WASHINGTON, DC - The National Quality Forum today announced the addition of five new organizations to the National Priorities Partnership. Following a public nominations process, the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (District of Columbia) and Independence Blue Cross (Pennsylvania) were appointed as voting members of the Partnership. Federal agencies appointed as ex-officio, non-voting members included the Office of Minority Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The now 51 organizations of NPP are poised to provide guidance on national priorities and goals for performance improvement and work in partnership to achieve positive change. NPP represents the full range of public- and private-sector stakeholder groups, including consumers, purchasers, health plans, clinicians, providers, communities, states, and suppliers.
“The new partners will bring a tremendous amount of value and insight to the continued work of the NPP,” said NPP Co-Chair Bernie Rosof, MD, representative of the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, convened by the American Medical Association.
“The work of the NPP is dependent on a great group of organizations who are dedicated to improving health and healthcare,” said NPP co-chair Helen Darling, president and CEO of the National Business Group on Health. “Dr. Rosof and I are confident that our new members will help accelerate our collective work toward that very important goal.”
NPP Partner organizations are appointed by the NQF Board of Directors to serve a three-year term. NPP Partner Organizations work collaboratively with the broad set of stakeholder groups that comprises NPP, as well as within the governance and committee structure of NQF. They participate in quarterly meetings and serve as leads or members of NPP workgroups or subcommittees, depending on interest and area of expertise.
“NPP Partner organizations serve as leaders in shaping national priorities and goals, and as role models in implementing them,” said Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA, president and CEO of NQF. “The public-private composition of NPP affords them the opportunity to act in a dual role—through their work with HHS and catalyzing action, as they implement the National Quality Strategy.”
Learn more about the work of NPP, including its recent reports to HHS. View the full NPP roster.
About NPP
The National Priorities Partnership, convened by the National Quality Forum, is a multi-stakeholder group including organizations representing the interests of consumers, purchasers, healthcare providers and professionals, state-based associations, community collaborative and regional alliances, government agencies, health plans, accreditation and certification bodies, and supplier and industry groups.
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