NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM
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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 1999, THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (NQF) WORKS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY TO DRIVE MEASURABLE HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS TOGETHER. NQF IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT GIVES ALL HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS A VOICE IN ADVANCING HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES THAT LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES AND GREATER VALUE. THROUGH ITS MULTISTAKEHOLDER MEMBERSHIP OF APPROXIMATELY 350 ORGANIZATIONS, NQF HELPS DRIVE MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES INTO ACTIONS THAT CREATE MEASURABLE IMPACT. WE ARE THE PLACE WHERE ALL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE AN EQUAL VOICE IN CREATING HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT PROVIDE THE GREATEST VALUE TO ALL. THIS MAKES US THE FORUM FOR TACKLING EMERGING NATIONAL HEALTH NEEDS THAT DEMAND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES ACROSS SECTORS.

TO BE THE TRUSTED VOICE DRIVING MEASURABLE HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS.

QUALITY MEASUREMENT: NQF SETS STANDARDS FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES BASED ON EVIDENCE AND INNOVATION TO MAKE CARE BETTER FOR ALL PEOPLE. HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES ESTABLISH IMPORTANT STANDARDS OF CARE AND ARE KEY TO ENHANCING HEALTHCARE VALUE. NQF'S PORTFOLIO OF ENDORSED MEASURES CONTAINS THE MOST ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES ACROSS A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND CROSS-CUTTING TOPIC AREAS. PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR PROGRAMS CAN USE THESE MEASURES FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PAYMENT KNOWING THAT THE MEASURES HAVE MET CRITERIA OF SCIENTIFIC ACCEPTABILITY, USABILITY, AND FEASIBILITY, AND CAN ACCURATELY DISCERN THE QUALITY OF PROVIDER PERFORMANCE. APPROXIMATELY 300 NQF-ENDORSED MEASURES ARE USED IN MORE THAN 20 FEDERAL PUBLIC REPORTING AND PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS IN PRIVATE-SECTOR AND STATE PROGRAMS. NQF'S ENDORSEMENT PROCESS IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASUREMENT-A TRANSPARENT, CONSENSUS-BASED PRACTICE (CDP) THAT BRINGS TOGETHER DIVERSE HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. IN 2019, NQF ENDORSED 110 MEASURES ACROSS 11 ENDORSEMENT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON DRIVING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO PATIENT AND FAMILY NEEDS (E.G., GERIATRICS AND PALLIATIVE CARE, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND FUNCTION), IMPROVING CARE FOR HIGHLY PREVALENT CONDITIONS (E.G., CARDIOVASCULAR CARE; RENAL CARE; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGY, SURGERY, AND CANCER), AND EMPHASIZING CROSS-CUTTING AREAS TO FOSTER BETTER CARE AND COORDINATION (E.G., PATIENT SAFETY, COST AND EFFICIENCY, PREVENTION AND POPULATION HEALTH, AND PRIMARY CARE AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS). OUR MEASURE APPLICATIONS PARTNERSHIP (MAP) GUIDES THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON THE SELECTION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR FEDERAL PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAMS THAT AFFECT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR ABOUT 120 MILLION AMERICANS. THE PRIVATE SECTOR ALSO FREQUENTLY ADOPTS MAP'S RECOMMENDATIONS. MAP COMPRISES MORE THAN 150 REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEARLY 100 PRIVATE-SECTOR STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AND SEVEN FEDERAL AGENCIES, ENSURING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECEIVES VARIED AND THOUGHTFUL INPUT ON THE SELECTION AND CONTINUED USE OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN QUALITY REPORTING AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS. AN OVERARCHING, STANDING, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COORDINATING COMMITTEE SETS THE STRATEGY FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND PROVIDES DIRECTION TO, AND ENSURES SYNCHRONIZATION AMONG, THE ADVISORY WORKGROUPS (HOSPITAL, CLINICIAN, PAC/LTC, AND RURAL). FOR THE 2018-2019 PRE-RULEMAKING PROCESS, MAP CONVENED THREE CARE SETTING-SPECIFIC WORKGROUPS (CLINICIAN, HOSPITAL, AND POST-ACUTE CARE/LONG-TERM CARE) AS WELL AS THE MAP COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROPOSED MEASURES FOR USE IN MEDICARE PROGRAMS. MAP REVIEWED 39 MEASURES, RECOMMENDING 31 EITHER FOR USE IN A FEDERAL PROGRAM OR FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. MAP WORKGROUPS CONVENED AGAIN IN LATE 2019 TO REVIEW 20 MEASURES FOR THE 2019-2020 PRE-RULEMAKING PROCESS. MAP ALSO HELPS TO ALIGN MEASURES ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AND HELPS FOCUS PROVIDERS ON KEY AREAS IN WHICH TO IMPROVE QUALITY; REDUCES WASTEFUL DATA COLLECTION FOR HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND NURSES; AND HELPS CURB THE PROLIFERATION OF SIMILAR, REDUNDANT MEASURES THAT CAN CONFUSE PATIENTS AND PAYERS. NQF IS COMMITTED TO MEASUREMENT THAT DRIVES MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO ENDORSING HIGH-VALUE MEASURES AND RECOMMENDING MEASURES FOR USE IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS, NQF STANDING COMMITTEES AND MAP ALSO IDENTIFY MEASURE GAP-AREAS IN HEALTHCARE WHERE HIGH-VALUE MEASURES ARE TOO FEW OR NONEXISTENT-TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES ALERT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING MEASURE DEVELOPERS AND POLICYMAKERS, ABOUT PRESSING MEASUREMENT NEEDS. THE GAPS IDENTIFIED IN 2019 SPAN CONDITIONS, SETTINGS, AND ISSUES, FROM CARE FOR COSTLY AND PREVALENT DISEASES TO ACCESS TO CARE, TO PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AND MORE. NQF EXPLORED MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKS IN FOUR AREAS IN 2019: 1) LEVERAGING QUALITY MEASUREMENT TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH. HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN RURAL AREAS FACE MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN REPORTING QUALITY MEASUREMENT DATA AND IMPLEMENTING CARE IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. NQF JOINED FORCES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) AND THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) TO EXPLORE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. NQF'S TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL ADDRESSED SEVERAL KEY ISSUES INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO OVERCOME LOW CASE VOLUME. 2) ADDRESSING MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OUTCOMES. THE U.S. IS THE ONLY INDUSTRIALIZED NATION WITH RISING MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES. FUNDED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS), NQF DEVELOPED ACTIONABLE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCLUDING INNOVATIVE QUALITY MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE CARE. 3) TACKLING THE NATION'S OPIOID EPIDEMIC. MORE THAN 2.1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE OPIOID USE DISORDER, A CONDITION CONNECTED TO THE FREQUENT MISUSE OF SUBSTANCES LIKE COMMON PAIN MEDICATIONS AND ILLEGAL DRUGS. ANNUAL OVERDOSE DEATHS ARE MORE LETHAL THAN U.S. FATALITIES RELATED TO GUNS AND AUTOMOBILES, THE VIETNAM WAR, AND THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC. THIS NATIONAL PRIORITY HIGHLIGHTS THE KEY ROLE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND MEASUREMENT PLAY IN COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO STEM THE EPIDEMIC. NQF'S TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL PUBLISHED AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN ON OPIOIDS AND OPIOID USE DISORDER QUALITY MEASURES THAT IDENTIFIED SEVERAL KEY DOMAINS FOR QUALITY MEASUREMENT. 4) NQF PARTNERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) TO ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES TO DEVELOP A ROBUST QUALITY MEASURE SET THAT INTERFACES WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASURES ACROSS PROVIDER TYPES, SETTINGS, PAYERS, DELIVERY SYSTEMS, PROGRAMS, CONDITIONS, AND POPULATIONS TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING IN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. NQF LAUNCHED A MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE IN 2019 ADDRESSING THE FUTURE OF MEASUREMENT. AS THE NATION'S HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSITIONS TO VALUE-DRIVEN MODELS OF CARE, MEASUREMENT MUST SUPPORT A MORE COMPREHENSIVELY INFORMED VIEW OF QUALITY AND MORE AGGRESSIVELY DRIVE MEASURE ALIGNMENT ACROSS STAKEHOLDERS. TO SUPPORT THIS TRANSITION, NQF CONVENED A TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL TO ESTABLISH GUIDANCE AND CRITERIA FOR MEASURE SETS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS. MEASURE SETS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS SHOULD PROVIDE ACCURATE ASSESSMENTS OF QUALITY AND RELIABLE RESULTS TO DRIVE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, APPROPRIATELY INFLUENCE PAYMENT, AND EMPOWER PATIENTS AND OTHER USERS TO MAKE MORE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS.

QUALITY INNOVATION:NQF DEVELOPS AND ADVANCES QUALITY INNOVATION STRATEGIES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OUR MEMBERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. OVER 700 INDIVIDUALS, FROM OVER 350 NQF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND BEYOND DEVOTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE-BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMITTEES, ACTION TEAMS, LEARNING COLLABORATIVES, OR OUR LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM. WE COLLABORATED AND DEFINED FIELD-TESTED, EVIDENCE-BASED QUALITY STANDARDS THROUGH NATIONAL QUALITY PARTNERS PLAYBOOKS, PRACTICAL GUIDES, AND REPORTS ON A VARIETY OF KEY TOPICS. NQF BUILT UPON PRIOR WORK IN SHARED DECISION MAKING WHEN IT DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED "SUPPORTING SHARED DECISION MAKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE" A PRACTICAL RESOURCE WITH GUIDANCE AND TOOLS TO HELP HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, PROVIDERS, AND PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS USE SHARED DECISION MAKING EFFECTIVELY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE. ANOTHER INITIATIVE TACKLED BENCHMARKING PERFORMANCE IN COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS (ACOS). NQF COLLABORATED WITH THE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION AND FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT OF FIVE BENCHMARKING PRINCIPLES THAT ENABLE VALID PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS ACROSS COMMERCIAL ACOS, AND PRODUCES ACTIONABLE DATA TO INFORM HEALTHCARE DECISION MAKING AND DRIVE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE. A THIRD INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS THAT SERIOUSLY IMPAIR EVERYDAY FUNCTION AND MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE IT AND THOSE WHO SURROUND THEM, THEY ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, NQF'S ACTION TEAM CALLED FOR REMOVING BARRIERS THAT CURRENTLY PROHIBIT INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS FROM GETTING THE HIGH QUALITY CARE THEY NEED. A FOURTH INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT). DESPITE ITS DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS, MAT REMAINS UNDERUSED AS A POWERFUL TREATMENT TO FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. MAT IS AN EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH THAT USES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION-APPROVED MEDICATIONS IN COMBINATION WITH BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES. INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER WHO RECEIVE CERTAIN TYPES OF MAT ARE LESS LIKELY TO DIE FROM AN OVERDOSE, HAVE HIGHER TREATMENT RETENTION RATES, DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED SOCIAL FUNCTIONING, AND RESULT IN BETTER LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. NQF DEVELOPED AND RELEASED A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER. THREE OTHER INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, KNOWN AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH), ARE COMMUNITY-LEVEL CONDITIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, WORSHIP, AND AGE. NQF COLLABORATED WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF EXPERTS TO IDENTIFY QUALITY AND PAYMENT INNOVATIONS TO SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESS SDOH, WHICH CAN ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST 60 PERCENT OF HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOCUSED ON ALIGNING POLICY, PAYMENT, AND MEASUREMENT ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS; IMPROVING THE COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING OF STANDARDIZED SDOH DATA; AS WELL AS FUNDING EFFORTS AND DESIGNING INCENTIVES TO ADDRESS SDOH. NQF ALSO FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO INTEGRATE FOOD INSECURITY WITHIN CLINICAL CARE. HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS HAVE LARGELY EXCLUDED FOOD INSECURITY. FOOD INSECURITY CONTRIBUTES TO DIABETES, STROKE, CANCER, HYPERTENSION, ASTHMA, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS. ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY WITHIN THE CLINICAL SETTING IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH FOOD INSECURITY. NQF ALSO ACCELERATED THE INTEGRATION OF SDOH DATA INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE BY BRINGING TOGETHER MORE THAN 40 DIVERSE MEMBERS WHO SHARED SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES TO SDOH DATA INTEGRATION, WHICH SUPPORTED PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES.

MEMBERSHIP:MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL THAT NQF HAS TO OFFER AND PROVIDES THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO FURTHERING THE QUALITY MEASUREMENT ENTERPRISE. NQF MEMBERSHIP CONFERS THREE PRINCIPAL BENEFITS: RECOGNITION, INFLUENCE, AND ACCESS. 1) RECOGNITION. WHEN AN ORGANIZATION BECOMES A MEMBER OF NQF, IT IS DEMONSTRATING THAT IT SHARES IN OUR MISSION, SUPPORTS OUR WORK, AND IS COMMITTED TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. FROM THE FOUNDING OF NQF IN 1999, IT HAS BEEN CUSTOMARY FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE QUALITY MEASUREMENT ENTERPRISE TO SIGNAL THEIR SUPPORT BY JOINING NQF. MEMBERS CAN USE OUR MEMBER LOGO TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE PART OF THE PREMIERE COMMUNITY FOR QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT. MEMBERS RECOGNIZE ONE ANOTHER AS BEING MUTUALLY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND AS HAVING SPECIAL EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD. MEMBERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NEXT-GENERATION INNOVATOR PROGRAM WHICH SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE AND NOVEL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE BY SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS OF THEIR WORK. NQF SELECTS WINNERS IN EACH OF SEVERAL CATEGORIES AND INVITES THEM TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH MORE THAN 500 EXECUTIVES AND THOUGHT LEADERS AT OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. 2) INFLUENCE. NQF MEMBERS HAVE AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THE FIELDS OF QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT. WHEN ALL OTHER QUALIFICATIONS ARE EQUAL, WE PRIORITIZE NOMINEES FROM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHEN FILLING SEATS ON MEASURE ENDORSEMENT AND USE STANDING COMMITTEES, MAP WORKGROUPS, AND TECHNICAL EXPERT PANELS FOR FRAMEWORKS. PARTICIPATION IN NQF-FUNDED ACTIVITIES IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEMBERS. NATIONAL QUALITY PARTNERS (TM) IS AN ACTIVE FORUM FOR NQF MEMBERS TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND PROVIDE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES THAT ACHIEVE NATIONAL HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY GOALS. GUIDED BY THE LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM, NQP SETS PRIORITIES FOR ACTION AND DEVELOPS TIMELY, PRACTICAL RESOURCES FOR REAL-WORLD NEEDS, SUCH AS OUR PLAYBOOK SERIES. NQF ALSO CONVENES AD HOC GROUPS OF MEMBERS TO EXPLORE OTHER TOPICS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE TO QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT. OUR EXCLUSIVE MEMBER CONVENINGS IN 2019 INCLUDED: A) NATIONAL QUALITY TASK FORCE. NQF BROUGHT TOGETHER KEY EXPERTS, INNOVATORS, AND LEADERS REPRESENTING A BROAD, HIGHLY DIVERSE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS TO FORM THE NATIONAL QUALITY TASK FORCE WITH THE MISSION OF IDENTIFYING ACTIONABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND VALUE FOR EVERY PERSON. THE TASK FORCE WAS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES WITH AN OVERARCHING CORE COMMITTEE AND PANEL OF EXPERT ADVISORS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE, SYSTEM-WIDE PERSPECTIVE ON PROGRESS IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SINCE THE 1999 IOM REPORT TO ERR IS HUMAN AND WHAT WORK REMAINS. THROUGH A YEARLONG EFFORT, THESE EXPERTS PUT FORTH PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY IN THIS NATION WORKING TOWARD A VISION WHERE EVERY PERSON IN EVERY COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO CONSISTENTLY AND PREDICTABLY RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY CARE BY 2030. B) MEASURE SETS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL (SEE SECTION III, LINE 4A). C) HOSPITAL STAR RATING SYSTEM SUMMIT. NQF CONVENED A DIVERSE GROUP OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE EXPERTS TO ENSURE THE STAR RATINGS SYSTEM IS ACCURATE AND ACTIONABLE AS A MEANINGFUL VEHICLE TO HELP PATIENTS CONFIDENTLY ENGAGE IN IMPORTANT CARE DECISIONS. D) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PAYMENT SUMMIT (SEE SECTION III, LINE 4B). 3) ACCESS. NQF MEMBERS GET INSIDER ACCESS TO THE PREMIERE COMMUNITY FOR QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, JOINING 700 INDIVIDUALS FROM OVER 350 NQF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBERS VALUE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR PEERS, DISCUSSING THEIR CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING THEM. WHETHER IT IS THROUGH FORMAL CONVENINGS LIKE THE LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM OR INFORMAL CONVENINGS LIKE OUR MEMBER NETWORKS AND MEMBERCONNECT. NQF MEMBERS ALSO GET ACCESS TO RESOURCES WHICH HELP INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INCREASE THEIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT COMPETENCIES. NQF CONDUCTS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS EACH YEAR, PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO PROGRAM STAFF AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. WE OFFER A NON-RESIDENTIAL QUALITY POLICY FELLOWSHIP TO RISING LEADERS FROM NQF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A LIBRARY OF PRE-RECORDED WEBINARS, VIDEOS, AND E-LEARNING. IN ADDITION TO THESE BENEFITS, NQF MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON OUR FEE-BASED PUBLICATIONS AND OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

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