NQF Report on Measure Gaps and Inadequacies 

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care, which serves as a strategic plan for improving the delivery of health care services, achieving better patient outcomes, and improving the health of the U.S. population. Section 3014 of ACA requires a report from NQF regarding the identification of gaps in endorsed quality measures – to include measures within the National Quality Strategy priority areas – to be provided to the Secretary by February 1, 2012 and annually thereafter. The report is also intended to identify areas where evidence was insufficient to support endorsement of quality measures in priority areas.