Health IT will help ensure care is safer, more affordable, and better coordinated. But to get there, a common language among health IT systems is necessary and electronic health records, registries, and other health IT tools must capture the right data to support performance measurement. This will give actionable data to providers and others working to improve quality.

Have questions about specific NQF projects? Visit the Health IT Knowledge Base to get answers to some of the most common technical questions. 

Health IT Projects 

Critical Paths for Creating Data Platforms This project will assess the readiness of electronic data to support selected innovative measurement concepts that are critical to HHS' policy needs. Learn more. 

Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) is a web-based, non-proprietary tool that allows measure developers to create and maintain standardized electronic measures (eMeasures) in a streamlined and structured way. 

Quality Data Model: Use of the QDM will enable more standardized quality measurement and reporting, and more consistent use and communication of EHRs for direct patient care. 

eMeasures: Driven by the EHR Incentive program and the Meaningful Use regulation, HHS requested that NQF convert 113 NQF-endorsed measures from a paper-based format to an electronic "eMeasure" format.

eMeasure Learning Collaborative: Learn about NQF’s public initiative bringing together stakeholders to advance knowledge and promote best practices surrounding development and implementation of electronic quality performance measures.