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§299. Mission and duties — Inbound Citations

42 U.S.C. § 299

Cited by 7 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 299 as a whole

  • (A) In making use of administrative, clinical, and program data and information developed or collected with respect to the programs established under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq., 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.], for purposes of carrying out the requirements of this section or the activities authorized under title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299 et seq.), such data and information shall be protected in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of title IX of the Public Health Service Act.

Citations to §299(b)

  • (a) In carrying out section 299(b) of this title, the Director shall conduct and support research, evaluations, and training, support demonstration projects, research networks, and multidisciplinary centers, provide technical assistance, and disseminate information on health care and on systems for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to—
    (1) the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of health care services;
    (2) quality measurement and improvement;
    (3) the outcomes, cost, cost-effectiveness, and use of health care services and access to such services;
    (4) clinical practice, including primary care and practice-oriented research;
    (5) health care technologies, facilities, and equipment;
    (6) health care costs, productivity, organization, and market forces;
    (7) health promotion and disease prevention, including clinical preventive services;
    (8) health statistics, surveys, database development, and epidemiology; and
    (9) medical liability.
  • (1) The Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary and the Director with respect to activities proposed or undertaken to carry out the mission of the Agency under section 299(b) of this title.
  • (1) To ensure the utility, accuracy, and sufficiency of data collected by or for the Agency for the purpose described in section 299(b) of this title, the Director shall establish standard methods for developing and collecting such data, taking into consideration—
    (A) other Federal health data collection standards; and
    (B) the differences between types of health care plans, delivery systems, health care providers, and provider arrangements.

Citations to §299(c)

  • (1) conduct a survey to collect data on a nationally representative sample of the population on the cost, use and, for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal years, quality of health care, including the types of health care services Americans use, their access to health care services, frequency of use, how much is paid for the services used, the source of those payments, the types and costs of private health insurance, access, satisfaction, and quality of care for the general population including rural residents and also for populations identified in section 299(c) of this title; and
  • (A) identify determinants of health outcomes and functional status, including the health care needs of populations identified in section 299(c) of this title, provide data to study the relationships between health care quality, outcomes, access, use, and cost, measure changes over time, and monitor the overall national impact of Federal and State policy changes on health care;

Citations to §299(c)(1)(B)

  • (2) In developing priorities for the allocation of training funds under this subsection, the Director shall take into consideration shortages in the number of trained researchers who are addressing health care issues for the priority populations identified in section 299(c)(1)(B) of this title and in addition, shall take into consideration indications of long-term commitment, amongst applicants for training funds, to addressing health care needs of the priority populations.