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'''National Quality Forum''' ('''NQF''') is a United States-based non-profit membership organization that promotes patient protections and healthcare quality through measurement and public reporting.<ref name="RWJF entry on NQF">{{cite web|url=http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/grantees/national-quality-forum.html|title=National Quality Forum|work=RWJF}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kizer|first1=KW|title=Patient safety: a call to action: a consensus statement from the National Quality Forum.|journal=MedGenMed : Medscape General Medicine|date=Mar 21, 2001|volume=3|issue=2|pages=10|pmid=11549959}}</ref> It was established in 1999 based on recommendations by the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kizer|first1=Kenneth W.|title=The National Quality Forum Seeks to Improve Health Care|journal=Academic Medicine|date=April 2000|volume=75|issue=4|pages=320–321|series=National Policy Perspectives|doi=10.1097/00001888-200004000-00005|pmid=10893112|doi-access=free}}</ref> NQF’s membership comprises over 400 organizations, representing consumers, health plans, medical professionals, employers, government and other public health agencies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and other quality improvement organizations. NQF has helped develop guidelines on palliative care.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ferrell|first1=Betty |last2=Connor |first2=Stephen R. |last3=Cordes |first3=Anne |last4=Dahlin |first4=Constance M. |last5=Fine |first5=Perry G. |last6=Hutton |first6=Nancy|last7=Leenay|first7=Mark |last8=Lentz|first8=Judy |last9=Person |first9=Judi Lund |last10=Meier |first10=Diane E. |last11=Zuroski |first11=Ken |title=The National Agenda for Quality Palliative Care: The National Consensus Project and the National Quality Forum |journal=Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=737–744 |doi=10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.024 |pmid=17531914 |date=June 2007|doi-access=free }}</ref>
'''National Quality Forum''' ('''NQF''') is a United States–based [[Trade association|non-profit membership organization]] that promotes patient protections and healthcare quality through measurement and public reporting.<ref name="RWJF entry on NQF">{{cite web|url=http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/grantees/national-quality-forum.html|title=National Quality Forum|work=RWJF}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kizer|first1=KW|title=Patient safety: a call to action: a consensus statement from the National Quality Forum.|journal=MedGenMed|date=Mar 21, 2001|volume=3|issue=2|pages=10|pmid=11549959}}</ref> It was established in 1999 based on recommendations by the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kizer|first1=Kenneth W.|title=The National Quality Forum Seeks to Improve Health Care|journal=Academic Medicine|date=April 2000|volume=75|issue=4|pages=320–321|series=National Policy Perspectives|doi=10.1097/00001888-200004000-00005|pmid=10893112|doi-access=free}}</ref> NQF’s membership comprises over 400 organizations, representing consumers, health plans, medical professionals, employers, government and other public health agencies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and other quality improvement organizations. NQF has helped develop guidelines on palliative care.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ferrell|first1=Betty |last2=Connor |first2=Stephen R. |last3=Cordes |first3=Anne |last4=Dahlin |first4=Constance M. |last5=Fine |first5=Perry G. |last6=Hutton |first6=Nancy|last7=Leenay|first7=Mark |last8=Lentz|first8=Judy |last9=Person |first9=Judi Lund |last10=Meier |first10=Diane E. |last11=Zuroski |first11=Ken |title=The National Agenda for Quality Palliative Care: The National Consensus Project and the National Quality Forum |journal=Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=737–744 |doi=10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.024 |pmid=17531914 |date=June 2007|doi-access=free }}</ref>


On August 16, 2023, the [[Joint Commission]] acquired the National Quality Forum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=National Quality Forum |title=NQF: The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Join Forces to Improve Healthcare Quality, Safety, Equity, and Value |url=https://www.qualityforum.org/News_And_Resources/Press_Releases/2023/The_Joint_Commission_and_National_Quality_Forum_Join_Forces_to_Improve_Healthcare_Quality,_Safety,_Equity,_and_Value.aspx |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=www.qualityforum.org}}</ref> [[Jonathan B. Perlin|Jonathan Perlin]], CEO of the Joint Commission, stated: "We believe that by combining the unique capabilities of each organization, we can better support focused improvement in healthcare. Our goals are shared across the patient, consumer, payer, purchaser, and provider communities: Safer, higher value, more equitable, and more compassionate healthcare".
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Some researchers have discussed difficulties in following NQF proposals.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal|last1=Blake|first1=S. C.|title=Facilitators and Barriers to 10 National Quality Forum Safe Practices|journal=American Journal of Medical Quality|date=1 September 2006|volume=21|issue=5|pages=323–334|doi=10.1177/1062860606291781|pmid=16973949}}</ref>

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Some researchers have discussed difficulties in following NQF proposals.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal|last1=Blake|first1=S. C.|title=Facilitators and Barriers to 10 National Quality Forum Safe Practices|journal=American Journal of Medical Quality|date=1 September 2006|volume=21|issue=5|pages=323–334|doi=10.1177/1062860606291781|pmid=16973949|s2cid=27542660}}</ref>


==Consensus-based entity==
==Consensus-based entity==
NQF operates as a consensus-based entity in the creation of voluntary consensus standards as defined by the National Technology Transfer Act and Advancement act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119, which directs US government agencies to participate in the development and use of voluntary consensus standards.<ref name="OMB Circular A-119">[http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a119#4]</ref> These consensus standards are largely concerned with measuring and publicly reporting on performance in healthcare settings. NQF uses a multi-step consensus development process to vet performance measures created by public and private measure developers including the [[National Committee for Quality Assurance|NCQA]], [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|CMS]], and Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepcpi.org/page/About-Us|title=PCPI|website=www.thepcpi.org|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref> NQF endorses those measures that meet the following criteria:<ref name="NQF Measure Evaluation Criteria">{{cite web|url=http://www.qualityforum.org/docs/measure_evaluation_criteria.aspx|title=NQF: Help|work=qualityforum.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929173120/http://www.qualityforum.org/docs/measure_evaluation_criteria.aspx|archivedate=2014-09-29}}</ref>
NQF operates as a consensus-based entity in the creation of voluntary consensus standards as defined by the National Technology Transfer Act and Advancement act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119, which directs US government agencies to participate in the development and use of voluntary consensus standards.<ref name="OMB Circular A-119">{{cite web| url = https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/circulars_a119#4| title = CIRCULAR NO. A-119 Revised {{!}} The White House}}</ref> These consensus standards are largely concerned with measuring and publicly reporting on performance in healthcare settings. NQF uses a multi-step consensus development process to vet performance measures created by public and private measure developers including the [[National Committee for Quality Assurance|NCQA]], [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|CMS]], and Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepcpi.org/page/About-Us|title=PCPI|website=www.thepcpi.org|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref> NQF endorses those measures that meet the following criteria:<ref name="NQF Measure Evaluation Criteria">{{cite web|url=http://www.qualityforum.org/docs/measure_evaluation_criteria.aspx|title=NQF: Help|work=qualityforum.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929173120/http://www.qualityforum.org/docs/measure_evaluation_criteria.aspx|archive-date=2014-09-29}}</ref>
* Importance to measure and report
* Importance to measure and report
* Scientific acceptability of measure properties
* Scientific acceptability of measure properties
* Feasibility
* Feasibility
* Usability and use
* Usability and use
* Related and competing measures
* Related and competing measures


The endorsement process has historically taken 12 months to complete, but NQF streamlined its process in 2014, reducing the process to seven months.<ref name="The Hill blog post: Signs of progress in healthcare quality">{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/214356-signs-of-progress-in-healthcare-quality|title=Signs of progress in healthcare quality|work=TheHill}}</ref> NQF-endorsed measures are preferred for use in federal programs like PCPI.
The endorsement process has historically taken 12 months to complete, but NQF streamlined its process in 2014, reducing the process to seven months.<ref name="The Hill blog post: Signs of progress in healthcare quality">{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/214356-signs-of-progress-in-healthcare-quality/|title=Signs of progress in healthcare quality|work=TheHill|date=6 August 2014 |last1=Md |first1=Christine K. Cassel }}</ref>


==Programs==
==Programs==


NQF, under contract to the federal government, played a significant role in the creation of the national quality strategy.
NQF, under contract to the federal government, played a significant role in the creation of the national quality strategy.
Under contract to the federal government, NQF convenes a consensus body to recommend measures for specific federal programs via the Measures Application Partnership. On February 8, 2023, CMS awarded Battelle Memorial Institute a $53 million contract to procure the services of a consensus-based entity,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Battelle Awarded Federal Contract to Support Healthcare Performance Measurement |url=https://www.battelle.org/insights/newsroom/press-release-details/battelle-awarded-federal-contract-to-support-healthcare-performance-measurement |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=www.battelle.org}}</ref> necessary to support various duties pertaining to health care performance measurement, as required under Section 1890 of the Social Security Act. As a result, the National Quality Forum is no longer the federal contractor responsible for endorsing measures, or recommending measures for use in federal programs.
Under contract to the federal government, NQF convenes a consensus body to recommend measures for specific federal programs via the Measures Application Partnership.


NQF is best known for its report on Serious Reportable Events (SREs or never events) in 2009. NQF created the term to refer to 28 preventable, serious, and unambiguous adverse events that should never occur in a healthcare setting.<ref name="Search Health IT definitions of serious reportable events">{{cite web|url=http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/serious-reportable-event-SRE|title=What is serious reportable event (SRE)? - Definition from WhatIs.com|work=SearchHealthIT}}</ref>
NQF is best known for its report on Serious Reportable Events (SREs or never events) in 2009. NQF created the term to refer to 28 preventable, serious, and unambiguous adverse events that should never occur in a healthcare setting.<ref name="Search Health IT definitions of serious reportable events">{{cite web|url=http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/serious-reportable-event-SRE|title=What is serious reportable event (SRE)? - Definition from WhatIs.com|work=SearchHealthIT}}</ref>
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==Controversies==
==Controversies==
On January 9, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/January/14-civ-021.html|title=CareFusion to Pay the Government $40.1 Million to Resolve Allegations That Include More Than $11 Million in Kickbacks to One Doctor|work=justice.gov}}</ref> and 49 U.S States and the District of Columbia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-40m-settlement-resolving-fraud-allegations-against-health|title=A.G. Schneiderman Announces $40m Settlement Resolving Fraud Allegations Against Health Care Giant Carefusion|work=ny.gov}}</ref> reached an out-of-court settlement with [[CareFusion]], a medical products company, for US$40 million in a whistleblower suit that alleged that the company had paid Charles Denham over US$11 million to influence medical standards settings in favor of the company while he was involved with NQF. In a press release,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qualityforum.org/News_And_Resources/Press_Releases/2014/NQF_Statement_on_Department_of_Justice_Settlement.aspx|title=NQF: NQF Statement on Department of Justice Settlement|work=qualityforum.org}}</ref> NQF distanced itself from Dr. Denham and his foundation TMIT<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safetyleaders.org/templates/idPage.jsp?ID=1616|title=Safetyleaders.com|work=safetyleaders.org}}</ref> while stating "reference to [the CareFusion product] was removed from the draft Safe Practices report after an NQF ad hoc review did not find sufficient evidence to support one skin preparation over another."
On January 9, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/January/14-civ-021.html|title=CareFusion to Pay the Government $40.1 Million to Resolve Allegations That Include More Than $11 Million in Kickbacks to One Doctor|work=justice.gov|date=9 January 2014 }}</ref> and 49 U.S States and the District of Columbia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-40m-settlement-resolving-fraud-allegations-against-health|title=A.G. Schneiderman Announces $40m Settlement Resolving Fraud Allegations Against Health Care Giant Carefusion|work=ny.gov}}</ref> reached an out-of-court settlement with [[CareFusion]], a medical products company, for US$40 million in a whistleblower suit that alleged that the company had paid Charles Denham over US$11 million to influence medical standards settings in favor of the company while he was involved with NQF. In a press release,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qualityforum.org/News_And_Resources/Press_Releases/2014/NQF_Statement_on_Department_of_Justice_Settlement.aspx|title=NQF: NQF Statement on Department of Justice Settlement|work=qualityforum.org}}</ref> NQF distanced itself from Dr. Denham and his foundation TMIT<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safetyleaders.org/templates/idPage.jsp?ID=1616|title=Safetyleaders.com|work=safetyleaders.org}}</ref> while stating "reference to [the CareFusion product] was removed from the draft Safe Practices report after an NQF ad hoc review did not find sufficient evidence to support one skin preparation over another."


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.qualityforum.org}}
* {{Official website|http://www.qualityforum.org}}

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[[Category:1999 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in the United States]]

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National Quality Forum
AbbreviationNQF
Typenon-profit
Purposepromotes patient protections and healthcare
Location

National Quality Forum (NQF) is a United States–based non-profit membership organization that promotes patient protections and healthcare quality through measurement and public reporting.[1][2] It was established in 1999 based on recommendations by the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.[3] NQF’s membership comprises over 400 organizations, representing consumers, health plans, medical professionals, employers, government and other public health agencies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and other quality improvement organizations. NQF has helped develop guidelines on palliative care.[4]

On August 16, 2023, the Joint Commission acquired the National Quality Forum.[5] Jonathan Perlin, CEO of the Joint Commission, stated: "We believe that by combining the unique capabilities of each organization, we can better support focused improvement in healthcare. Our goals are shared across the patient, consumer, payer, purchaser, and provider communities: Safer, higher value, more equitable, and more compassionate healthcare".

Some researchers have discussed difficulties in following NQF proposals.[6]

Consensus-based entity

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NQF operates as a consensus-based entity in the creation of voluntary consensus standards as defined by the National Technology Transfer Act and Advancement act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119, which directs US government agencies to participate in the development and use of voluntary consensus standards.[7] These consensus standards are largely concerned with measuring and publicly reporting on performance in healthcare settings. NQF uses a multi-step consensus development process to vet performance measures created by public and private measure developers including the NCQA, CMS, and Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI).[8] NQF endorses those measures that meet the following criteria:[9]

  • Importance to measure and report
  • Scientific acceptability of measure properties
  • Feasibility
  • Usability and use
  • Related and competing measures

The endorsement process has historically taken 12 months to complete, but NQF streamlined its process in 2014, reducing the process to seven months.[10]

Programs

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NQF, under contract to the federal government, played a significant role in the creation of the national quality strategy. Under contract to the federal government, NQF convenes a consensus body to recommend measures for specific federal programs via the Measures Application Partnership. On February 8, 2023, CMS awarded Battelle Memorial Institute a $53 million contract to procure the services of a consensus-based entity,[11] necessary to support various duties pertaining to health care performance measurement, as required under Section 1890 of the Social Security Act. As a result, the National Quality Forum is no longer the federal contractor responsible for endorsing measures, or recommending measures for use in federal programs.

NQF is best known for its report on Serious Reportable Events (SREs or never events) in 2009. NQF created the term to refer to 28 preventable, serious, and unambiguous adverse events that should never occur in a healthcare setting.[12]

A 2006 report published in the American Journal of Medical Quality reviewed "facilitators and barriers" to implementing the National Quality Forum's recommended hospital practices. It identified executive support, administrative support and education and training as key factors, while "resistance to change" was the most difficult barrier to overcome.[6]

Controversies

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On January 9, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice[13] and 49 U.S States and the District of Columbia[14] reached an out-of-court settlement with CareFusion, a medical products company, for US$40 million in a whistleblower suit that alleged that the company had paid Charles Denham over US$11 million to influence medical standards settings in favor of the company while he was involved with NQF. In a press release,[15] NQF distanced itself from Dr. Denham and his foundation TMIT[16] while stating "reference to [the CareFusion product] was removed from the draft Safe Practices report after an NQF ad hoc review did not find sufficient evidence to support one skin preparation over another."

References

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  1. ^ "National Quality Forum". RWJF.
  2. ^ Kizer, KW (Mar 21, 2001). "Patient safety: a call to action: a consensus statement from the National Quality Forum". MedGenMed. 3 (2): 10. PMID 11549959.
  3. ^ Kizer, Kenneth W. (April 2000). "The National Quality Forum Seeks to Improve Health Care". Academic Medicine. National Policy Perspectives. 75 (4): 320–321. doi:10.1097/00001888-200004000-00005. PMID 10893112.
  4. ^ Ferrell, Betty; Connor, Stephen R.; Cordes, Anne; Dahlin, Constance M.; Fine, Perry G.; Hutton, Nancy; Leenay, Mark; Lentz, Judy; Person, Judi Lund; Meier, Diane E.; Zuroski, Ken (June 2007). "The National Agenda for Quality Palliative Care: The National Consensus Project and the National Quality Forum". Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 33 (6): 737–744. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.024. PMID 17531914.
  5. ^ National Quality Forum. "NQF: The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Join Forces to Improve Healthcare Quality, Safety, Equity, and Value". www.qualityforum.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ a b Blake, S. C. (1 September 2006). "Facilitators and Barriers to 10 National Quality Forum Safe Practices". American Journal of Medical Quality. 21 (5): 323–334. doi:10.1177/1062860606291781. PMID 16973949. S2CID 27542660.
  7. ^ "CIRCULAR NO. A-119 Revised | The White House".
  8. ^ "PCPI". www.thepcpi.org. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  9. ^ "NQF: Help". qualityforum.org. Archived from the original on 2014-09-29.
  10. ^ Md, Christine K. Cassel (6 August 2014). "Signs of progress in healthcare quality". TheHill.
  11. ^ "Battelle Awarded Federal Contract to Support Healthcare Performance Measurement". www.battelle.org. April 10, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  12. ^ "What is serious reportable event (SRE)? - Definition from WhatIs.com". SearchHealthIT.
  13. ^ "CareFusion to Pay the Government $40.1 Million to Resolve Allegations That Include More Than $11 Million in Kickbacks to One Doctor". justice.gov. 9 January 2014.
  14. ^ "A.G. Schneiderman Announces $40m Settlement Resolving Fraud Allegations Against Health Care Giant Carefusion". ny.gov.
  15. ^ "NQF: NQF Statement on Department of Justice Settlement". qualityforum.org.
  16. ^ "Safetyleaders.com". safetyleaders.org.
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