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 124 STAT. 412 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 respect to this title and posted on the CMS Hospital Com- pare website. ‘‘(B) POSTING OF HOSPITAL SPECIFIC ALL PATIENT READMISSION RATES.—The Secretary shall make informa- tion on all patient readmission rates calculated under subparagraph (A) available on the CMS Hospital Compare website in a form and manner determined appropriate by the Secretary. The Secretary may also make other information determined appropriate by the Secretary avail- able on such website. ‘‘(C) HOSPITAL SUBMISSION OF ALL PATIENT DATA.— ‘‘(i) Except as provided for in clause (ii), each speci- fied hospital (as defined in subparagraph (D)(ii)) shall submit to the Secretary, in a form, manner and time specified by the Secretary, data and information deter- mined necessary by the Secretary for the Secretary to calculate the all patient readmission rates described in subparagraph (A). ‘‘(ii) Instead of a specified hospital submitting to the Secretary the data and information described in clause (i), such data and information may be submitted to the Secretary, on behalf of such a specified hospital, by a state or an entity determined appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph: ‘‘(i) The term ‘all patients’ means patients who are treated on an inpatient basis and discharged from a specified hospital (as defined in clause (ii)). ‘‘(ii) The term ‘specified hospital’ means a sub- section (d) hospital, hospitals described in clauses (i) through (v) of subsection (d)(1)(B) and, as determined feasible and appropriate by the Secretary, other hos- pitals not otherwise described in this subparagraph.’’. (b) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.—Part S of title III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 3015, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 399KK. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS WITH A HIGH SEVERITY ADJUSTED READMISSION RATE. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make available a program for eligible hospitals to improve their readmission rates through the use of patient safety organizations (as defined in section 921(4)). ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE HOSPITAL DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible hospital’ means a hospital that the Secretary determines has a high rate of risk adjusted readmissions for the conditions described in section 1886(q)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act and has not taken appropriate steps to reduce such readmissions and improve patient safety as evidenced through historically high rates of readmissions, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(3) RISK ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary shall utilize appro- priate risk adjustment measures to determine eligible hospitals. ‘‘(b) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—As determined appropriate by the Secretary, eligible hospitals and patient safety organizations Determination. Deadline. 42 USC 280j–3. Web posting.