Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs
Headline: Agencies Must Use Interoperable Health Information Technology and Share Quality Data
What it does: Agencies must require interoperable health information technology, measure and publish quality and price information, and promote efficient, high-quality care.
- Beneficiaries and enrollees gain access to prices and quality information for providers.
- Providers and insurers may need new interoperable health information systems.
- Federal agencies must add quality measurements and contract requirements.
Summary
This order directs federal agencies that run or sponsor health programs to use interoperable health information technology, measure and share health care quality and pricing, and encourage more efficient care. It affects agencies overseeing the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Medicare, the Indian Health Service, the TRICARE program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, plus the beneficiaries, enrollees, providers, and insurers who work with those programs. Agencies must implement these steps without adding federal costs and comply by January 1, 2007 through new contracts and contract cycles.
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