DATA COLLECTION; PUBLIC REPORTING.

SEC. 10305. DATA COLLECTION; PUBLIC REPORTING. Section 399II(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 3015, is amended to read as follows:“(a) In General.—124 STAT. 939“(1) Establishment of strategic framework.—The Secretary shall establish and implement an overall strategic framework to carry out the public reporting of performance information, as described in section 399JJ. Such strategic framework may include methods and related timelines for implementing nationally consistent data collection, data aggregation, and analysis methods.“(2) Collection and aggregation of data.—The Secretary shall collect and aggregate consistent data on quality and resource use measures from information systems used to support health care delivery, and may award grants or contracts for this purpose. The Secretary shall align such collection and aggregation efforts with the requirements and assistance regarding the expansion of health information technology systems, the interoperability of such technology systems, and related standards that are in effect on the date of enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.“(3) Scope.—The Secretary shall ensure that the data collection, data aggregation, and analysis systems described in paragraph (1) involve an increasingly broad range of patient populations, providers, and geographic areas over time.”.