Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Quality

Quality is essential in healthcare while ensuring value-based care. Quality healthcare can be defined as delivering healthcare services that are patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, efficient, and equitable. The CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) suggests the following goals for quality healthcare: • Making care safer and reducing the harm caused in the delivery of healthcare. • Promoting effective prevention and treatment of chronic conditions. • Working with communities to promote best practices of healthy living. • Making care affordable. • Promoting effective communication and care coordination.