CMS and NQS

Based on your work setting or an area of interest, select and explore one of the CMS quality initiatives (e.g.,
hospitals, home health, nursing home, end-stage renal disease) at www.cms.gov/center/quality.asp and review
the National Quality Strategy report (www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality.
Respond to following questions about the quality initiative you selected:

  1. What does the CMS quality initiative include?
  2. Describe the initiative and its relationship to the National Quality Strategy
  3. How can the data publicly available on the compare site for the quality initiative benefit a healthcare
    organization?
  4. Describe how the measurement data can be used in the setting you are interest in to improve performance.
  5. How can a Christian worldview support these initiatives?