1. MICAH QN AHRQ National Quality Advisory Council
November 8, 2018
Beth Daugherty BSN, RN, MPH
Vice President of Patient Care / Chief Nursing Officer

2. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Strategic Priorities
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Role:
AHRQ’s overarching aim: To improve the health care actually delivered to Americans
Mission: To produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Strategic Priorities
The Opioids Crisis
“HHS is committed to ending the crisis of opioid addiction and overdose in America”
Value-based Health Care
“HHS is working to transform our system to one that pays for value”

4. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Strategic Priorities
Health Insurance Reform
“HHS is working to improve the availability and affordability of health insurance”
Drug Pricing
“HHS is determined to lower the costs of prescription drugs for all Americans without discouraging innovation”