This bill establishes a comprehensive federal initiative to improve how doctors diagnose diseases and reduce diagnostic errors that harm patients. The legislation creates a research program within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study diagnostic failures, develop better diagnostic practices, establish centers of excellence, and engage healthcare stakeholders in spreading effective solutions. It also funds training programs in diagnostic safety, requires the development of quality measures for diagnostic care, and creates an interagency council led by multiple federal health agencies to coordinate diagnostic improvement efforts across government and develop a strategic national plan. The bill authorizes $20 million to $35 million annually from 2023 through 2027 for the research program, $1.5 million yearly for the interagency council, and $1.5 million for a National Academies study on racial and ethnic disparities in diagnostic quality. The funding includes provisions to support training grants, data collection for research, and efforts to eliminate systemic barriers to improving diagnostic safety in healthcare.
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