Sec. 737. Comptroller General report on use of quality of care metrics at military treatment facilities
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the use by the Department of Defense of metrics with respect to the quality of care provided at military treatment facilities. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: The extent to which the Department of Defense and each military department use metrics to monitor and assess the quality of care provided at military treatment facilities. How, if at all, the use of such metrics varies among the Department of Defense and each military department. The extent to which the Department of Defense and each military department use the information from such metrics to identify and address issues such as the performance of individual health care providers and areas in need of improvement system-wide. The extent to which the Department of Defense and each military department oversee the process of using metrics to monitor and assess the quality of care provided at military treatment facilities.