The AHCA Quality Initiative is a national, multi-year effort to
further improve quality of care in America’s long term and post-acute
care centers. Since the launch of the Initiative in 2012, members have
been challenged to meet measurable targets in key areas such as
hospitalizations and antipsychotics usage. While significant
improvements have been made, more must be done. The next phase of the
effort continues to challenge providers to achieve quantitative results
in four areas by March 2021. These areas are top priorities for the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Accountable Care
Organizations (ACOs) as well as Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), and
are aligned with federal mandates that link financial outcomes to
quality performance.