National Quality Strategy unveiled
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 23, 2011
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The strategy aims to set priorities and plan toward better quality, lower cost care and healthier communities. The priorities of the plan include:
· Reducing harm caused in the delivery of care
· Engaging patients and families in care
· Promoting effective communication and coordination of care
· Preventing the leading causes of mortality, starting with cardiovascular disease
· Promoting healthful best practices in communities
· Providing more affordable care by developing new healthcare delivery models
Read the full text of the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care.
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