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Laurie Fitts, PhD, MPA, Technology Assessment - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, ECRI, 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, 610-828-5831, lfitts@ecri.org

The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse(tm) (NQMC(tm)), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a database and web site for information on evidence-based health care quality measures. Under contract with AHRQ, ECRI (formerly the Emergency Care Research Institute) a nonprofit health services research agency, performs the technical work for NQMC. The presenter, a member of ECRI's NQMC team and a health services research analyst, will describe NQMC(tm) and show how it can be used as a tool for developing quality improvement approaches. A PowerPoint presentation including diagrams and graphs will be used to support the talk.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to

• Articulate how the NQMC is used as a strategic tool for Quality Initiative approaches.
• Describe the NQMC published content (process measures, outcome measures, patient experience measures, access measures, structure measures, National Health Quality Report measures, National Health Disparities Report measures.
• Identify challenges for the NQMC.

Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality

Related Web page: www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: employment

Recorded presentation