Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality for the National Quality Strategy

The National Quality Strategy
The Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality

National Quality Strategy

The Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, sec. 3011), called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care. This National Strategy is a strategic plan for improving the delivery of health care services, achieving better patient outcomes, and improving the health of the U.S. population. The plan will be updated continually as the Affordable Care Act is implemented.

The Interagency Working Group for Health Care Quality

The Affordable Care Act (sec. 3012) also called for the establishment of an Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality. This group of senior officials represents 23 Federal agencies with major responsibility for health care quality and quality improvement. Its function is to provide a platform for collaboration, cooperation, and consultation among relevant agencies regarding quality initiatives, as a means to ensure alignment and coordination across Federal efforts and with the private sector.