The Opportunity
This project seeks
to identify and endorse performance measures for accountability and quality
improvement that specifically address conditions, treatments, interventions, or
procedures relating to kidney disease. Measures of interest to NQF in this topic
area include outcome measures; measures applicable to more than one setting;
measures for adults and children; measures that capture broad populations;
measures of chronic care management and care coordination, and eMeasures. Four
(4) NQF-endorsed measures that are due for maintenance will be re-evaluated
against the most recent NQF measure evaluation criteria.
A multi-stakeholder
Standing Committee will evaluate measures and make recommendations for
endorsement. Members of this Standing Committee possess relevant knowledge
and/or proficiency in process and outcome quality measurement and/or clinical
expertise associated with renal conditions (e.g., CKD, ESRD, etc.) across
various care settings for children and adults.
Objectives
A
multi-stakeholder Standing Committee will evaluate newly submitted
measures and measures undergoing maintenance review and make recommendations for
which measures should be endorsed as national consensus standards. This
Committee will work to identify and endorse new performance measures for
accountability and quality improvement that specifically address the area of
renal care. Measures concerning outcomes, treatments, diagnostic studies,
interventions, or procedures associated with renal care will be considered.
NQF Process
Measures will be considered for NQF endorsement as national voluntary
consensus standards. Consensus on the recommendations developed through NQF's
formal Consensus Development Process (CDP, Version 1.9). This project
involves the active participation of representatives from across the spectrum of
healthcare stakeholder and will be guided by a Standing Committee (PDF).
Funding
This project is supported under a contract provided by the Department of
Health and Human Services.
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Contact Information
For more information, please contact the project team at 202-783-1300 or via
email at renal@qualityforum.org.