By 2010, evidence, translation tools and
implementation strategies exist for improving the overall quality and safety
of health of the American public so that:
- By 2010, reduce to 105,613 admissions, the rate of hospitalizations for pediatric asthma in persons under age 18.
- By 2010, reduce to 520,441 the number of immunization-preventable pneumonia hospital admissions of persons aged 65 and older.
- By 2010, reduce to 11,570 the number of immunization-preventable influenza hospital admissions of persons aged 65 and older.
Outcome |
FY 2005
Reduce by an additional 5%:
- The rate of
hospitalizations for pediatric asthma in persons under age 18.
- The number of
admissions for immunizations-preventable pneumonia for persons aged 65
or older.
- The number of
admissions for immunization-preventable
influenza for persons aged 65 or older.
FY 2004
Reduce by 5% below the baseline:
- The rate of
hospitalizations for pediatric asthma in persons under age 18.
- The number of
admissions for immunization-preventable pneumonia for persons aged 65 or
older.
- The number of
admissions for immunization-preventable influenza for persons aged 65 or
older.
FY 2003
Establish Validated Baselines
Following are FY 2000 baseline estimates:
Pediatric Asthma—150,877
Pneumonia—743,487
Influenza—16,529 |
Completed |
SG-1/5
HP-3/4/5/ 12/13/14/
16/21/24 |
| Report on national trends in health care
quality.
|
FY 2005
Establish trends in National Quality
Report categories.
FY 2004
Report on progress in core measure
set. Identify private sector data to
be used in future reports.
FY 2003
Produce first annual quality report. Establish baseline data in core set of
measures. |
Completed
National Quality Report
Published |
SG-1/5
HP-3/4/5/ 12/13/14/
16/21/24 |