[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3341 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3341
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress
periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the
Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization
program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 8, 2021
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Rounds, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Braun, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray,
Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress
periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the
Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization
program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Electronic Health Record
Transparency Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON COSTS, PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND OUTCOMES OF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 503 of the Veterans Benefits and
Transition Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-407; 38 U.S.C. 5701 note prec.)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection (e):
``(e) Quarterly Reports.--
``(1) Reports on costs of program.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the VA Electronic Health
Record Transparency Act of 2021, and not later than the
date that is 30 days after the last day of each fiscal
quarter thereafter until the termination date specified
in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
costs of the Electronic Health Record Modernization
Program.
``(B) Elements.--Each report under subparagraph (A)
shall include, for the period covered by the report and
for the total period beginning on the date of the
enactment of the VA Electronic Health Record
Transparency Act of 2021 and ending on the date of the
submittal of the report, a description of all actual
expenses of, and driven by, the Electronic Health
Record Modernization Program, including any such
expenses paid using--
``(i) any funds appropriated for the
Department of Veterans Affairs, for any source
or account, expended by any organizational
element of the Department or by the Federal
Electronic Health Record Modernization Office
for the Electronic Health Record Modernization
Program;
``(ii) any funds, from any source or
account, expended by any organizational element
of the Department for physical or technology
infrastructure modifications, enhancements,
improvements, or expansions at a facility of
the Department necessitated by, or related or
pertaining to, the Electronic Health Record
Modernization Program; and
``(iii) any funds, from any source or
account, expended by any organizational element
of the Department or by the Federal Electronic
Health Record Modernization Office for
consultants, support contractors, or experts
related or pertaining to the Electronic Health
Record Modernization Program.
``(2) Reports on performance metrics and outcomes.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the VA Electronic Health
Record Transparency Act of 2021, and not later than the
date that is 30 days after the last day of each fiscal
quarter thereafter until the termination date specified
in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
performance metrics and outcomes of the Electronic
Health Record Modernization Program.
``(B) Elements.--Each report under subparagraph (A)
shall include, for the period covered by the report--
``(i) a list of the quality, performance,
safety, or value metrics, key performance
indicators, and other diagnostic or evaluation
criteria in use to assess the Electronic Health
Record Modernization Program and the electronic
health record system, in general and at
individual facilities, with respect to
veterans, employees of the Department, and
operations of the Department;
``(ii) an explanation of any change to any
of such metrics, indicators, and criteria
compared to the metrics, indicators, and
criteria included in any previous report
submitted under subparagraph (A);
``(iii) the data supporting or
demonstrating each such metric, indicator, and
criteria compared to the data supporting or
demonstrating such metric, indicator, or
criteria as included in the previous report
submitted under subparagraph (A); and
``(iv) a list of patient safety reports,
incidents, alerts, or disclosures at each
facility of the Department where the electronic
health record system has been implemented.
``(3) Termination date.--The requirements to submit reports
under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall terminate on the date that
is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a certification that the
Electronic Health Record Modernization Program has been fully
implemented.''; and
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) The term `electronic health record system' means the
electronic health record system implemented pursuant to the
Electronic Health Record Modernization Program.
``(4) The term `facility of the Department' includes a
joint facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense.
``(5) The term `Federal Electronic Health Record
Modernization Office' means the office established under
section 1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public
Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).''.
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