NQF:  

The workshops will bring together stakeholders needed to make PRO-based performance measures a reality, including researchers, clinicians, performance measure developers, and consumer and purchaser representatives. The purpose of the workshops is to:

• identify and promote understanding of the key methodological issues that need to be addressed in developing and using PRO-based accountability measures and implications for applying NQF endorsement criteria;
• identify the capacity required for PRO-based accountability measure development and testing;
• identify the capacity required for potential test beds for measure testing; and
• identify a critical pathway including timetable with key milestones for submitting measures to NQF for endorsement.