Update to CMS National Quality Strategy; Join Informed Consent Info Session on May 2

Update to CMS National Quality Strategy: Quality in Motion Obtaining Informed Consent for Sensitive Exams Information Session on Thursday, 5/2 Update to CMS National Quality Strategy: Quality in Motion The CMS National Quality Strategy (NQS) cross-cutting initiative was launched in 2022 with a goal of improving the quality and safety of health care for everyone, focusing on those from underserved and under-resourced communities. The four priority areas (Outcomes & Alignment, Equity & Engagement, Safety & Resiliency, and Interoperability & Scientific Advancement) of the CMS National Quality Strategy guide us to move the needle on quality of care. Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy is CMS's latest update to the National Quality Strategy, highlighting CMS' progress in these priority areas. To advance the NQS goals, CMS welcomes collaboration from government partners, health care payers and providers, and community-based organizations, as well as all individuals, families, caregivers, and communities. The new plan includes a three-part call to action: Adopt the Universal Foundation measure sets across quality and value-based programs, including the newly published hospital, maternity care, and post-acute care/long-term care add-on sets. Commit to improving health care safety and reducing harm. Advance health equity in all quality and value-based programs. Quality in Motion outlines opportunities for CMS to partner with you to build on our shared mission of optimal health and well-being for all individuals. We encourage you to read the action plan and discover ways we can partner together to promote high-quality health care. Please reach out to QualityStrategy@cms.hhs.gov to collaborate! Together we can put quality in motion! Obtaining Informed Consent for Sensitive Exams Information Session on Thursday, 5/2 Dear IEA Partners, Please join experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an information session about how to obtain informed consent for sensitive exams in accordance with CMS' recently-released guidance.  The session will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:30pm ET.  You can register using this link.  Please feel free to share this invitation broadly with others in your network who are engaged in medical education and training activities.  To learn more about this guidance, you can read this letter to the nation's teaching hospitals and medical schools, as well as companion guidance from HHS' Office for Civil Rights. Obtaining Informed Consent for Sensitive Exams Date: Thursday, May 2 Time: 2:30-3:00pm ET Please register using this link. You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244