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This Act may be cited as the ''Medical Checklist Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH INTO MEDICAL CHECKLIST DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY.

(a) Study.--The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, acting through the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient
Safety, shall conduct research and a study, in accordance with the
requirements of this section, regarding the development and efficacy of
medical checklists.
(b) Contents.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall
conduct research and a study regarding the following:
(1) Testing of different models of medical checklists to
measure the effect of checklist format, length, and design for
different clinical tasks on--
(A) adoption of checklists by health care
professionals;
(B) time spent by health care professionals on the
clinical task of interest; and
(C) reliable completion of medical procedures.
(2) Examination of checklist development and use in other
industries, such as commercial aviation and nuclear power, and
the feasibility of applying and adapting methodology developed
in those industries to the health care industry in a way that
would result in health care quality improvement.
(3) Identification of organizational characteristics needed
to effectively implement the use of medical checklists in
health care settings.
(4) Measurement of the effects of the use of medical
checklists on patient safety and health outcomes.
(5) Identification of medical procedures for which the
development and use of medical checklists would be beneficial.
(6) Investigation of the development, implementation, and
use of available medical checklists, including checklists for
safe surgery and central line insertion and maintenance, to
inform further medical checklist development.
(c) Scope.--The Director shall ensure that each aspect of the
research and study conducted under subsection (a) is examined across a
variety of health care provider characteristics, medical procedures,
patient populations, and other factors that could affect the use of
medical checklists.
(d) Dissemination.--The Director shall make available to the public
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) and shall
disseminate such results to patient safety organizations listed
pursuant to section 924(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
299b-24(d)).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

SEC. 3. COORDINATING MEDICAL CHECKLISTS AND HEALTH INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--The HIT Policy Committee in the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (as established
in section 3002 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-12)
shall develop policy recommendations regarding--
(1) the extent to which the use of medical checklists
should be incorporated into health information technology
systems; and
(2) measures to determine the effectiveness of such use.
(b) Areas of Consideration.--In making recommendations under
subsection (a), the HIT Policy Committee may consider the following
areas:
(1) The ease with which medical checklists in electronic
formats can be used by health care professionals.
(2) The effect of the availability of medical checklists in
electronic formats on the adoption and use of medical
checklists by health care professionals.
(3) The effect of the use of medical checklists in
electronic formats on the time spent by health care
professionals on medical procedures.
(4) The ability of the health information technology system
to collect data on patient safety and health outcomes that
could be analyzed to aid in the design and update of medical
checklists.
(5) The ease with which medical checklists in electronic
formats can be updated on an ongoing basis based on evidence
from medical research and local experience.
(6) The capability of health information technology systems
to collect data, where applicable, regarding the use of medical
checklists by health care providers, and any relation between
that use and patient safety and health outcomes.

SEC. 4. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY ON FURTHER MEDICAL CHECKLIST
RESEARCH.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine and the National
Academy of Engineering of the National Academies to conduct a study in
accordance with this section.
(b) Study.--The Secretary shall ensure that the study conducted
under this section--
(1) reviews available medical checklists and similar
quality improvement techniques, data on the adoption and use of
such techniques by health care professionals, and evidence of
the efficacy of such techniques in relation to patient safety
and health outcomes;
(2) identifies areas of research needed to improve medical
checklists in order to increase the adoption and efficacy of
medical checklists;
(3) analyzes organizational impediments to the adoption and
use of medical checklists;
(4) reviews the degree to which there is sufficient
evidence with which to develop new medical checklists and, if
such evidence is insufficient, identifies areas requiring
further study in order to develop such evidence; and
(5) determines whether the availability of an increased
number of medical checklists would improve patient safety and
health outcomes and, if so, identifies methods for using recent
medical research to develop new medical checklists.
(c) Methodology of Study.--
(1) Scope.--The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement
entered into under subsection (a) provides that the study
conducted under such subsection will consider the perspectives
of--
(A) various types of health care professionals in
various types of health care settings;
(B) individuals conducting academic research in
health care quality; and
(C) patients.
(2) Consultation with relevant organizations.--The
Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under
subsection (a) provides that relevant agencies and
organizations with expertise on medical checklists will be
consulted during the study conducted under such subsection,
including the following:
(A) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
(B) The American Nurses Association.
(C) The Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
(D) The American Hospital Association.
(E) The American Medical Association.
(F) The World Health Organization.
(G) The National Committee for Quality Assurance.
(H) The Joint Commission.
(I) The American Academy of Physician Assistants.
(d) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered
into under subsection (a) provides that not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, a report providing the findings
and recommendations made in the study conducted under such subsection
will be submitted to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Health care professional.--The term ''health care
professional'' means an individual who provides health care
services, including a physician, physician assistant, nurse
practitioner, clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are
defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x)), and such other individuals as the Secretary of Health
and Human Services determines appropriate.
(2) Health care setting.--The term ''health care setting''
means a facility at which health care services are provided,
including a hospital providing inpatient hospital services (as
that term is defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x)), an ambulatory surgical center (meeting the
standards specified under section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k)), and such other
facilities as the Secretary of Health and Human Services
determines appropriate.
(3) Health care provider.--The term ''health care
provider'' means a health care professional or a health care
setting.
(4) Medical checklist.--The term ''medical checklist''
means a predetermined, evidence-based, well-defined set of
steps that should be completed during a designated medical
clinical encounter or medical procedure, as further defined by
the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
in consultation with the Institute of Medicine and the National
Academy of Engineering of the National Academies.
Student:
Medical Checklist Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, acting through the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, to conduct research and a study regarding the development and efficacy of medical checklists, including regarding: (1) the testing of different models of medical checklists; (2) an examination of checklist development and use in other industries; and (3) a measurement of the effects of the use of medical checklists on patient safety and health outcomes. Requires dissemination of the results of such study to patient safety organizations. Defines "medical checklist" as a predetermined, evidence-based, well-defined set of steps that should be completed during a designated medical clinical encounter or medical procedure.

Requires the HIT Policy Committee to develop policy recommendations regarding: (1) the extent to which the use of medical checklists should be incorporated into health information technology systems; and (2) measures to determine the effectiveness of such use.

Requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies to conduct a study on medical checklists that includes: (1) a review of available medical checklists and similar quality improvement techniques; (2) an identification of areas of research needed to improve medical checklists; (3) an analysis of organizational impediments to the adoption and use of medical checklists; and (4) a determination of whether the availability of an increased number of medical checklists would improve patient safety and health outcomes.