Cost and Resource Use - Phase 3 Final Report 

Cost measures are a key building block to understanding healthcare efficiency and value. NQF has endorsed several cost and resource use measures since beginning endorsement work in the cost arena in 2009. This report details the evaluation of three cost and resource use measures focused pulmonary conditions, including asthma, COPD, and pneumonia. All three measures were endorsed; one of which was endorsed with conditions by the NQF Board of Directors.