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 124 STAT. 382 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF QUALITY MEASURES.— ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall identify, not less often than triennially, gaps where no quality measures exist and existing quality measures that need improvement, updating, or expansion, consistent with the national strategy under section 399HH, to the extent avail- able, for use in Federal health programs. In identifying such gaps and existing quality measures that need improvement, the Secretary shall take into consideration— ‘‘(A) the gaps identified by the entity with a contract under section 1890(a) of the Social Security Act and other stakeholders; ‘‘(B) quality measures identified by the pediatric quality measures program under section 1139A of the Social Security Act; and ‘‘(C) quality measures identified through the Medicaid Quality Measurement Program under section 1139B of the Social Security Act. ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make available to the public on an Internet website a report on any gaps identified under paragraph (1) and the process used to make such identi- fication. ‘‘(c) GRANTS OR CONTRACTS FOR QUALITY MEASURE DEVELOP- MENT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants, con- tracts, or intergovernmental agreements to eligible entities for purposes of developing, improving, updating, or expanding quality measures identified under subsection (b). ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY MEAS- URES.—In awarding grants, contracts, or agreements under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to the develop- ment of quality measures that allow the assessment of— ‘‘(A) health outcomes and functional status of patients; ‘‘(B) the management and coordination of health care across episodes of care and care transitions for patients across the continuum of providers, health care settings, and health plans; ‘‘(C) the experience, quality, and use of information provided to and used by patients, caregivers, and author- ized representatives to inform decisionmaking about treat- ment options, including the use of shared decisionmaking tools and preference sensitive care (as defined in section 936); ‘‘(D) the meaningful use of health information tech- nology; ‘‘(E) the safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, appropriateness, and timeliness of care; ‘‘(F) the efficiency of care; ‘‘(G) the equity of health services and health disparities across health disparity populations (as defined in section 485E) and geographic areas; ‘‘(H) patient experience and satisfaction; ‘‘(I) the use of innovative strategies and methodologies identified under section 933; and Public information. Web posting. Reports. Consultation.