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38 U.S.C. § 7311A — Quality management officers
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**(a) National Quality Management Officer.—**
(1) The Under Secretary for Health shall designate an official of the Veterans Health Administration to act as the principal quality management officer for the quality-assurance program required by [section 7311 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7311&num=0&edition=prelim). The official so designated may be known as the “National Quality Management Officer of the Veterans Health Administration” (in this section referred to as the “National Quality Management Officer”).
(2) The National Quality Management Officer shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Health in the discharge of responsibilities and duties of the Officer under this section.
(3) The National Quality Management Officer shall be the official within the Veterans Health Administration who is principally responsible for the quality-assurance program referred to in paragraph (1). In carrying out that responsibility, the Officer shall be responsible for the following:
(A) Establishing and enforcing the requirements of the program referred to in paragraph (1).
(B) Developing an aggregate quality metric from existing data sources, such as the Inpatient Evaluation Center of the Department, the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, and the External Peer Review Program of the Veterans Health Administration, that could be used to assess reliably the quality of care provided at individual Department medical centers and associated community based outpatient clinics.
(C) Ensuring that existing measures of quality, including measures from the Inpatient Evaluation Center, the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, System-Wide Ongoing Assessment and Review reports of the Department, and
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**(a) National Quality Management Officer.—**
(1) The Under Secretary for Health shall designate an official of the Veterans Health Administration to act as the principal quality management officer for the quality-assurance program required by [section 7311 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7311&num=0&edition=prelim). The official so designated may be known as the “National Quality Management Officer of the Veterans Health Administration” (in this section referred to as the “National Quality Management Officer”).
(2) The National Quality Management Officer shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Health in the discharge of responsibilities and duties of the Officer under this section.
(3) The National Quality Management Officer shall be the official within the Veterans Health Administration who is principally responsible for the quality-assurance program referred to in paragraph (1). In carrying out that responsibility, the Officer shall be responsible for the following:
(A) Establishing and enforcing the requirements of the program referred to in paragraph (1).
(B) Developing an aggregate quality metric from existing data sources, such as the Inpatient Evaluation Center of the Department, the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, and the External Peer Review Program of the Veterans Health Administration, that could be used to assess reliably the quality of care provided at individual Department medical centers and associated community based outpatient clinics.
(C) Ensuring that existing measures of quality, including measures from the Inpatient Evaluation Center, the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, System-Wide Ongoing Assessment and Review reports of the Department, and Combined Assessment Program reviews of the Office of Inspector General of the Department, are monitored routinely and analyzed in a manner that ensures the timely detection of quality of care issues.
(D) Encouraging research and development in the area of quality metrics for the purposes of improving how the Department measures quality in individual facilities.
(E) Carrying out such other responsibilities and duties relating to quality management in the Veterans Health Administration as the Under Secretary for Health shall specify.
(4) The requirements under paragraph (3) shall include requirements regarding the following:
(A) A confidential system for the submittal of reports by Veterans Health Administration personnel regarding quality management at Department facilities.
(B) Mechanisms for the peer review of the actions of individuals appointed in the Veterans Health Administration in the position of physician.
**(b) Quality Management Officers for VISNs.—**
(1) The Regional Director of each Veterans Integrated Services Network shall appoint an official of the Network to act as the quality management officer of the Network.
(2) The quality management officer for a Veterans Integrated Services Network shall report to the Regional Director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network, and to the National Quality Management Officer, regarding the discharge of the responsibilities and duties of the officer under this section.
(3) The quality management officer for a Veterans Integrated Services Network shall—
(A) direct the quality management office in the Network; and
(B) coordinate, monitor, and oversee the quality management programs and activities of the Administration medical facilities in the Network in order to ensure the thorough and uniform discharge of quality management requirements under such programs and activities throughout such facilities.
**(c) Quality Management Officers for Medical Facilities.—**
(1) The director of each Veterans Health Administration medical facility shall appoint a quality management officer for that facility.
(2) The quality management officer for a facility shall report directly to the director of the facility, and to the quality management officer of the Veterans Integrated Services Network in which the facility is located, regarding the discharge of the responsibilities and duties of the quality management officer under this section.
(3) The quality management officer for a facility shall be responsible for designing, disseminating, and implementing quality management programs and activities for the facility that meet the requirements established by the National Quality Management Officer under subsection (a).
**(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(3), $25,000,000 for the two-year period of fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this section.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall—
(1) establish and conduct a comprehensive program to monitor and evaluate the quality of health care furnished by the Veterans Health Administration (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “quality-assurance program”); and
(2) delineate the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Health with respect to the quality-assurance program, including the duties prescribed in this section.
**(b)**
(1) As part of the quality-assurance program, the Under Secretary for Health shall periodically evaluate—
(A) whether there are significant deviations in mortality and morbidity rates for surgical procedures performed by the Administration from prevailing national mortality and morbidity standards for similar procedures; and
(B) if there are such deviations, whether they indicate deficiencies in the quality of health care provided by the Administration.
(2) The evaluation under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made using the information compiled under subsection (c)(1). The evaluation under paragraph (1)(B) shall be made taking into account the factors described in subsection (c)(2)(B).
(3) If, based upon an evaluation under paragraph (1)(A), the Under Secretary for Health determines that there is a deviation referred to in that paragraph, the Under Secretary for Health shall explain the deviation in the report submitted under subsection (f).11 See References in Text note below.
(4) As part of the quality-assurance program, the Under Secretary for Health shall establish mechanisms through which employees of Veterans Health Administration facilities may submit reports, on a confidential basis, on matters relating to quality of care in Veterans Health Administration facilities to the quality management officers of such facilities under [sect
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 7311A
‘‘(E) An assessment of the training provided to
Department health care personnel with respect to
the diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute
and chronic pain.
‘‘(F) An assessment of the patient pain care edu-
cation programs of the Department.
‘‘(f) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘veterans service organization’
means any organization recognized by the Secretary
for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of
title 38, United States Code.’’
EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
NURSE MANAGED CLINICS
Pub. L. 107–135, title I, § 123, Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat.
2451, required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
evaluate the efficacy of the nurse managed health care
clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs and sub-
mit to Congress a report on the evaluation not later
than 18 months after Jan. 23, 2002.
QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES
Pub. L. 102–405, title I, § 104, Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1975,
provided that: ‘‘Effective on October 1, 1992, programs
and activities which (1) the Secretary carries out pur-
suant to section 7311(a) of title 38, United States Code,
or (2) are described in sections 201(a)(1) and 201(a)(3) of
Public Law 100–322 [formerly set out as a note under
former section 4151 of this title] (102 Stat. 508) shall be
deemed to be part of the operation of hospitals, nursing
homes, and domiciliary facilities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, without regard to the location of the
duty stations of employees carrying out those pro-
grams and activities.’’
REGULATIONS FOR STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE IN
LABORATORIES
Pub. L. 102–139, title I, § 101, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 742,
provided that:
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS FOR STANDARDS OF PERFOR
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