National Quality Forum

A voluntary consensus standards-setting organization working to improve U.S. health care

National Quality Forum

The National Quality Forum (NQF) operates under a three-part mission to improve the quality of American health care: setting national priorities and goals for performance improvement, endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance, and promoting the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs. In 2008, NQF convened the National Priorities Partnership, a collaborative effort of 32 major national organizations that collectively influence every part of the health care system. By focusing on high-leverage priorities and goals and taking collective action to reach them, the partnership strives to transform health care from the inside out, where it has the best chance to succeed.

Tue, 03/29/2011 - 14:19
Norton Healthcare Wins 2011 National Quality Healthcare Award Kentucky-based not-for-profit hospital lauded for integrating care across entire patient-focused experience
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 14:19
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality…
Norton Healthcare Wins 2011 National Quality Healthcare Award Kentucky-based not-for-profit hospital lauded for integrating care across entire patient-focused experience
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 14:19
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality…
Health Care IT: Concepts in Clinical Measurement NQF releases two studies on assisting appropriate health IT use
Wed, 01/19/2011 - 13:39
(National Quality Forum: Washington) -- Two new studies by the National Quality Forum (NQF) are designed to promote future work in clinical decision support (CDS) and expand the understanding of the benefits of health information technology (HIT)…
Company News: NQF Endorses Framework for Public Reporting of Patient Safety Events Framework provides seven guidelines for reporting safety events and health care errors
Sun, 10/10/2010 - 09:38
(National Quality Forum: Washington, D.C.) -- To improve health care safety, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed a framework for the public reporting of patient safety events. The framework provides guidance that will standardize an…
NQF 2011 National Quality Healthcare Award to Reward Accountable Care Award applications accepted through Oct. 27
Mon, 09/20/2010 - 13:04

(National Quality Forum: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has opened the application period for its 2011 National Quality Healthcare Award, which recognizes exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve…
NQF Endorses Standards for Hospital Care
Wed, 06/04/2008 - 22:00
(NQF: Washington, D.C.) -- Recognizing that patient safety remains a major hurdle in the United States, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed 48 voluntary consensus standards focused on measuring the performance of acute-care hospitals,…