H.R. 3370 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inMedicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to editprovide for the wikidevelopment of reports, based on Medicare and beprivate data that is publicly available or is provided by the firstentity requesting the report, concerning national, regional, and service provider- and supplier-specific performance, which may be in a provider- or supplier-identifiable format. Requires specified reporting procedures to provide for secure disclosure of Medicare data to Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations meeting certain requirements under contract with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Directs the Secretary to establish a detailed summaryQuality Advisory Board to: (1) coordinate existing collaborative efforts identifying quality and efficiency health care measures; (2) provide the Secretary with recommendations for development of model quality health care measures; (3) request Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations for reports on existing recommended model quality and efficiency health care measures; and (4) examine how clinical registries can be linked to Medicare data in order to develop reports on the bill!)quality and efficiency of service providers and suppliers.

Directs the Secretary to permit researchers that meet existing criteria for appropriate release of Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid Services data to: (1) have access to all Medicare data; and (2) report on the performance of service providers and suppliers.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(LogLatest Major Action: 8/3/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to edit the wikiCommittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the first to updateSpeaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the statusjurisdiction of the bill!)committee concerned.
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