AUCDigest
August 31, 2007 • Volume 7, Number 8
Current and past editions of AUCD Legislative News InBrief are posted on the AUCD Website. These weekly 1–2 page updates are intended to keep association members informed about federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting people with disabilities, their families and the network of AUCD programs and centers.
The White House Releases 2007 Progress Report on President Bush's New Freedom Initiative. The year 2007 progress report on the New Freedom Initiative highlights recent accomplishments by the current Bush administration and outlines next steps to be taken in major areas touched upon by the report-technology, education, employment, and access to community life.
Executive Order Is Helping “Change the Culture” in Health Care to Achieve Better Quality, Value, and Affordability, HHS Secretary Leavitt Reports. August 23. Important steps toward widespread public reporting of quality and price in health care have been achieved in the year since President Bush issued an Executive Order mandating action by federal health agencies, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt said. Executive Order 13410, centered on four “cornerstone” goals, is helping bring about a systematic approach for measuring quality and value in health care, and for making that information publicly available. The four cornerstone goals of the Executive Order are:
- Connecting the system through the adoption of interoperable health information technology
- Measuring and making available results on the quality of health care delivery
- Measuring and making available price information on the costs of health care items and services
- Aligning incentives so that payers, providers, and patients benefit when care delivery is focused on achieving the best value of health care at the lowest cost
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