Nationally Recognized Performance Measures for Quality Improvement Activities
AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Consortium)
-- The Consortium currently has 266 performance measures for implementation.
Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (AQA) Recommended Starter Set -- Published in May 2005, the AQA “starter set” includes 26 measures that are aligned with the Institute of Medicine’s priority areas.
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)
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National Quality Forum Endorsed Standards
-- NQF endorses performance measures and other types of consensus standards, including preferred practices and measurement frameworks.
Performance Measurement & P4P
Nationally Recognized Performance Measures









