Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Quality Measurement and Improvement
Lecture:Definitions and framework for assessing quality
What is known about health care quality
Slide content:Additional Resources Continued National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) CMS tools and resources: Clinical Quality Measures Basics Specialty Reporting Tools: CMS Hospice Quality reporting program Hospice Item Set endorsed by the National Quality Foundation 16
Slide notes:The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) is a public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets supported by AHRQ. CMS provides many tools on its website to assist providers with quality activities. These include a resource on the basics of clinical quality measures that is focused on assisting providers to measure and track the quality of health care services. Also, quality reporting resources are available for various medical specialties. This slide illustrates hospice and just a couple of the resources available that are specifically focused on quality reporting. 16