0471: PC-02 Cesarean Birth The outcome target population being measured is: Nulliparous patients with an ICD-10-CM Principal or Other Diagnosis Code for outcome of delivery as defined in Appendix A, Table 11 08 and with a delivery of a newborn with 37 weeks or more gestation completed or with an ICD-10-PCS Principal or Other Procedure Codes for delivery as defined in Appendix A, Tables 11 01 1
NQF Endorses Additional Cancer Measures - National Quality Forum Washington, DC – the National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has endorsed 16 quality measures related to the diagnosis and treatment of breast and colon cancers The measures were evaluated as part of NQF’s cancer endorsement maintenance project, which saw 22 measures endorsed in areas such as radiation dose limits and palliative
NQF: Quality Positioning System Measures and related information (collectively, the “Measures Content”) may only be used for non-commercial implementation and or reporting of performance data Measures Content regarding a specific measure may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned by a Measure Steward that provides the Measures Content to NQF
Electronic Quality Measures (eMeasures) - National Quality Forum These measures were posted for public comment in 2010 In July 2010, 44 of these 113 measures were published in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Final Rule NQF also convened an expert panel to review these retooled measures and ensure the meaning and intent did not change
NQF: Artificial Intelligence in Quality Measures To facilitate this work, NQF has convened a multistakeholder technical expert panel (TEP) that will drive insights and consensus on guidance that sets standards for reviewing the use of AI methods in national quality measures The draft guidance will be available for public comment in summer 2025 and NQF plans to publish the final guidance in
NQF: Submitting Standards - National Quality Forum NQF endorses performance measures as voluntary consensus standards using the Consensus Development Process (CDP) NQF evaluates measures against standardized Measure Evaluation Criteria (PDF): Importance to Measure and Report, Scientific Acceptability of Measure Properties, Feasibility, Usability and Use, and requirements for Related and
Measure Evaluation Criteria and Guidance for Evaluating Measures for . . . • measures with two or more individual performance measure scores combined into one score for an accountable entity • measures with two or more individual component measures assessed separately for each patient and then aggregated into one score for an accountable entity, including all-or-none measures (e g , all
What NQF Endorsement Means - National Quality Forum Most developers put their measures through a rigorous process long before NQF considers them for endorsement NQF’s careful review and assessment gathers input from stakeholders across the healthcare enterprise and develops consensus among those stakeholders about which measures warrant endorsement as the “best in class
NQF: Measuring Performance - National Quality Forum NQF has a portfolio of endorsed performance measures that can be used to measure and quantify healthcare processes, outcomes, patient perceptions, and organizational structure and or systems that are associated with the ability to provide high-quality care
NQF: Surgery Measures - Description - National Quality Forum The Opportunity As part of NQF’s ongoing work with performance measurement for patients undergoing surgery, this project seeks to identify and endorse performance measures for accountability and quality improvement that address a number of surgical areas including cardiac, thoracic, vascular, orthopedic, neurosurgery, urologic and general surgery