By 2010, we will:

• Increase by 15% the proportion of patients with diabetes, coronary heart disease (including acute myocardial infarction) and asthma who receive effective treatments.
• Reduce disparities in effective care delivered to different populations.
• Increase the proportion of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma who practice self-care.
• Increase the proportion of clinicians who have access to evidence-based tools to guide treatment decisions.

Outcome

FY 2006:
Begin interventions through partnerships with Federal and State agencies, professional societies, plans and purchasers.

FY 2005:
Develop partnerships with 2-4 large delivery systems (States, health plans, purchasers) to improve outcomes and reduce disparities for 1 to 3 specific chronic diseases.
Synthesize evidence on interventions, burden of disease, gaps in care and costs; agree on outcome measures to be tracked.
Establish trends in National Quality Report categories.

FY 2004:
Award contract under REACHES initiative to identify most important changes in healthcare, barriers to change, and AHRQ roles assisting change through partnerships with policymakers, purchasers, plans, systems, providers, and patients.
Report on progress in core measure set in National Quality Report and National Disparities Report.
Identify private sector data to be used in future reports.
Synthesize evidence on interventions on improving diabetes and hypertension care.

Completed

Completed

Completed

SG-1/5
HP-3/4/5/ 12/13/14/ 16/21/24

* SG = Strategic Goal; HP = Healthy People