Prevention and Population Health Final Report - Spring 2022 Cycle 

Population health focuses on disease and illness but also on prevention and health promotion for an identified group of people. Prevention and population health services are often characterized by routine disease screening practices and various methods of risk assessment as well as early disease prevention, detection, and treatment. Performance measures are necessary tools for assessing improvements in population health, as well as the extent to which healthcare stakeholders are using evidence-based strategies to advance the quality of care. The National Quality Forum (NQF) convened a multi-stakeholder Standing Committee on July 7, 2022, which consisted of 21 individuals. The Standing Committee evaluated and made recommendations for two newly submitted measures and four measures undergoing maintenance review. Measures reviewed during this cycle focused on topical fluoride administration for the prevention of dental caries in children and influenza vaccination for the protection from serious illness and death due to the influenza virus. The Standing Committee recommended all six measures for endorsement and the Consensus Standards Approval Committee (CSAC) upheld the Standing Committee’s recommendation.