Congress 115 - HR 6066 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs health care, and for other purposes.

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Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Hospital care Medical education Performance measurement Veterans' medical care

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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.

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Nov 16, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 807.
Nov 16, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-1034.
Jul 12, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 12, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 27, 2018

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jun 27, 2018

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2018

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 13, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 8, 2018

Introduced in House

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