Quality Forum definition
Examples of Quality Forum in a sentence
At least annually, sharing of data on mutually agreed upon quality measure sets generally accepted by national accreditation organizations and national quality organizations, such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the National Quality Forum (NQF), CMS, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or TJC, either electronically or through paper reports.
Each Contracted Provider shall use best efforts to comply with applicable state and federal reporting or other requirements relating to Never Events and/or Serious Adverse Events, as the applicable term is defined by the National Quality Forum or by state or federal law.
The Contractor shall cooperate with EOHHS in developing and implementing a process for ensuring non-payment for services constituting or resulting from so-called serious reportable events, as defined by the National Quality Forum.
As defined by the National Quality Forum (NQF), an error in medical care that is of concern to both the public and health care professionals and providers, clearly identifiable and measurable (and thus feasible to include in a reporting system), and of a nature such that the risk of occurrence is significantly influenced by the policies and procedures of the health care organization.
Contractor shall provide the Exchange with its plan, measures and process to provide Plan Enrollees with current cost and quality information for network providers, including at the individual physician and hospital level, using the most current nationally recognized or endorsed measures, including National Quality Forum (NQF), in accordance with the principles of the Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement.
Recommended sources for measures are nationally recognized indicators, such as the National Quality Forum (NQF), HEDIS measures, the Family Planning Annual Reports (FPAR), or taken from existing validated instruments, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
An Information Sharing agreement has been shared with CCGs which has been discussed at the Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary Care Quality Forum and CCGs have been requested to sign up to this in 2016.
Measurement/data collection efforts may include performance measurement systems such as Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), measures developed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), and similar measures developed by accrediting organizations such as, but not limited to, the Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and URAC or endorsed by the National Quality Forum.
A Primary Care Quality Forum (PCQF) has been established which reports to the main Lancashire and South Cumbria QSG.
Measures will include those endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) and United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) related to screening recommendations.