quality attributes in software architecture pdf

... the Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality s activities in October 2011, available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/. 2 Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality ... partners, including launching the Interagency Working Group for Healthcare Quality, as required by the Affordable Care Act. • A National Approach to Measuring Quality: The National Quality Strategy ... recommended quality measures and measures currently in use and tracked by HHS. This review has been accomplished, and the findings are now driving ongoing work in developing a unified approach to quality...

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