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NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM ENDORSES CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF HOSPITAL CARE. Recognizing that patient safety  remains a major hurdle in the United States, the National Quality Forum (NQF) today endorsed 48 voluntary consensus standards focused on measuring the performance of acute care hospitals, including measures addressing pediatric safety in intensive care units, hospital readmission, and prevention and care of venous thromboembolism. (Press Release)
Agenda and meeting materials from the May 15 board meeting

NQF INVITATIONAL LEADERSHIP COLLOQUIUM. NQF gathered experts in investment, finance, and quality for an afternoon of indepth discussion about hospital capital financing – specifically, how we can hardwire the system to value quality and performance results when making decisions about payment and capital investment in healthcare.
Agenda and meeting materials from May 15 Colloquium

BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AWARDED 15th NATIONAL QUALITY HEALTHCARE AWARD. “Other systems can learn much from Baylor’s experiences in improving their public reporting and measurement programs. They are an exemplary model,” said NQF president and CEO Janet Corrigan, who presented Baylor with the prestigious honor. (Press Release)
Overview of Award | Prior Recipients

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NQF president and CEO Dr. Janet Corrigan recently co-authored the article "Crossroads in Quality" with Margaret O’Kane, president of the National Committee on Quality Assurance and members of the Quality Crossroads Group. The article, published in the policy journal Health Affairs, outlines steps to include quality in health care reform.

“Quality improvement, cost containment, and [health insurance] coverage expansion are intricately interwoven goals. To achieve and sustain broad-based access to high quality, affordable care requires understanding and eliminating major structural barriers that impede the development of a high-performance U.S. health care system.

NQF Implementation Conference on Care Coordination

Very well organized and
conducted meeting - a challenge with a diverse stakeholder audience.” 

“One of the best you've had. I appreciated the opportunity for input into NQF's direction.”

 

Attendees called NQF’s 2008 Spring Membership Meeting and Implementation Conference “One of the best meetings of this organization.” If you missed the conference, read the presentations and find out more about the action plans to implement care coordination launched by NQF’s member councils. Mark your calendar now for October 15-17, 2008 and make sure you are at the table for one of the most important and diverse stakeholder gatherings in healthcare. Not a member yet? Join today so you don’t miss out …

The National Quality Forum is a private, not-for-profit membership organization
created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality
measurement and reporting. Learn more about the NQF

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NQF Schedule of Events


05.20.08
Toward a Comprehensive Cancer Measure Set: Value-Based Episodes of Care Workshop
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05.27.08
Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations’ Steering Committee Conference Call
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