VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3516
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-12-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for the conduct by a nongovernmental hospital organization of a best-practices peer review of each VA medical center to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at each such center.</p> <p>The VA must give priority for such review to the VA centers with the longest wait times for an appointment or the worst health outcomes.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 717 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3516 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2016 Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read the first time December 8, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a best-practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at each such medical center.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016 . 2. Conduct of best-practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide for the conduct by a nongovernmental hospital organization of a best-practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at each such medical center. (b) Priority The Secretary shall give priority for peer review conducted under subsection (a) to the medical centers of the Department with the longest wait times for an appointment or the worst health outcomes, as determined by the Secretary.

December 8, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar