About Us News NQF Work Setting Priorities Topics News & Resources Calendar Membership Measuring Performance NQF Marketplace Measuring Performance ABCs of Measurement Consensus Development Process Submitting Standards Maintenance of NQF-Endorsed Performance Measures Prioritizing Measures Scientific Methods Panel Consensus Standards Approval Committee Appeals Board Improving NQF's Processes NQF Projects + / - Text Size Print Email Share Prioritizing Measures Multistakeholder Input on Priority Setting for Health Care Performance Measurement Getting to Measures That Matter Over the past decade, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed more than 700 healthcare performance measures addressing many important areas of health and healthcare. With the development of the National Quality Strategy (NQS)—a national blueprint for achieving a high value healthcare system—a framework is now in place to assess gaps in quality and efficiency measures. Despite notable progress in getting to measures that matter, a deliberate prioritization of measures is necessary to close critical gaps in measurement. With limited resources to dedicate to measure development and endorsement, decision makers—including policy makers and measure developers—need specific and actionable recommendations on how to most effectively target their resources to create measures that will drive improvement. Under contract with HHS, NQF will provide multistakeholder guidance on priorities for performance measure development and endorsement to address the triple aim of the NQS by focusing on five content areas. These areas reflect important aspects of health and healthcare that have been repeatedly identified as needing more substantial performance measurement. The five content areas include: Adult Immunization Focused on identifying critical areas for performance measurement to optimize vaccination rates and outcomes across adult populations Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Targeting a high-impact condition with complex medical and social implications that impact patients, their family members, and their caregivers Care Coordination Focused on the dynamics of coordination and team-based care between providers of primary care and community-based services in the context of the "health neighborhood" Health Workforce Emphasizing the role of the workforce in prevention and care coordination, linkages between healthcare and community-based services, and workforce deployment Person-Centered Care and Outcomes Considering measures that are most important to patients—particularly patient-reported outcomes—and opportunities to advance them through the use of health information technology Related Projects - Prioritizing Measures Health Workforce Care Coordination Person-Centered Care and Outcomes Adult Immunization Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias What we do How we do it Working with NQF Measures, Reports & Tools News & Events Contact Us 1099 14th Street NW Suite 500 Washington DC 20005 202-783-1300 Main 202-783-3434 Fax info@qualityforum.org Setting Priorities Measure Applications Partnership Leadership Consortium Measuring Performance ABCs of Measurement Consensus Development Process Submitting Standards Maintenance of NQF-Endorsed Performance Measures Prioritizing Measures Scientific Methods Panel Consensus Standards Approval Committee Appeals Board Improving NQF's Processes NQF Projects Topics Health and Well-Being Prevention and Treatment of Leading Causes of Mortality Person- and Family-Centered Care Effective Communication and Care Coordination Patient Safety Affordable Care Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Disparities Health IT News & Resources Press Releases & Announcements Endorsement Summaries Reports Calendar Eisenberg Award Membership Join NQF NQF Quality Careers NQF Store About NQF Strategic Plan NQF's History How to Get Involved with NQF Mission and Vision 2020 Mission Highlights NQF Governance Senior Leadership Careers at NQF Work in Quality Measurement Field Guide Funding Contracting Opportunities Dashboard NQF Office Status Helpful Info Contact NQF Calendar Copyright © 2021 The National Quality Forum. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use