1. The National Quality Strategy and You: How CMS Quality Measures Affect Policy and Practice

2. Program Goals

3. Selected Historical Landmarks in US Healthcare Quality

6. Defining Quality

7. Agenda for Quality: National Commitment

9. Laws Affecting Quality Improvement

10. DHHS National Quality Strategy

11. NQS: 3 Aims

12. NQS: 6 Priorities

13. Implementing the NQS

14. Who Develops Measures?

15. Assessing Quality Measures: NQF Endorsement Criteria

23. Medicare Physician Compare Website

24. Aligning Quality Measures

26. Increased Importance of Quality Measures

27. Provider Impact on Quality Measures

28. Resources

29. Closing Thoughts

30. Abbreviations

31. Abbreviations (cont)