Report to HHS
NPP offers consultative support to the Department of Health and Human Services on setting national priorities and goals for the HHS National Quality Strategy. NPP released its input on the National Quality Strategy to HHS on September 1, 2011.
Read the report.
Public and Member Comment
NPP has been asked by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide annual input on the development of a National Quality Strategy. To fulfill this role, NPP:
- Identified national goals that map to the priorities put forth in the National Quality Strategy;
- Provided input on measures for tracking national progress toward the goals; and
- Offered guidance on high-leverage strategic opportunities to accelerate improvement.
NQF members and the public have the opportunity to comment on NPP’s draft input to HHS from August 12, 2011 to August 22, 2011. The report is due to HHS on Sept. 1, 2011. More Details
Patient Safety Activities
Learn about the National Priorities Partnership’s collaborative work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the Partnership for Patients - National Priorities Partnership Patient Safety Webinar Series. More Details
The Partnership for Patients and National Priorities Partnership will convene quarterly meetings to work collaboratively toward improving patient safety. More Details
2011 NPP Activities
Learn about the National Priorities Partnership's 2011 work providing input to the Department of Health and Human Services on the National Quality Strategy. More Details
Compact Action Briefs
The National Priorities Partnership has released sets of specific actions to reduce healthcare costs in three important areas: preventing hospital readmissions, reducing emergency department overuse, and preventing medication errors. These Compact Action Briefs (CABs) offer information on opportunities to reduce cost and improve patient health, evidence-based solutions, and specific actions that will drive toward lower cost and better quality.
National Priorities Partnership Roster
Following a call for organizational nominations, NQF's Board of Directors approved a slate of organizations that best balanced the multistakeholder representation of NPP, supported the implementation of the priorities and represented diverse or underserved populations.
National Priorities Partnership Input to HHS on the National Quality Strategy
In September 2010 the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requested public input for the development of a National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan. HHS is seeking feedback around a framework for developing the National Quality Strategy, including the identification of guiding principles, and specific priorities and goals; strategies for stakeholder engagement; and States’ needs for implementation.
Under contract to provide input to the HHS Secretary on the National Quality Strategy, the National Priorities Partnership (NPP) put forth its recommendations on priorities and goals in a report submitted to HHS on October 14, 2010. NPP proposes the inclusion of its original six priority areas—patient and family engagement, population health, safety, care coordination, palliative and end-of-life care, and elimination of overuse—and recommends augmenting these six priorities with two additional areas of focus particularly relevant in this era of health reform: equitable access to ensure that all patients have access to affordable, timely, and high-quality care; and infrastructure supports (e.g., health information technology) to address underlying system changes that will be necessary to attain the goals of the other priority areas.
Read the National Priorities Partnership’s (NPP) guidance for responding to HHS’s request for public feedback which was prepared in response to the request of many stakeholders interested in aligning their input with that of the NPP.