The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the quality of healthcare for all Americans through fulfillment of its three-part mission:
* 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.
NQF's membership includes a wide variety of healthcare stakeholders, including consumer organizations, public and private purchasers, physicians, nurses, hospitals, accrediting and certifying bodies, supporting industries, and healthcare research and quality improvement organizations.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the quality of healthcare for all Americans through fulfillment of its three-part mission:
* 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.
NQF's membership includes a wide variety of healthcare stakeholders, including consumer organizations, public and private purchasers, physicians, nurses, hospitals, accrediting and certifying bodies, supporting industries, and healthcare research and quality improvement organizations.