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Slide 2
National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care
Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.
Background

The Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) calls on the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a national quality strategy and a comprehensive strategic plan (the "National Quality Strategy") and to identify priorities to improve the delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health.
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Internet Citation: Slide 2. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2011-04-nac/lee/slide2.html