Hospital Care: Performance Evaluation Framework
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Project Status: Completed
A Comprehensive Framework for Hospital Care Performance
Access the Final Report: A Comprehensive Framework for Hospital Care Performance Evaluation
The Opportunity
As of 2003, the United States spent more than $450 billion per year on hospital care, publically available information on hospital quality was scarce. In 2003, initiatives for measuring and reporting the quality of hospital care were expanding, and with this rapid expansion came concerns related to the burden of measurement and reporting and the need for standardization so that valid comparisons among hospitals can be made.
About the Project
This project began in 2001.
Objectives
In this project, NQF identified guiding principles to promote standardization of hospital measurement and reporting, drive measure set improvement, and support implementation of standardized measure sets.
Process
This project involved the active participation of representatives from across the spectrum of healthcare stakeholders and was guided by a steering committee.
Related NQF Work
A National Framework for Healthcare Quality Measurement and Reporting
Additional Information
Additional information about this project can be found in the project's final report.
Contact Information
For more information, contact info@qualityforum.org.
This NQF project produced a theoretical framework for implementing, reporting, maintaining, and evaluating hospital care measures.
