Past National Quality Strategy (NQS) Webinars

This Webinar offered:

• Connect the three aims of the National Quality Strategy to health and health care beyond the traditional health care system
• Spotlight the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States' community health initiatives
• Feature the work of Boston Children's Community Asthma Initiative, an individualized disease management program that has reported consistent decreases in hospital utilization and costs as well as improved health among the children it serves by addressing social determinants of health

Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, M.D., M.P.H., B.S.N., Executive Lead for the National Quality Strategy
• Nazleen Bharmal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.P., Director of Science and Policy, Office of the Surgeon General of the United States
• Ayesha Cammaerts, M.B.A., Manager, Programs and Population Health, Office of Community Health, Boston Children's Hospital

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This Webinar offered:

• Findings from the 2014 Quality and Disparities Report, which tracks the six National Quality Strategy priorities
• Challenges and opportunities for health and health care quality improvement as well as reducing health disparities moving forward

Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, M.D., M.P.H., B.S.N., Executive Lead for the National Quality Strategy
• Ernest Moy, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Officer, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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This Webinar offered:

• How using payment, one of the nine National Quality Strategy levers, can help organizations align to the Strategy and promote the three National Quality Strategy aims
• Buying Value's work in refocusing payment on person-centered value
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' Alternative Quality Contract, which uses an innovative way to pay for care that focuses on promoting quality and rewards positive health outcomes

Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, M.D., M.P.H., B.S.N., Executive Lead for the National Quality Strategy
• Gerry Shea, Director, Buying Value
• Dana Gelb Safran, Sc.D., Senior Vice President of Performance Measurement and Improvement, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

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This Webinar offered:

• An introductory look at the HHS Measurement Policy Council’s measure coordination and harmonization activities across the Federal Government
• Guidance on how the National Quality Strategy can serve as a framework for quality measurement to drive improvement
• An inside look at CMS and ONC’s efforts to address measurement and reporting requirements to advance the National Quality Strategy

Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, B.S.N., M.D., M.P.H., Executive Lead for the National Quality Strategy
• Kate Goodrich, M.D., Director, Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service
• Kevin Larsen, M.D., Medical Director, Meaningful Use, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

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This Webinar offered:

• An overview of the nine levers identified by the National Quality Strategy
• An in-depth look at how the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality and the Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation are using levers to improve health and health care
• Tools and resources to help you promote and align to the Strategy's aims, priorities, and levers

Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, B.S.N., M.D., M.P.H., Executive Lead for the National Quality Strategy
• Chris Queram, M.H.S.A., President and CEO, Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality

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This Webinar offered:

• An overview of the nine levers identified by the National Quality Strategy
• A presentation on the ways these nine levers can help you and your organization achieve better health and health care
• Tools and resources to help you promote and align to the Strategy's aims, priorities, and levers

Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, BSN, MD, MPH, Executive Lead for the National Quality Strategy
• Elizabeth Mitchell, President and CEO, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement

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Presenters:

• Nancy J. Wilson, BSN, MD, MPH, Senior Adviser to the Director, AHRQ
• Neal Kohatsu, MD, MPH, Medical Director, California Department of Health Care Services
• Desiree Backman, DrPH, MS, RD, Chief Prevention Officer, California Department of Health Care Services

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This Webinar offered:

• An overview of the National Quality Strategy

Presenter:

• Nancy J. Wilson, BSN, MD, MPH

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Webinar presentation (PDF, 2.6 MB)