National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (continued)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Agency-Specific Quality Strategic Plan
Agency-Specific Quality Strategic Plan Table
- Title
- Description
- Scope of Issue
- Rationale for Approach
- Metrics/Goals
NQS Aims, Priorities, and Alignment | Program / Initiative |
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Aims | |
Better Care Improve quality by making health care more person-centered, reliable, accessible, and safe. |
Complete if there is an overarching initiative that aligns to the aim, but does not easily align to any priority. |
Healthy People/Healthy Communities Support proven interventions to address behavioral, social, and environmental determinants of health. |
Complete if there is an overarching initiative that aligns to the aim, but does not easily align to any priority. |
Affordable Care Reduce the cost of quality health care for individuals, families, employers, and government. |
Complete if there is an overarching initiative that aligns to the aim, but does not easily align to any priority. |
Priorities | |
Making care safer by reducing the harm caused in the delivery of care. |
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Ensuring that each person and family are engaged as partners in their care. |
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Promoting effective communication and coordination of care. |
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Promoting the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, starting with cardiovascular disease. |
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Working with communities to promote wide use of best practices to enable healthy living. |
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Making quality care more affordable for individuals, families, employers, and governments by developing and spreading new health care delivery models. |
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Areas of Coordination or Alignment | |
Demonstration of coordination or alignment with other Federal agencies (i.e., involvement of other agencies in program planning or execution, mechanisms for sharing best practices, steps to reduce duplication of effort). | N/A |
Demonstration of coordination or alignment with the private sector or States (i.e., stakeholder meetings, public comment periods, open-door forums, workshops). | N/A |
Use of measures or benchmarks for performance measures and/or monitoring that align with the NQS. |
To be determined by HHS leadership. |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Agency-Specific Quality Strategic Plan
Brief Introduction/Overview
HRSA, an agency of HHS, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. HRSA provides leadership and financial support to health care providers in every State and U.S. Territory. HRSA grantees provide health care to uninsured people, people living with HIV/AIDS, and pregnant women, mothers, and children. They train health professionals and improve systems of care in rural communities. HRSA oversees organ, bone marrow, and cord blood donation. It supports programs that prepare against bioterrorism, compensates individuals harmed by vaccination, and maintains databases that protect against health care malpractice and health care waste, fraud, and abuse.
Vision
Healthy Communities, Healthy People.
Mission
To improve health and achieve health equity through access to quality services, a skilled health workforce, and innovative programs.
Goals
Goal I: Improve Access to Quality Care and Services
Goal II: Strengthen the Health Workforce
Goal III: Build Healthy Communities
Goal IV: Improve Health Equity
Agency-Specific Quality Strategic Plan Table
- Title
- Description
- Scope of Issue
- Rationale for Approach
- Metrics/Goals
NQS Aims, Priorities, and Alignment | Program / Initiative |
---|---|
Aims | |
Better Care Improve quality by making health care more person-centered, reliable, accessible, and safe. |
|
Healthy People/Healthy Communities Support proven interventions to address behavioral, social, and environmental determinants of health. |
|
Affordable Care Reduce the cost of quality health care for individuals, families, employers, and government. |
|
Priorities | |
Making care safer by reducing the harm caused in the delivery of care. |
|
Ensuring that each person and family are engaged as partners in their care. |
|
Promoting effective communication and coordination of care. |
|
Promoting the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, starting with cardiovascular disease. |
|
Working with communities to promote wide use of best practices to enable healthy living. |
|
Making quality care more affordable for individuals, families, employers, and governments by developing and spreading new health care delivery models. |
|
Areas of Coordination or Alignment | |
Demonstration of coordination or alignment with other federal agencies (i.e., involvement of other agencies in program planning or execution, mechanisms for sharing best practices, steps to reduce duplication of effort). |
|
Demonstration of coordination or alignment with the private sector or States (i.e., stakeholder meetings, public comment periods, open-door forums, workshops). |
|
Use of measures or benchmarks for performance measures and/or monitoring that align with the NQS. |
To be determined by HHS leadership. |