“Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—“(1) an assessment by the Secretary of the pilot program during the 180-day period preceding the date of the report, including—“(A) the cost of the pilot program;
“(B) the volume of usage of the appointment self-scheduling technology under the pilot program;
“(C) the quality of the pilot program;
“(D) patient satisfaction with the pilot program;
“(E) benefits to veterans of using the pilot program;
“(F) the feasibility of allowing self-scheduling for different specialties under the pilot program;
“(G) participation in the pilot program by health care providers under the Veterans Community Care Program; and
“(H) such other findings and conclusions with respect to the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate; and
“(2) such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding—“(A) extension of the pilot program to other or all Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
“(B) making the pilot program permanent.”
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