The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a unique, multi-stakeholder organization whose mission is to improve healthcare quality by setting national priorities and goals for performance improvement, endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance, and promoting the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs.
The latest news about NQF and its work can be found below. Additional resources, including a press kit and more information about NQF publications, can be found in the navigation box on the left-hand side of this page.
Recent NQF Press Releases
MAY 07, 2012
NQF Approves Expansion of Settings for Nursing Home MeasuresThe National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has approved an expansion of settings for two nursing home measures: #0680, Percent of Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Appropriately Given the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (Short-Stay); and #0682, Percent of Residents Assessed and Appropriately Given the Pneumococcal Vaccine (Short-Stay).
MAY 03, 2012
NQF Endorses Prevention Care and Screening MeasuresThe National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has endorsed 19 quality measures related to preventive care. The measures – part of NQF’s Population Health: Prevention Endorsement Maintenance project – address a range of clinical preventive care concerns, including influenza and pneumococcal immunizations across a range of healthcare settings, and screenings for specific cancers, sexually transmitted infections, and osteoporosis.
MAY 02, 2012
NQF Endorses Additional Surgical MeasuresThe National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has endorsed an additional nine quality measures on surgical care performed in hospitals and in outpatient facilities. The set of measures – part of NQF’s Surgery Endorsement Maintenance, Phase 2 Addendum report – addresses a wide range of surgeries and surgical support processes, including pancreatic resection, cardiac and vascular mortality rates, and antibiotic prophylaxis. The set also includes a new measure evaluating patient experience of care following surgical procedures.
APR 24, 2012
NQF Endorses All-Cause Unplanned Readmissions MeasuresThe National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has endorsed two measures that address all-cause unplanned readmissions in hospitals – an area of healthcare targeted for improvement given national imperatives to make healthcare safer, more affordable, and keep people healthy.
Press Release Archive
