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H.R. 4127 (108th)

Improving Efficiency and Quality in Hospitals Act of 2004

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

2 April 2004

Last action

8 April 2004 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Improving Efficiency and Quality in Hospitals Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to make grants to hospitals for developing and implementing measurement-based strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. Requires hospitals to use the grants to improve safety, injury avoidance, the effectiveness of services, timeliness, efficiency, and the equitable distribution of services. Requires the Secretary to provide such grants to urban hospitals, non-urban hospitals, teaching hospitals, and hospitals with fewer than 50 acute care beds.

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Timeline

  1. 2 April 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 April 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 April 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 April 2004

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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