National Quality Forum

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]

  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. ^ 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.