NQF Presents Quality Data Set at HIMSS 

Washington, DC – The National Quality Forum (NQF) is advancing its efforts to support an effective infrastructure for quality improvement through the use of electronic platforms. NQF is participating in this year’s HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase in Atlanta from March 1-3, 2010.  The Interoperability Showcase provides attendees with hands-on experience, allowing them to experience the benefits of well-coordinated HIT as they walk through each step of the care delivery process as a patient. Last year’s showcase drew over 4,000 attendees.

WHAT: NQF is contributing to the HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase, and is working with HIT vendors and providers to simulate the full workflow experience of two electronic measures, body mass index and ambulatory heart failure management, from data collection through reporting.  This process is rooted in the Quality Data Set, developed and released by NQF last fall.

NQF also will present an overview of other key projects under development, including the retooling of performance measures; as well as opportunities for stakeholders from across the healthcare spectrum to participate in NQF’s work of supporting the electronic infrastructure for quality measurement.

WHO: Dr. Floyd Eisenberg, MD, MPH, FACP, Senior Vice President for Health Information Technology at NQF. If you’d like to schedule an interview with Dr. Eisenberg, please contact Dan Rafter at press@qualityforum.org.

WHEN: Monday, March 1 - Wednesday, March 3, 2010.  The showcase is open from 12:30 - 5:30 pm on Monday, March 1 and 10:00 am - 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3.  Dr. Eisenberg presents to the conference at 3:30 pm ET on March 3.

WHERE: Georgia World Congress Center
285 International Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30313

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The mission of the National Quality Forum is to improve the quality of American healthcare 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. NQF, a nonprofit organization (qualityforum.org) with diverse stakeholders across the public and private health sectors, was established in 1999 and is based in Washington, DC.