BERWICK, QUALITY ADVOCATE, LEAVES POST AS HEAD OF CMS

摘要

It was no surprise to anyone when Donald M. Berwick's 16-month stay as acting chief of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quietly ended last month, when he officially stepped down from the post. Everyone knew the days were numbered for the well-known healthcare quality and efficiency expert, but backers said they believed he still accomplished much during his short tenure. "Don has led the agency as we have launched exciting new programs that are saving money, fighting fraud, transforming our healthcare delivery system, providing new benefits to people with Medicare, holding insurance companies accountable to consumers and working to establish affordable insurance exchanges," Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told the department in late November while announcing Berwick's departure.