In 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the National Quality Strategy; called for
under the Affordable Care Act, it lays out national aims and priorities to guide local, state, and national quality
improvement efforts. It is supported by an array of partnerships with public and private stakeholders, includ
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ing the National Quality Forum—a nonprofit organization that builds consensus on national performance pri
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orities and on standards for performance measurement and public reporting.