities included within such<br />
measure set.<br />
‘‘(ii) METHODS.—Such methods shall,<br />
with respect to an eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essional,<br />
provide that the performance <strong>of</strong> such pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
shall, subject to paragraph<br />
(1)(D), be assessed for a performance pe-<br />
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