Reference no: EM133356202
The National Quality Strategy (NQS), led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), outlines three main aims to improve healthcare quality. They focus on six priorities and nine levers that will advance these three aims in the following settings:
Hospitals
Post-Acute Care (LTC, Rehabilitation, or SNF)
Ambulatory Care (Primary Care or Urgent Care)
Behavioral Health (Rehabilitation, Outpatient, Inpatient, Residential, or School Programs)
How do the priorities support quality in each of the settings discussed and how can the nine levers be used to accomplish these goals?
How can quality management be strategically developed to measure these priorities?
How do Healthy People 2020 & 2030 support these priorities?
Are these consistent with the priorities set for by the Institutes of Medicine (IOM)?
Why are these national strategies important for quality professionals to understand?