‘‘(ii) establishing or maintaining a 
public-facing dashboard of the information 
tracked pursuant to systems described in 
clause (i), with such information redacted 
in accordance with applicable privacy 
laws.’’. 
SEC. 3. CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVA-
TION PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 1115A(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315a(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, and shall include the models de-
scribed in clauses (xxviii) and (xxix) of such sub-
paragraph’’ before the period at the end; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following new clauses: 
‘‘(xxviii) 
Promoting 
research-based 
ways to facilitate improved emergency care 
for applicable individuals who are older 
adults, including through— 
‘‘(I) sufficient, flexible, and inter-
disciplinary staffing and education of 
staff at emergency departments; 
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‘‘(II) changes to the physical in-
frastructure of emergency depart-
ments; 
‘‘(III) introducing geriatric-fo-
cused policies, protocols, and quality 
improvement metrics; and 
‘‘(IV) improving coordination be-
tween emergency departments and 
post-acute care facilities (including 
senior care facilities such as skilled 
nursing facilities, assisted living facili-
ties, and independent living facilities) 
with respect to such individuals, which 
may include the mutual, bidirectional 
exchange of medical information and 
improvements to the transfer process. 
‘‘(xxix) 
Promoting 
research-based 
ways to facilitate improved emergency care 
for 
applicable 
individuals 
experiencing 
acute psychiatric crisis, including by— 
‘‘(I) 
implementing 
dedicated 
units at emergency departments to 
provide emergency care to such indi-
viduals; and 
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‘‘(II) improving transfers be-
tween emergency departments and 
post-acute care facilities for such indi-
viduals, which may include expedited 
placement at such facilities.’’. 
SEC. 4. STUDY ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 
DATA SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING HOSPITAL CA-
PACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study— 
(1) to determine best practices for the develop-
ment and maintenance of public health data systems 
for tracking hospital capacity (including such sys-
tems supported pursuant to section 2823(a)(1) of 
the Public Health Service Act, as amended by sec-
tion 2) to ensure that such tracking— 
(A) is State- or region-wide, real-time (or 
near real-time), accurate, and scalable; 
(B) includes tracking of hospital capacity 
with respect to emergency departments, adult 
and pediatric intensive care units, inpatient 
psychiatric services, skilled nursing facilities, 
and other appropriate types of facilities and 
services; and 
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(C) is seamlessly and directly integrated 
with relevant hospital electronic medical records 
systems; and 
(2) to assess how implementation of such public 
health data systems for tracking hospital capacity 
affects— 
(A) emergency department boarding rates 
as determined using quality measures and other 
metrics that are established and utilized by the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
and others accreditation entities; 
(B) wait times for treatment and discharge 
in emergency departments; and 
(C) the amount of time emergency medical 
services personnel are waiting in emergency de-
partments to offload patients. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall— 
(1) complete the study under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) submit to the Congress a report on the re-
sults of such study. 
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