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- WELCOME TO CMS EHEALTH. QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE CAN MEAN MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, FROM COORDINATING CARE, TO OUTCOMES, TO PATIENT SATISFACTION. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND FOR US HERE AT CMS. AND WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO YOU, AS A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THAT'S WHY CMS CONTINUES TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT QUALITY INITIATIVES. CMS HAS QUALITY INITIATIVES THAT TOUCH EVERY ASPECT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE, CONSUMERS CAN NOW FIND PUBLIC REPORTING ON THE QUALITY OF NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, AND KIDNEY DIALYSIS FACILITIES. THE KEY TO OUR APPROACH IS USING QUALITY MEASURES. QUALITY MEASURES GIVE EVERYONE A WAY TO EVALUATE HEALTH CARE, BY USING RECOGNIZED STANDARDS AS A COMMON YARDSTICK. IN THIS WAY, QUALITY MEASURES ARE TOOLS THAT CMS CAN USE TO EVALUATE EVERYTHING FROM HEALTH CARE PROCESSES TO OUTCOMES, PATIENT PERCEPTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS. IN THE END, QUALITY MEASURES