124 STAT. 379 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(ix) address other areas as determined appro- priate by the Secretary. ‘‘(C) CONSIDERATIONS.—In identifying priorities under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into consider- ation the recommendations submitted by the entity with a contract under section 1890(a) of the Social Security Act and other stakeholders. ‘‘(D) COORDINATION WITH STATE AGENCIES.—The Sec- retary shall collaborate, coordinate, and consult with State agencies responsible for administering the Medicaid pro- gram under title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Children’s Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act with respect to developing and disseminating strategies, goals, models, and timetables that are consistent with the national priorities identified under subparagraph (A). ‘‘(b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The national strategy shall include a comprehensive strategic plan to achieve the priorities described in subsection (a). ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategic plan shall include provisions for addressing, at a minimum, the following: ‘‘(A) Coordination among agencies within the Depart- ment, which shall include steps to minimize duplication of efforts and utilization of common quality measures, where available. Such common quality measures shall be measures identified by the Secretary under section 1139A or 1139B of the Social Security Act or endorsed under section 1890 of such Act. ‘‘(B) Agency-specific strategic plans to achieve national priorities. ‘‘(C) Establishment of annual benchmarks for each rel- evant agency to achieve national priorities. ‘‘(D) A process for regular reporting by the agencies to the Secretary on the implementation of the strategic plan. ‘‘(E) Strategies to align public and private payers with regard to quality and patient safety efforts. ‘‘(F) Incorporating quality improvement and measure- ment in the strategic plan for health information technology required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5). ‘‘(c) PERIODIC UPDATE OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall update the national strategy not less than annually. Any such update shall include a review of short- and long-term goals. ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL STRATEGY AND UPDATES.— ‘‘(1) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress the national strategy described in subsection (a). ‘‘(2) UPDATES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress an annual update to the strategy described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(B) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—Each update submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—
