,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjch ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bc1 #bjbe ,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to establish a real-time data dashboard for graduate medical education training positions to improve health care workforce planning and distribution for the purposes of alleviating physician shortages in medically underserved communities4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,health ,care ,workforce ,real-,time ,data ,dashboard ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,national ,center for ,health ,workforce ,analysis has projected shortages across a wide range of health care occupations1 particularly in rural and medically underserved communities4 7#b7 ,the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration has increased its focus on rural residency training through programs such as the ,rural ,residency ,planning and ,development ,program4 7#c7 ,real-time information on graduate medical education training positions1 applications1 and residency match fulfillment rates would enhance the ability to assess whether ,federal programs are effectively addressing physician shortages in medically underserved communities4 7#d7 ,improved data collection and analysis regarding graduate medical education training positions would support evidence-based health care workforce planning and policy development4 #c4 ,graduate medical education real-time data dashboard 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration1 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall develop and maintain a real-time data dashboard for graduate medical education residency training position participants4 7b7 ,dashboard components ,the dashboard established under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 real-time information on residency applications and match rates1 including-- 7,a7 information on the number of applications received per residency program2 7,b7 the geographic distribution of applicants to each such program2 and 7,c7 the number of interviews conducted with applicants to each such program2 7#b7 aggregate statistical data on the characteristics of applicants to residency programs1 presented in a manner that-- 7,a7 provides useful workforce planning information2 and 7,b7 protects individual privacy and does not include personally identifiable information2 7#c7 residency position fulfillment rates by specialty and geographic region2 7#d7 data on training program completion rates and graduate practice location patterns2 and 7#e7 an analysis of trends in physician placement in rural and medically underserved communities4 7c7 ,interagency collaboration 7#a7 ,required collaboration ,in developing and maintaining the dashboard under this section1 the ,secretary shall collaborate with-- 7,a7 the ,administrator of the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services2 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2 and 7,c7 the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#b7 ,data sharing agreements ,the ,secretary shall enter into appropriate data sharing agreements with ,federal agencies1 including the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services1 to access relevant graduate medical education data maintained by such agencies1 including data maintained by or through the ,association of ,american ,medical ,colleges4 7#c7 ,coordination with existing systems ,the dashboard shall be designed to complement and integrate with existing data collection and reporting systems to avoid duplication and maximize efficiency4 7d7 ,data privacy and security 7#a7 ,privacy protection ,the dashboard shall be designed and operated in compliance with all applicable ,federal privacy law1 including the privacy regulations promulgated pursuant to section #bfd7;c7 of the ,health ,insurance ,portability and ,accountability ,act of #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note7 and section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,de-identification ,all individual-level data included in or used to generate dashboard information shall be de-identified in accordance with applicable ,federal regulations4 7#c7 ,security measures ,the ,secretary shall implement appropriate administrative1 technical1 and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality1 integrity1 and availability of data used in connection with the dashboard4 7#d7 ,access limitations 7,a7 ,non-public data ,the ,secretary shall limit access to non-public dashboard data to authorized personnel with a legitimate need for such information in connection with health care workforce planning and program evaluation activities4 7,b7 ,public data ,the ,secretary shall make aggregate1 de-identified information from the dashboard publicly available through an accessible online interface1 subject to appropriate privacy and security protections4 #d4 ,reporting ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives a report on-- 7#a7 the implementation and operation of the dashboard2 7#b7 key findings regarding health care workforce trends and distribution2 7#c7 the effectiveness of ,federal programs in addressing physician shortages in medically underserved communities2 and 7#d7 recommendations for improving health care workforce planning and distribution4 #e4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term medically underserved community has the meaning given such term in section #gii;,b of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep74 #f4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #a1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf to carry out this ,act4