Special Innovation Project grants will be awarded to 28 partnerships with QIN-QIOs to support and scale quality improvement projects. Projects should aim to provide Medicare beneficiaries with better care, better health, and greater value.

The agency's quality strategy aligns the agency’s goals with the National Quality Strategy’s six priorities.

The second annual update outlined efforts to align and track quality measures

A summary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Quality Strategy for Improvement in Health Care, which was published in March 2011.