S.1451 - Federal Government - A bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system.

A bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award quality reform grants to eligible entities to enhance, encourage, and expedite implementation of quality reform plans in order to: (1) encourage the coordinated development of local health care quality reforms; (2) fund the development of practices beneficial to the health care system; (3) expand information technology, electronic health records, and interoperable data systems in the health care system; (4) develop reimbursement practices that align financial incentives with health and prevention reforms to identify and encourage best practices; (5) lower the costs of health care delivery; (6) encourage experimentation in different U.S. regions; and (7) reward cooperation among local entities [...]

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