CMS Quality Strategy, 2013 – Beyond

On November 18, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its federally mandated department quality strategy. The report lays out goals, objectives, and intended outcomes to guide action to realize six broad and interrelated goals. The goals reflect the six priorities set out in the National Quality Strategy: Goal 1: Make care safer by reducing harm caused in the delivery of care; Goal 2: Strengthen person and family engagement as partners in their care; Goal 3: Promote effective communication and coordination of care; Goal 4: Promote effective prevention and treatment of chronic disease; Goal 5: Work with . . .