Two rising quality leaders will work directly with National Quality Forum leadership to gain exposure to the federal quality improvement and policy realms.

Registration is open for the July 11 webinar, hosted by the National Quality Partners Social Determinants of Health Data Integration Action Team.

The Measure Applications Partnership Hospital Workgroup recommended greater alignment of measures across programs and proposed criteria for measure removal.

The Measure Applications Partnership submitted recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services on 35 performance measures under consideration for use in federal health care programs.

The new road map recommends policies and practices providers can adopt to promote health equity and eliminate disparities.

Of particular note, NQF's Measure Applications Partnership acknowledged the need for more research to understand the role of socioeconomic status in health.

NQF's Measure Applications Partnership submitted recommendations to HHS on 74 performance measures under consideration for 16 federal health care programs.

Starting in 2017, the National Quality Forum's Consensus Standards Approval Committee will make final decisions on endorsements without board approval.

New hospital resource offers examples of ways to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria and outlines CDC's core elements of stewardship programs.