H.R. 6066
IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs health care, and for other purposes.
Introduced 6/8/2018•115th Congress•House
Latest Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 807.
11/16/2018 • House
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:
- track VA provider workloads considering the time, mental effort and judgment, technical skill, physical effort, and stress involved in delivering a procedure;
- require VA providers to attend training on clinical procedure coding; and
- establish standardized performance standards for each VA facility in order to evaluate clinical productivity at the provider and facility levels.
Introduced in House • 6/8/2018
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHospital careMedical educationPerformance measurementVeterans' medical care
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
June 8, 2018
Committee Review
June 13, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Text Versions (2)
Reported in House11/16/2018
Introduced in House6/8/2018