states. Members of the partnership will identify specific steps they will take to reduce preventable injuries and complications in patient care. “With new tools provided by the Affordable Care Act, we can aggres‐ sively implement programs that will help hospitals reduce preventable errors,” said CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, M.D. “We will provide hospitals with incentives to improve the quality of health care, and provide real assistance to medical professionals and hospitals to support their efforts to reduce harm.”
HHS has committed $500 million to community‐based organizations part‐ nering with eligible hospitals to help patients safely transition between set‐ tings of care. Today, community‐based organizations and acute care hospitals that partner with community‐based organizations can begin submitting applications for this funding. Applications are being accepted on a
rolling basis. Awards will be made on an ongoing basis as funding permits. In coordination with stakeholders from across the health care system, the CMS Innovation Center is planning to use up to $500 million in additional funding to test different models of improving patient care and patient engagement and collaboration in order to reduce hospital‐acquired conditions and improve care transitions nation‐ wide. These collaborative models will help hospitals adopt effective interven‐ tions for improving patient safety in their facilities.
The programs announced today are just two of the many ways the Affordable Care Act is helping improve the health care system. Last month, HHS announced the first‐ever National Quality Strategy, which will serve as a tool to help coordinate quality initia‐ tives between public and private part‐ ners as well as to leverage and coordi‐ nate existing efforts by federal agen‐
cies and departments to improve patient care. HHS also announced new rules to help doctors, hospitals, and other providers better coordinate care for Medicare patients through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). By 2015, a portion of Medicare payments to the majority of hospitals will be linked to whether hospitals are delivering safer care, using information technology effectively and meeting patient needs. Payment incentives and supports to improve quality and lower costs will also be available to state Medicaid programs.
“No single entity can improve care for millions of hospital patients alone,” said Berwick. “Through strong part‐ nerships at national, regional, state and local levels – including the public sector and some of the nation’s largest com‐ panies – we are supporting the hospital community to significantly reduce harm to patients.” EMS
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