The article I chose is about the growing concerns of inadequate healthcare in the United States. I find it very interesting that there has been a forum created for various people involved in health care to share ideas and help improve the downfalls in health care. This forum is called the National Quality Forum (NQF). I want to share with you the mission statement of this organization: “The mission of the National Quality Forum is to improve the quality of American healthcare by 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.” (http://www.qualityforum.org/)
According to the article, there are many types of people that take advantage of the NQF including: consumer groups, healthcare purchasers, healthcare providers and health plans, and research and quality improvement organizations. I feel that this is a great way for organizations to compare their performance measures against other organizations. As the NQF website states, “Providers […] need comparative data to design improvement programs and compare their performance against regional and national benchmarks.” That statement is undoubtedly true. I feel that the NQF is a great tool to help accomplish that goal.
Nursing-Sensitive Quality Performance Measures: A Key to Health Care Improvement?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4022/is_200503/ai_n13632951/print?tag=artBody;col1
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Great Job!
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