How will the Value-driven Health Care effort interact with other collaborations and initiatives (e.g., Leapfrog, Bridges to Excellence) in which my company is participating?

Answer:

There is great value in strongly supporting the efforts of AQA and HQA to standardize uniform methods for quality measurement, reflecting broad-based consensus of key hospital and physician organizations.  Consistent, valid measures of quality and cost or price are essential to the success of this initiative.  However, these measures do not yet include all aspects of health quality and cost or price. 

Other leading efforts, including Leapfrog and Bridges to Excellence (BTE), advance transparency, pay-for-performance and other incentives for health insurance plans, providers, and enrollees.  Further, Leapfrog and BTE measures are often NQF-endorsed, and support the principles of value-driven health care.  Consequently, employers are encouraged to adopt AQA and HQA measures where available, and to support broad-based national collaborations to create additional measures in areas not addressed by these measure sets.