Performance & Quality Improvement

Information and materials to support quality and performance improvement

• CDC Performance Management and Quality Improvement
  Definitions and concepts, resources, stories from the field, and data and benchmarks
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • CMS Innovation Center
    A program supporting the development and testing of innovative healthcare payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for individuals receiving Medicare, Medicaid, or Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits
  • CMS National Quality Strategy
    A strategy to optimize health outcomes by leading clinical quality improvement and health system transformation
• For the Public’s Health: The Role of Measurement in Action and Account ability
  IOM report that reviews approaches for measuring the health of individuals and communities and suggests changes in processes, tools, and approaches used to gather information about health outcomes and their determinants
• Health System Measurement Project
  HHS web-based tool that allows policymakers, providers, and the public to develop consistent, data-driven views of changes in critical health system indicators
• National Public Health Improvement Initiative
  Through this program, CDC supports state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments to make fundamental changes and enhancements in their organizations and implement practices that improve the delivery and impact of public health services
• National Quality Strategy
  US strategy that serves as a catalyst and compass for a nationwide focus on quality improvement efforts and approach to measuring quality, which aims to provide better and more affordable care for individuals and the community
• National Voluntary Accreditation for Public Health Departments
  The Public Health Accreditation Board standards and measures are the framework for evaluating a health department’s processes and services, their outcomes, and progress toward specific goals and objectives. The accreditation assessment process provides valuable, measurable feedback to health departments on their strengths and areas for improvement.
  • CDC Accreditation Website
• Quality Improvement (ASTHO)
  Links to initiatives and tools for quality and performance improvement
• State Health Improvement Planning Guidance and Resources (ASTHO)
  Guidance and resources identified and/or developed by ASTHO and CDC to help states