Working for Quality

Register Now: National Quality Strategy 5-Year Anniversary Webinar

Register now for a webinar on May 17 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET that will focus on the five-year anniversary of the National Quality Strategyand the new 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report and 5th Anniversary Update on the National Quality Strategy. Speakers include Nancy J. Wilson, M.D., M.P.H., B.S.N., executive lead for the National Quality Strategy; Ernest Moy, M.D., M.P.H., medical officer, AHRQ’s Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; and James Venza, Ph.D., associate executive director, Lourie Center for Children's Social and Emotional Wellness. Speakers will provide highlights from the report and lead a discussion on how the National Quality Strategy is fostering alignment across national, federal, state and private-sector stakeholders to improve health and health care quality for all Americans.

The National Quality Strategy was first published in March 2011 and is led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established as part of the Affordable Care Act, the National Quality Strategy (PDF, 215 KB: Plugin Help) serves as a catalyst and compass for a nationwide focus on quality improvement efforts and approach to measuring quality. The National Quality Strategy is guided by three aims to provide better, more affordable care for individuals and the community.

To achieve these aims, the National Quality Strategy applies six priorities that address the range of quality concerns that affect most Americans. These aims and priorities have the potential to rapidly improve health outcomes and increase the effectiveness of care for all populations. Achievement of the National Quality Strategy can only occur if individuals, family members, payers, providers, employers, and communities work together, and this cross-sector activity is well underway.