Network Mission & Goals

Network Mission:

To improve healthcare quality in the end stage renal disease community through equitable patient-centered, provider-focused solutions that enhance the patient’s quality of life. 

Network Goals

CMS establishes priorities for the ESRD Network contractors annually in the Statement of Work section of each Network’s contract with the agency. These priorities support CMS and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) national quality improvement goals and priorities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities include:

• Priority 1: Reform, Strengthen, and Modernize the Nation’s Health Care System
• Priority 2: Protect the Health of Americans Where They Live, Learn, Work, and Play
• Priority 3: Strengthen the Economic and Social Well-Being of Americans Across the Lifespan
• Priority 4: Foster Sound, Sustained Advances in the Sciences
• Priority 5: Promote Effective and Efficient Management and Stewardship

The goals outlined by CMS include:

• Goal 1: Empower patients and doctors to make decisions about their health care
• Goal 2: Usher in a new era of state flexibility and local leadership
• Goal 3: Support innovative approaches to improve quality, accessibility, and affordability
• Goal 4: Improve the CMS customer experience