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2025
MAY 12, 2025
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Announce Recipients of 2024 Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards
 

FEB 04, 2025
The Joint Commission Opens 2025 Award Applications to Recognize Outstanding Achievements in Healthcare
 

2024
NOV 14, 2024
NQF Board Welcomes 4 New Senior Execs From Leading Healthcare Consumer and Purchaser Organizations

OCT 23, 2024
NQF President & CEO Dana Gelb Safran Elected to National Academy of Medicine

SEP 30, 2024
NQF Releases Playbook to Help Hospitals Tackle Hospital-Onset Bloodstream Infections

SEP 03, 2024
The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Eisenberg Awards

MAY 30, 2024
NQF Study Demonstrates How Improving on Two Key Healthcare Quality Measures Can Save 144,000 Lives

APR 04, 2024
NQF to Update and Harmonize Serious Adverse Event Reporting Criteria Essential to Protect Patients From Preventable Harm

MAR 05, 2024
Connecting Patients With Community Resources to Improve Health: NQF Releases Recommendations for Using SDOH Data

FEB 21, 2024
NQF Partners With AMA to Improve Diagnostic Quality and Reduce Errors by Standardizing Patient Symptom Data

FEB 15, 2024
NQF Selects 29 Senior Healthcare Leaders to Serve on Leadership Consortium

FEB 13, 2024
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum announce 2023 Eisenberg Awards recipients

JAN 24, 2024
National Quality Forum (NQF) Hosts Inaugural Stakeholder Advisory Councils

2023
NOV 02, 2023
NQF Announces New Board of Directors, Including, New Chair, Vice Chair, At-Large, and Federal Government Members

SEP 14, 2023
NQF to Help Hospitals Better Prevent, Identify and Treat Hospital-Onset Bloodstream Infections to Improve Patient Safety

AUG 16, 2023
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Join Forces to Improve Healthcare Quality, Safety, Equity, and Value

JUL 25, 2023
NQF to Help California Improve Outcomes and Accountability for Services to Those With Disabilities

JUL 05, 2023
Joint Statement on Digital Quality Measurement Interoperability

JUN 12, 2023
The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum Now Accepting Applications for 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards

APR 13, 2023
NQF’s Aligned Innovation Initiative to Advance Next Generation Measures of Outcomes for Behavioral Health and Maternity Care

MAR 30, 2023
NQF’s Leadership Consortium Piloting Recommendations for Social Determinants of Health Data in Real Healthcare Settings

MAR 14, 2023
High Quality Health Info Online Must be Accessible, Says Issue Brief From NQF With Support From YouTube Health

FEB 20, 2023
Joint Statement on Digital Health Data Exchange of Social Determinants of Health Assessments

FEB 09, 2023
NQF and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Partner to Promote Diagnostic Excellence for Better Healthcare

FEB 09, 2023
Statement From National Quality Forum Board of Directors Members At Large

FEB 08, 2023
Statement from Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, National Quality Forum President and CEO

FEB 02, 2023
New Reports: Harnessing Measurement and Technology to Promote Equity, Reduce Burden

FEB 01, 2023
NQF Delivers Recommendations to HHS on Performance Measures for Use in Medicare Quality Programs

JAN 24, 2023
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Announce 2022 Eisenberg Award Recipients

JAN 04, 2023
National Quality Forum (NQF) Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors

2022
DEC 21, 2022
NQF Offers Guidance for Risk Adjusting Social and Functional Risk Factors in Healthcare Quality Measurement

DEC 13, 2022
Healthcare Leaders Atul Gawande and Toyin Ajayi to Keynote at NQF 2023 Annual Conference

DEC 01, 2022
NQF Seeks Comment on 52 Quality Measures Being Considered for 17 Federal Healthcare Programs Affecting 64M Americans

NOV 30, 2022
NQF Updates Roadmap Designed to Amplify Patient Voice in Digital Healthcare Quality Measures

OCT 26, 2022
NQF, YouTube Partner to Make Accurate, Useful, Easy-to-Understand Health Information More Accessible to Social Media Users

SEP 27, 2022
NQF Report Shows How Opioid and Mental Health Quality Measures Are Key to Tracking, Preventing Overdoses and Deaths

SEP 26, 2022
NQF Completes Review of 32 Quality Measures to Consider Removing From Federal Health Programs

SEP 20, 2022
NQF Report Makes Five Recommendations to Leverage Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to Measure, Improve Care Coordination

AUG 24, 2022
National Quality Forum (NQF) Releases Anticoagulation Stewardship Playbook to Help Improve Patient Safety

AUG 10, 2022
National Quality Forum (NQF) Report Identifies Key Measures for Improving Health Outcomes for Rural Populations

JUL 19, 2022
The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum now accepting applications for 2022 Eisenberg Awards

JUN 29, 2022
Friends of NQF Statement on ‘Promoting Health Care Quality Act of 2022’

JUN 15, 2022
National Quality Forum (NQF) Selects 35 Healthcare Experts to Serve on its 2022 Leadership Consortium

MAY 18, 2022
NQF Begins Accepting Public Comments to Review Quality Measures Used in Federal Programs

MAY 06, 2022
NQF Releases Statement Detailing Appeals Board Decision on SEP-1 Endorsement Status

APR 19, 2022
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Announce 20th Annual Eisenberg Award Recipients

FEB 01, 2022
NQF Releases Measure Applications Partnership Recommendations for Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 13, 2022
National Quality Forum Board of Directors Elects Leadership and Welcomes Five New Directors

2021
DEC 15, 2021
NQF Releases a Roadmap Providing Guidance on Developing Digital Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures

DEC 09, 2021
Three 2022 Priorities for Action Identified by NQF’s Leadership Consortium

DEC 03, 2021
NQF Begins Annual Review of Quality Measures for Use in 19 Federal Programs

DEC 01, 2021
NQF Releases Recommendations to Advance Field in Measuring the Quality of Care Provided by Telehealth

OCT 19, 2021
National Quality Forum Releases Final Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Project Report

OCT 07, 2021
NQF Releases Free Implementation Guide to Improve Healthcare Quality and Increase Health Equity by Addressing Patients’ Transportation Barriers

SEP 29, 2021
Combatting the Fourth Wave of America’s Opioid and Substance Use Disorders Crisis: NQF Releases New Measurement Framework

AUG 10, 2021
The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum now accepting applications for the 20th John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards

JUL 14, 2021
NQF, CMS Partner to Convene MAP Health Equity Advisory Group and Conduct Measure Set Reviews

JUL 08, 2021
NQF Board of Directors Appoints Dr. Dana Gelb Safran as New President and CEO

JUN 08, 2021
2020 Eisenberg Award Recipients Announced by The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum

MAY 20, 2021
National Quality Forum Announces 2021 Annual Conference to Take Place Virtually July 20 – 22

APR 21, 2021
National Quality Forum Statement on Derek Chauvin Verdict

MAR 25, 2021
National Quality Forum Statement on Prejudice and Violence Towards the AAPI Community

MAR 09, 2021
Measure Applications Partnership Finalizes Recommendations for Measures in Federal Quality Programs

FEB 24, 2021
National Quality Forum Announces 2021 Leadership Consortium Roster

JAN 26, 2021
National Quality Forum Convenes Multistakeholder Committee to Create Measurement Framework Linking Quality of Care Delivered by Telehealth, Healthcare System Readiness, and Health Outcomes

2020
DEC 22, 2020
NQF Begins Annual Review of Performance Measures for Federal Programs

DEC 16, 2020
Shantanu Agrawal to Step Down as President and CEO of National Quality Forum, Christopher Queram Named by NQF Board of Directors as Interim CEO

DEC 03, 2020
CQMC Releases Additional Core Measure Sets Aimed at Improving Transition to Value-Based Care

DEC 01, 2020
NQF Statement on Measure Applications Partnership Pre-Rulemaking Cycle 2020-2021 Changes

SEP 23, 2020
National Quality Forum Action Teams Address Healthcare Workplace Violence and Patient Partnership on Designing Health Systems

SEP 16, 2020
NQF Statement on Measure Utilization During COVID-19

SEP 16, 2020
Updated Core Measures Focus on Improving Patient Care, Reducing Burden, and Eliminating Redundancies

AUG 25, 2020
The Joint Commission, National Quality Forum Seek Submissions for 2020 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards

AUG 05, 2020
National Quality Forum advances healthcare quality with new guidance on designing measure sets and measurement systems

JUL 01, 2020
National Quality Forum Adds Two New Leadership Members

JUN 24, 2020
National Quality Forum Releases Task Force Roadmap to Normalize High Quality Care for Every Person by 2030

JUN 08, 2020
Now is the Moment: National Quality Forum Statement on Racism, Equity, Justice and Nationwide Protests

MAY 13, 2020
2019 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

APR 23, 2020
Humana and the National Quality Forum Publish Population Health Paper in the New England Journal of Medicine

MAR 02, 2020
Routine Screening, Medical and Nonmedical Interventions, and Better Measures Needed to Address Food Insecurity

FEB 11, 2020
National Quality Partners™ Leadership Consortium Announces 2020 Participation

JAN 03, 2020
National Quality Forum Board of Directors Elects Leadership and Welcomes New Members

2019
NOV 19, 2019
NQF Begins Annual Review of Performance Measures for Federal Programs

NOV 06, 2019
National Quality Forum Releases Multistakeholder Recommendations for Strengthening the Overall Hospital Star Rating System

NOV 01, 2019
National Quality Forum Launches New Project to Improve Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes

OCT 24, 2019
National Quality Forum Leads National Call to Address Social Determinants of Health through Quality and Payment Innovation

SEP 26, 2019
NQF Statement on Federal Government Funding Extension

SEP 20, 2019
National Quality Forum Releases Practical Resource to Advancing Patient-Centered Renal Care

AUG 09, 2019
National Quality Forum Convenes Diverse Panel of Experts for Hospital Star Rating Summit

JUL 18, 2019
NQF Statement on the “REACH” Act

JUL 15, 2019
National Quality Forum Releases Practical Guide to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

JUL 11, 2019
NQF Statement on the “Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act”

JUN 27, 2019
National Quality Forum Provides Key Recommendations to Improve Quality in Emergency Care

JUN 26, 2019
NQF Statement on the 'BETTER Act of 2019 (H.R. 3417)'

MAY 29, 2019
Reps. Chu, Engel, Carter Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Continue Funding for National Quality Forum

MAY 17, 2019
National Quality Forum Taps Healthcare Industry Experts to Drive Value Through the Next Generation of New Task Force

MAY 06, 2019
National Quality Forum Takes Action for Mental Health Awareness Month with Release

APR 05, 2019
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Emphasizes Implementation of Measures to Empower Consumers and Generate Meaningful Information for Providers

APR 02, 2019
NQF Releases Recommendations to Address Low Case-volume Performance Measurement Challenges for Rural Providers

MAR 25, 2019
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award recipients named by The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum

MAR 25, 2019
National Quality Forum Announces New Task Force to Drive Value through the Next Generation of Quality

JAN 24, 2019
NQF and the Aetna Foundation Launch Social Determinants of Health Initiative to Identify Quality and Payment Innovations

2018
NOV 30, 2018
NQF Begins Annual Review of Performance Measures for Federal Programs

OCT 26, 2018
Recognizing a Critical Step in the Opioid Crisis

SEP 17, 2018
NQF Releases Report to Improve Access and Health Needs of Rural Communities

JUL 25, 2018
NQF Launches Antibiotic Stewardship in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Playbook

APR 18, 2018
NQF Names Four New Leadership Team Members

MAR 28, 2018
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Focuses on Promoting Alignment and Reducing Measurement Burden

MAR 13, 2018
NQF Recognizes National Partnership for Women & Families for Advancing Patient- and Family-Centered Care

MAR 12, 2018
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

MAR 12, 2018
NQF Issues Vital Guidance to Improve Shared Decision Making Between Patients and Healthcare Providers

MAR 08, 2018
NQF Issues Critical Guidance to Support Safer Opioid Prescribing

MAR 05, 2018
Media Advisory - Telephone Briefing

FEB 14, 2018
NQF’s 2018 Annual Conference, March 12-13, Highlights Innovative Approaches to Improve Health Equity and Address the Opioid Crisis

FEB 09, 2018
NQF Statement on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

FEB 01, 2018
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Recommends Measures for Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 25, 2018
NQF Issues Guidance for Medicaid Programs to Improve Health by Addressing Social Needs

2017
DEC 14, 2017
NQF Announces Winners of 2017 Innovation Challenge

NOV 30, 2017
NQF Begins Annual Review of Performance Measures for Federal Programs

NOV 16, 2017
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards $1.08M Grant to NQF to Advance Serious Illness Care

NOV 14, 2017
NQF Board of Directors Elects New Leadership and Members

NOV 09, 2017
NQF Names New Chief Financial Operating Officer

NOV 01, 2017
NQF Issues 2017 Measurement Guidance for Medicaid and CHIP

OCT 13, 2017
NQF Offers November 15 Antibiotic Stewardship Workshop for Quality Professionals

OCT 11, 2017
NQF Launches Multi-Year Program to Improve Health Equity

SEP 28, 2017
NQF Issues Quality Roadmap for Reducing Healthcare Disparities

SEP 21, 2017
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Begins New Initiative to Improve Rural Healthcare

SEP 05, 2017
NQF Proposes Approaches to Assess, Improve Telehealth Quality and Interoperability

AUG 31, 2017
Media Advisory - NQF Telephone Briefing on Telehealth

AUG 28, 2017
NQF Examines New Approach to Amplify the Patient’s Voice in Healthcare Quality Measurement

JUL 24, 2017
NQF Statement on Board of Directors Decision Regarding Social Risk Trial

JUL 19, 2017
NQF Initiative to Determine the Impact of Adjusting Healthcare Performance Measures for Social Risk Factors Highlights Successes, Opportunities

JUL 05, 2017
NQF Launches Opioid Stewardship Initiative

MAY 10, 2017
NQF Statement on Endorsement of Opioid Patient Safety Measures

APR 05, 2017
NQF Honors Planetree International’s Efforts to Engage Patients and Consumers in Healthcare

APR 04, 2017
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

MAR 29, 2017
NQF’s 2017 Annual Conference April 4-5: Accelerating the National Agenda for Quality and Value

MAR 16, 2017
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Identifies Opportunities to Reduce Measure Burden in Federal Healthcare Programs

MAR 13, 2017
Media Advisory - Telephone Briefing

FEB 01, 2017
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Issues Final Measure Recommendations for Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 18, 2017
NQF Names Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil, as New President and CEO

JAN 17, 2017
New NQF Guide Helps to Assign Accountability for Patients

JAN 12, 2017
NQF Endorses Perinatal and Reproductive Health Measures

JAN 05, 2017
NQF Provides Guidance to Help Reduce Variation in Healthcare Quality Measures

JAN 03, 2017
NQF Issues National Standards for Patient Education Resources

2016
DEC 12, 2016
NQF Endorses Hospital and Post-Acute Care Readmissions Measures

DEC 01, 2016
Physician, Hospital, and Business Leaders Join NQF Board

NOV 22, 2016
NQF Begins Annual Review of Quality Measures for Federal Programs

NOV 14, 2016
National Quality Partners Releases Issue Brief to Transform Advanced Illness Care in America

NOV 04, 2016
NQF Upholds Decision to Endorse Hospital Cost Measures

OCT 12, 2016
NQF Announces Winners of Measure Incubator™ Innovation Challenge

OCT 11, 2016
NQF Provides HHS with Guidance for Measuring the Quality of Home and Community-Based Services

SEP 27, 2016
NQF’s Work to Recommend Measures for Federal Programs is Underway

SEP 07, 2016
NQF Issues 2016 Recommendations for Medicaid and CHIP Core Measures

AUG 30, 2016
NQF Receives ONC Blockchain Challenge Award

JUL 15, 2016
NQF Statement on Bipartisan Senate Action to Improve the Quality of Rural Healthcare

JUN 13, 2016
NQF Statement on PCORI-funded Effort to Amplify Patient Involvement in Healthcare Quality Improvement

MAY 25, 2016
NQF, CDC Issue Guidance to Help Hospitals Better Manage Use of Antibiotics

MAY 18, 2016
Media Advisory - Telephone Briefing

MAY 04, 2016
NQF Statement on Medical Errors

APR 13, 2016
Media Advisory

APR 08, 2016
NQF Honors Maine Health Management Coalition with Consumers and Patients for Quality Award

APR 07, 2016
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

MAR 28, 2016
NQF’s 2016 Annual Conference April 7-8 Highlights How Data and Data Analytics Are Changing Healthcare

MAR 17, 2016
NQF Provides Measure Recommendations to HHS for MIPS and Other Federal Healthcare Programs

MAR 14, 2016
NQF Statement on March 2016 Health Affairs Blog about Healthcare Measurement

MAR 04, 2016
NQF Statement on the CDC’s Vital Signs and the Threat of Superbugs to Hospital Patients

MAR 03, 2016
NQF Provides Recommendations on Health Information Technology and Patient Safety

FEB 19, 2016
NQF Provides Recommendations to HHS for Value-Based Purchasing Programs in Hospital, Post-Acute, and Long-Term Care Settings

FEB 16, 2016
NQF Statement on the Core Quality Measures Collaborative

FEB 01, 2016
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Recommends Measures for Use in 16 Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 14, 2016
NQF Names Helen Darling Interim President and CEO

JAN 13, 2016
NQF to Accelerate Goal-Oriented Healthcare for Older Adults with Advanced Illness

JAN 04, 2016
NQF to Develop National Standards, Measurement for Patient Decision Aids

2015
DEC 17, 2015
NQF President and CEO Christine Cassel to Step Down

DEC 01, 2015
NQF Forms Standing Committee to Address Healthcare Disparities

NOV 27, 2015
NQF Begins Annual Review of Quality Measures for Federal Programs

NOV 25, 2015
NQF Report Recommends Rural Health Providers Participate in Medicare Quality Initiatives

NOV 10, 2015
Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, is New Chair of NQF Board of Directors

OCT 16, 2015
NQF Launches Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative

OCT 16, 2015
NQF Launches Initiative to Improve Care for Patients with Advanced Illness

SEP 24, 2015
NQF Issues Reports on Medicaid Quality Measures for 
Adults, Children, and Dual-Eligible Individuals

SEP 22, 2015
NQF Statement on the Institute of Medicine’s Improving Diagnosis in Health Care Report

SEP 01, 2015
JAMA Viewpoint Article Identifies Actions to Support the Future of Quality Measurement

AUG 06, 2015
NQF Report Outlines Strategies to Make Healthcare Data More Transparent and Usable

JUL 13, 2015
NQF Statement on 2015 White House Conference on Aging

JUL 10, 2015
NQF Statement on Medicare Proposal to Pay for End-of-Life Counseling

JUN 26, 2015
NQF Issues Statement on Bill to Align Quality Measures Advancing in the Senate

JUN 25, 2015
NQF Statement on the Senate Finance Committee’s Development of Medicare Chronic Care Policy

JUN 03, 2015
NQF Report Outlines Strategies for Improving Healthcare Data Usability and Transparency

JUN 02, 2015
NQF Statement on the White House Effort to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

APR 29, 2015
NQF’s Christine Cassel Recognized as Top Healthcare Leader by Modern Healthcare and Becker’s Hospital Review

APR 28, 2015
NQF Statement on the Institute of Medicine’s Vital Signs

APR 15, 2015
NQF Statement on the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Bill

APR 01, 2015
NQF-Convened Group Provides Recommendations to HHS for Clinician Value-Based Purchasing Programs and Guidance on Challenges Facing Measurement

MAR 25, 2015
NQF Statement on the Launch of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network

MAR 19, 2015
NQF Annual Conference Highlights the Changing Landscape of Healthcare Affordability and Value

MAR 17, 2015
NQF Honors Consumers’ CHECKBOOK Founder Robert Krughoff with Inaugural Consumers and Patients for Quality Award

MAR 04, 2015
2014 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

MAR 03, 2015
NQF Statement on U.S. Department of Justice Settlement with Charles Denham

FEB 25, 2015
NQF-Convened Group Provides Recommendations to HHS for Hospital and Post-Acute Care Long-Term Care Value-Based Purchasing Programs

FEB 06, 2015
NQF-Convened Group Provides Fourth Annual Recommendations on Quality Measures for 20 Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 26, 2015
NQF Statement on HHS Quality Goals

2014
DEC 04, 2014
NEJM Perspective Piece Recommends Ways to Enhance Healthcare Measurement

DEC 01, 2014
NQF Begins Annual Review of Quality Measures for Use in 20 Federal Programs

NOV 25, 2014
NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership Issues Report on Quality Measures for Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP

NOV 13, 2014
Ten Groups will Test and Enhance NQF Population Health Guide

SEP 23, 2014
Finding Affordable Care: Asking the Right Question is Key

SEP 22, 2014
NQF Applauds Passage of IMPACT Act of 2014

AUG 21, 2014
New “Playbook” Aims to Eliminate Early Elective Deliveries in the United States

AUG 08, 2014
NQF Elects New Members to its Board of Directors

JUL 23, 2014
NQF Board Approves Trial Period to Test Impact of Risk Adjustment of Performance Measures for Sociodemographic Factors

JUL 21, 2014
NQF Statement: NQF Supports Quality Provisions of the IMPACT Act H.R. 44994/S. 2553

JUN 26, 2014
NQF Names Dr. Helen Burstin Chief Scientific Officer

MAY 29, 2014
Presidential Advisory Council Recommends Systems Engineering to Improve Health Care

MAY 23, 2014
NQF Safe Practices Audit Ratified

MAY 16, 2014
NQF Update on Safe Practices Audit

MAY 15, 2014
NQF Statement: Dr. Christine Cassel and Four Other NQF Board Members Named to Modern Healthcare’s 2014 List of Most Influential Physicians

APR 29, 2014
Statement from NQF on Draft Report on Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status

APR 29, 2014
Statement from NQF on Review of Sepsis Measure

APR 23, 2014
NQF Celebrates 15th Anniversary

APR 01, 2014
NQF Applauds Continued Funding to Quality Measurement and Improvement for Medicare

MAR 07, 2014
NQF Endorses Behavioral Health Measures

FEB 27, 2014
Statement From National Quality Forum

FEB 26, 2014
NQF Supports Modification to Renal Measure

FEB 06, 2014
NQF-Convened Group Provides Third Annual Recommendations on Measures for More Than 20 Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 22, 2014
2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

JAN 22, 2014
NQF Statement on Department of Justice Settlement

2013
DEC 13, 2013
NQF Endorses Measure Assessing Cost of Services for Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries

OCT 31, 2013
NQF Elects New Members to its Board of Directors

SEP 30, 2013
NQF Endorses Additional Gastrointestinal Measure

AUG 16, 2013
NQF Endorses Gastrointestinal Measures

JUL 18, 2013
NQF to Launch New Tools Focused on Using Quality Measures for Improvement

JUL 11, 2013
National Standards to Evaluate Health Care Quality Based On How Patients Feel

JUN 26, 2013
New National Quality Forum (NQF) CEO Dr. Christine Cassel Testifies at U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing on June 26th

MAY 07, 2013
National Quality Forum Testifies at U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing

APR 24, 2013
Dr. Christine Cassel and Four Other NQF Board Members Named to Modern Healthcare’s List of Most Influential Physicians

APR 12, 2013
NQF Removes Time-Limited Endorsement for Four Measures; Measures Now Have Endorsed Status

MAR 06, 2013
NQF Endorses Additional Infectious Disease Measures

MAR 06, 2013
NQF Endorses Additional Neurology Measures

MAR 06, 2013
NQF Endorses Two Additional Pulmonary Measures

FEB 04, 2013
NQF-Convened Group Provides Recommendations on Measures for Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 31, 2013
National Priorities Partnership Names Dr. Susan Frampton as its New Co-Chair

JAN 31, 2013
NQF Upholds Endorsement of Planned Readmissions Measures

JAN 16, 2013
NQF Endorses Additional Patient Safety Measures

JAN 09, 2013
NQF Endorses Additional Pulmonary Measure

JAN 08, 2013
NQF Endorses Infectious Disease Measures

2012
DEC 17, 2012
Dr. Christine Cassel Named New President and CEO of the National Quality Forum

DEC 17, 2012
NQF Endorses Additional Set of Complication-Related Patient Safety Measures

DEC 12, 2012
NQF Elects New Member Council Leadership

DEC 06, 2012
NQF Elects New Members to its Board of Directors

NOV 05, 2012
NQF Endorses Behavioral Health Measures

NOV 05, 2012
NQF Endorses Neurology Measures

OCT 30, 2012
NEW DATE - Find NQF-Endorsed Measures Faster and Easier: NQF Launches its Quality Positioning System Version 1.0

OCT 24, 2012
Find NQF-Endorsed Measures Faster and Easier: NQF Launches its Quality Positioning System Version 1.0

OCT 23, 2012
NQF Endorses Additional Cancer Measures

OCT 23, 2012
NQF Endorses Population Health Measures

AUG 20, 2012
National Quality Forum Names Mountain States Health Alliance Winner of 2012 National Quality Healthcare Award

AUG 10, 2012
NQF Endorses Additional Complication-Related Patient Safety Measures

AUG 10, 2012
NQF Endorses Cancer Measures

AUG 10, 2012
NQF Endorses Care Coordination Measures

AUG 10, 2012
NQF Endorses Healthcare Disparities and Cultural Competency Measures

AUG 01, 2012
NQF Removes Time-Limited Endorsement for 13 Measures; Measures Now Have Endorsed Status

JUL 31, 2012
NQF Endorses Pulmonary and Critical Care Measures

JUL 19, 2012
NQF to Host Webinar Exploring Current Systems and Approaches to Tracking Healthcare Measures

JUN 29, 2012
NQF Board of Directors Upholds Endorsement of All-Cause Readmissions Measure

JUN 19, 2012
NQF Endorses Complications-Related Patient Safety Measures

JUN 04, 2012
Measure Applications Partnership Submits Recommendations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries to HHS

JUN 04, 2012
Measure Applications Partnership Submits Recommendations to HHS on New Quality Reporting Programs

MAY 07, 2012
NQF Approves Expansion of Settings for Nursing Home Measures

MAY 03, 2012
NQF Endorses Multiple Chronic Conditions Measurement Framework

MAY 03, 2012
NQF Endorses Prevention Care and Screening Measures

MAY 02, 2012
NQF Endorses Additional Surgical Measures

APR 24, 2012
NQF Endorses All-Cause Unplanned Readmissions Measures

APR 02, 2012
NQF Endorses Additional Resource Use Measures

APR 02, 2012
NQF Endorses Perinatal Measures

APR 02, 2012
NQF Endorses Renal Measures

MAR 13, 2012
2011 John M Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

MAR 01, 2012
NQF Launches New Tool to Help Align Performance Measurement

MAR 01, 2012
NQF President and CEO Janet Corrigan Announces Plans to Step Down

FEB 14, 2012
NQF Endorses Palliative and End-of-Life Care Measures

FEB 13, 2012
NQF Retires 22 Measures

FEB 13, 2012
Partnerships Between Hospitals and Community Organizations to be Discussed in Upcoming Patient Safety Webinar

FEB 06, 2012
Measure Applications Partnership Submits Recommendations for Post-Acute Care and Long-Term Care to HHS

FEB 02, 2012
Multi-Stakeholder Group Weighs-in on Quality Measures for Use in Federal Healthcare Programs

JAN 31, 2012
NQF Endorses Resource Use Measures

JAN 31, 2012
NQF Endorses Surgical Measures

JAN 24, 2012
Effectiveness of Broad Health Improvement Goals Illustrated in Case Studies from the National Priorities Partnership

JAN 18, 2012
NQF Removes Time-Limited Endorsement for 21 Measures; Measures Now Have Endorsed Status

JAN 17, 2012
NQF Endorses Cardiovascular Measures

JAN 17, 2012
NQF Endorses Patient Safety Measures

JAN 17, 2012
NQF Endorses Regionalized Emergency Medical Care Framework

2010
APR 09, 2010
NQF to Release Updated Safe Practices Implementation Guide

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