(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative 
data on strategies that clinicians, payers, and other 
health care organizations use to improve beneficiary 
engagement on telehealth services (as defined in sec-
tion 1834(m)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F))), with an emphasis on un-
derserved communities, such as the use of digital 
navigators, providing patients with pre-visit informa-
tion on telehealth, caregiver engagement, and train-
ing on telecommunications systems, and the invest-
ments necessary for health care professionals to ef-
fectively furnish telehealth services, including the 
costs of necessary technology and of training staff. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress and make available on the 
internet website of the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services a report containing the results of 
the study under paragraph (1), together with rec-
ommendations for such legislation and administra-
tive action as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
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(c) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions 
of, including the amendments made by, this section. 
SEC. 302. PROVIDER SUPPORTS ON TELEHEALTH. 
(a) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING SES-
SIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall develop and make available to health care 
professionals educational resources and training sessions 
on requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth 
services under section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) and topics including— 
(1) requirements for payment for telehealth 
services; 
(2) telehealth-specific health care privacy and 
security training; 
(3) utilizing telehealth services to engage and 
support underserved, high-risk, and vulnerable pa-
tient populations; and 
(4) other topics as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 303. ENSURING THE INCLUSION OF TELEHEALTH IN 
MEASURING QUALITY OF CARE. 
Section 1890A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395aaa–1) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) MEASURING QUALITY OF TELEHEALTH SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall review quality measures to en-
sure inclusion of measures relating to telehealth 
services, including care, prevention, diagnosis, pa-
tient experience, health outcomes, and treatment. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review 
and assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall consult external technical experts in quality 
measurement, including patient organizations, pro-
viders, and experts in telehealth. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT.—The review 
and assessment under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) include review of existing and under 
development quality measures to identify meas-
ures that are currently inclusive of, and meas-
ures that fail to account for, telehealth services; 
‘‘(B) identify gaps in areas of quality 
measurement that relate to telehealth services, 
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including health outcomes and patient experi-
ence of care; and 
‘‘(C) assess how to effectively streamline, 
implement, and assign accountability for health 
outcomes for quality measures for telehealth 
services across health care settings and pro-
viders. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL
GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 
shall issue technical guidance on the following for 
health care providers and other stakeholders, as de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary: 
‘‘(A) How to stratify measures by care mo-
dality and population to identify differences in 
health outcomes. 
‘‘(B) The use of uniform data elements. 
‘‘(C) How to identify and catalogue best 
practices related to the use of quality measure-
ment and quality improvement for telehealth 
services. 
‘‘(D) Other areas determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress and post on the 
internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Med-
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icaid Services a report on the review and assessment 
conducted under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 304. POSTING OF INFORMATION ON TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall post on the internet 
website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
information on— 
(1) the furnishing of telehealth services under 
the Medicare program under title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), described 
by patient population, type of service, geography, 
place of service, and provider type; 
(2) the impact of telehealth services on expendi-
tures and utilization under the Medicare program 
for the most recent 4 quarters for which Medicare 
claims data is available; and 
(3) other outcomes related to the furnishing of 
telehealth services under the Medicare program, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
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