TRANSPARENCY; CONSIDERATIONS.

(a) The commission shall:

(1) ensure transparency in developing and establishing:

(A) quality-based payment and reimbursement systems under Section 543A.0004 and Subchapters B, C, and D, including in developing outcome and process measures under Section 543A.0002; and

(B) quality-based payment initiatives under Subchapter E, including developing quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmarks under Section 543A.0203(a) and approving efficiency performance standards under Section 543A.0203(b); and

(2) for developing and establishing the quality-based payment and reimbursement systems and initiatives described by Subdivision (1), develop guidelines that establish procedures to provide notice and information to and receive input from managed care organizations, health care providers, including physicians and experts in the various medical specialty fields, and other stakeholders, as appropriate.

(b) In developing and establishing the quality-based payment and reimbursement systems and initiatives described by Subsection (a)(1), the commission shall consider that there will be a diminishing rate of improved performance over time as the performance of a physician, other health care provider, or managed care organization improves with respect to an outcome or process measure, quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmark, or efficiency performance standard, as applicable.

(c) The commission shall develop web-based capability that:

(1) provides health care providers and managed care organizations with data on their clinical and utilization performance, including comparisons to peer organizations and providers located in this state and in the provider's respective region; and

(2) supports the requirements of the electronic health information exchange system under Sections 525.0206, 525.0207, and 525.0208.