Promoting Quality in HRSA programs


Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

5150.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 2:30 PM

Abstract #111570

Sam Shekar, MD, MPH, Center for Quality, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm. 7-100, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-0458, sshekar@hrsa.gov

The nation's health care systems are increasingly focused on developing, implementing and reimbursing quality improvement models in health care delivery. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as a federal agency that provides healthcare services to millions of Americans, is increasing its efforts to assure that these services are of the highest quality as well. This presentation will describe how HRSA is putting a special emphasis on quality assurance through its National Strategic Plan, staff and programs. It will examine characteristics of HRSA programs that provide support for the development and implementation of quality measurement and improvement systems, describe challenges presented to creating these systems across HRSA's numerous programs and analyze the potential value of the impact of these quality systems across HRSA programs and grantees.

Learning Objectives:

As a result of this session, the attendee should be able to

Analyze trends affecting the nation’s health care systems that are increasingly focused on implementing and reimbursing quality improvement in healthcare delivery.
Identify quality improvement efforts at HRSA and their value in relation to the agency’s National Strategic Plan and the DHHS 500-Day Plan.
Analyze characteristics of HRSA programs that provide support for the agency to develop and implement a quality measurement and improvement system.
Recognize challenges presented to creating uniform quality measurement systems across HRSA’s numerous programs.
Analyze the potential value of the impact of uniform quality measurement and improvement across HRSA programs and grantees.

Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

Promoting Quality in Federal, State and Local Public Health Systems

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA