Patient Safety Final Report - Fall 2019 Cycle 

The National Quality Forum’s (NQF) portfolio of Patient Safety Measures targets various aspects of patient safety across healthcare settings. During the Fall 2019 measure evaluation cycle, the Patient Safety Standing Committee evaluated one new measure and three measures undergoing maintenance review. Measures in the Fall 2019 cycle span hospital and nursing home settings, and are connected to important areas in patient safety, including medication reconciliation, hyperglycemia, bladder catheterization, and urinary tract infections (UTIs). All four measures were endorsed by the Standing Committee and the Consensus Standards Approval Committee (CSAC) in this cycle of work.