NQS 2014 Annual Report

Quick hit to let Pub patrons know that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the 2014 Annual Progress Report on the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care. This is an initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and contains some interesting Priorities in Action – summaries of programs across the country seeking to leverage the NSQI platform.

For those seeking the snapshot . . .

Three aims

• Better care: think patient-centeredness, reliability, accessibility and safety
• Healthy people/healthy communities: think health & wellness, population health management and proven interventions
• Affordable care: think value

Six priorities:

1. Continuing to reduce unintentional harm associated with healthcare delivery
2. Patient engagement
3. Care coordination via “effective” communication
4. Emphasis of prevention and treatment priorities for leading cause of mortality conditions
5. Community-targeted best practices encouraging healthier lifestyles
6. Encouraging new delivery and business models that can increase value (better outcomes/cost)

Cheers,
  ~ Sparky