“Seema Verma was sworn in as the 15th Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on March 14, 2017. She brings deep experience in health care policy, Medicaid, insurance and public health to her role at CMS.”
“Q. This was your first CMS Quality Conference as the Administrator of CMS. What were your key takeaways?
CMS and the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program are teaming with and supporting 12,000 nursing homes, 4,000 hospitals, 400 community coalitions, and more than 500,000 clinicians across the country. Our shared work is making a difference in supporting quality health care…”
“Q. The conference theme was “Patients Over Paperwork.” What does that mean to you?
Patients Over Paperwork is more than just a catchy slogan. It’s an announcement of our priorities that place patients first in everything we do to support quality care. With our health care system, providers are spending more and more time away from patients because they are filling out forms and complying with rules. We launched the Patients Over Paperwork…” Read the full article here.
Source: Q&A with CMS Administrator Seema Verma – March 2018. Quality Improvement Organizations.
