Cost and Efficiency Final Technical Report - Spring 2019 Cycle 

Current levels of healthcare spending and growth in the United States have the potential to increase federal deficits and crowd out spending for other important national priorities. These economic realities require performance measures that can accurately capture spending, particularly spending that results from inefficient or poor‐quality care. Cost and quality measures used together can help to assess efficiency and value of care delivered. On June 27, 2019, NQF convened a multi-stakeholder Standing Committee to evaluate three new measures and make recommendations for endorsement. Ultimately, the Committee recommended all three measures for endorsement. The CSAC upheld the Committee’s recommendation to endorse all three measures.