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10 Years Since To Err Is Human

We can and should do much more to ensure that every patient is receiving safe, effective, high-quality care. A decade after To Err Is Human, the groundbreaking report on patient safety, reducing preventable medical harm remains a challenge.

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Ambulatory Care Measures Using Clinically Enriched Administrative Data

NQF seeks to identify and endorse ambulatory care measures suitable for both public accountability and quality improvement that can be derived primarily from clinically enriched administrative data.

Project Status:
Commenting opens Tuesday, July 14

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Ambulatory Care: Eye Care and Melanoma Measures

In this project, NQF is considering ten revised or updated measures for eye care and melanoma management as a continuation of the National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Ambulatory Care: Specialty Clinician Performance Measures.

Project Status:
Open for Member Voting

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Care Coordination Practices & Measures

This NQF project seeks to endorse a set of preferred practices and performance measures in care coordination that are applicable across all settings of care, including structure, process, and outcome measures to evaluate access, continuity, communication, and tracking of patients across providers and settings.

Project Status:
SEP 2009: Comment (tentative)

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