H.R. 5395 · 114th Congress
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act
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This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of those models to improve patient care and provider education.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 7, 2016
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of those models to improve patient care and provider education. (Such models connect specialists to primary care providers through videoconferencing to facilitate case-based learning, dissemination of best practices, and evaluation of outcomes.)
The Government Accountability Office must report on such models and HHS support for such models.Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act
Also known as: ECHO Act
Latest action (Jun 7, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 7, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.