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right National Quality Forum (NQF) is a United States-based non-profit membership organization that promotes patient protections and healthcare quality through measurement and public reporting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Quality Forum )〕 It was established in 1999 based on recommendations by the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry. NQF’s membership comprises over 400 organizations, representing consumers, health plans, medical professionals, employers, government and other public health agencies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and other quality improvement organizations.NQF has helped develop guidelines on palliative care. Some researchers have discussed difficulties in following NQF proposals. ==Consensus-based entity== NQF operates as a consensus-based entity in the creation of voluntary consensus standards as defined by the National Technology Transfer Act and Advancement act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119, which directs US government agencies to participate in the development and use of voluntary consensus standards.〔()〕 These consensus standards are largely concerned with measuring and publicly reporting on performance in healthcare settings. NQF uses a multi-step consensus development process to vet performance measures created by public and private measure developers including NCQA, CMS, PCPI. NQF endorses those measures that meet the following criteria:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NQF: Help )〕 * Importance to measure and report * Scientific acceptability of measure properties * Feasibility * Usability and use * Related and competing measures The endorsement process has historically taken 12 months to complete, but NQF streamlined its process in 2014, reducing the process to seven months.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Signs of progress in healthcare quality )〕 NQF-endorsed measures are preferred for use in federal programs like PCPI. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Quality Forum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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