Bill proposed to create White House quality improvement office
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, May 12, 2009
The Senate last week proposed a bill to form a new Office of National Health Care Quality Improvement. Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Sheldon White (D-RI), and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced the National Health Care Quality Act as part of national efforts to reform healthcare, which include:
- Creating accountability
- Coordinating quality improvement (QI) efforts across federal agencies
- Enhancing QI efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services
“The needs of patients should drive our 21st century healthcare system. As part of health reform, we need to make a real, permanent commitment to healthcare quality,” said Rockefeller in a May 5 press release. “This legislation will establish national priorities to improve healthcare quality, monitor the kind of care Americans are receiving, and track our progress as we move forward.”
The proposed office would be led by a director, working with public and private sectors to improve the development of quality measures. The bill also aims to re-establish the Quality Interagency Coordinating Council that was first introduced under the Clinton administration.
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