AASM staff participated in the 2024 CMS Quality Conference, #QualCon24, April 8-9. The conference’s theme was, “Resilient and Ready Together: Creating an Optimal Environment for Quality Healthcare for Individuals, Families, and Communities.”
This year CMS focused on several topics, which included:
- Advancing Health Equity
- Collecting and Using Quality Data
- Engaging Partners and Communities
- Expanding Access to Quality and Affordable Behavioral and Physical Healthcare
- Healthcare System Resiliency and Readiness
- High Reliability and Quality Improvement
- New Technology and Innovation
- Patient Safety
Two of the most compelling presentations during #QualCon24 were:
- “The 2024 National Impact Assessment Report – Collecting and Using Quality data Across 26 CMS Programs” (Speakers: Kyle Campbell, PharmD; Kendra Hanley, MS, BA; Robert Ziemba, PhD)
- Speakers presented quality measure results from 2016-2021 across 26 quality and value-based incentive payment programs using the following factors: COVID-19 public health emergency, national findings on health equity, and quality priorities. The key takeaway was the need for strategic action to return to pre-pandemic levels, while highlighting health equity gaps across health care quality priorities. The full report can be found here: 2024 National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report (cms.gov)
- “AI in Quality Measurements – Opportunities and Challenges in Health AI for a Resilient Health System” (Speaker: Brian Anderson, MD).
- In this session, the speaker discussed the core principles needed to responsibly implement artificial intelligence in the health care system and ensure that AI tools can be trusted and are safe.
Members may send questions about the CMS Quality Conference to registry@aasm.org. We look forward to #QualCon25!
