Title V, SEC. 5007. RESEARCH ON HEALTH CARE QUALITY. (a) Research Support. The National Quality Management Council shall direct the Administrator for Health Care Policy and Research to support research directly related to the 5-year priority list of performance measures described in section 5003(d), including research with respect to (1) outcomes of health care services and procedures; (2) effective and efficient dissemination of information, standards, and guidelines; (3) methods of measuring quality and shared decisionmaking; and (4) design and organization of quality of care components of automated health information systems. (b) Research Priorities. The National Quality Management Council shall establish priorities for research with respect to the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care and make recommendations concerning research projects. In establishing the priorities, the National Quality Management Council shall emphasize research involving diseases, disorders, and health conditions as to which (1) there is the highest level of uncertainty concerning treatment; (2) there is the widest variation in practice patterns; (3) the costs associated with prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical management are significant; and (4) the rate of incidence or prevalence is high for the population as a whole or for particular subpopulations.