NQF Measure Applications Panel Chooses 13 Standardized Long-Term Care & Home Health Care Quality Measures

On February 1, 2012, the Measure Applications Panel (MAP), a public/private partnership between the non-profit National Quality Forum (NQF) and the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released recommendations for core measures to assess care for all post-acute care settings including long-term care and home health. The recommendations include 13 measures that will be used to standardize the comparison of quality and performance in a variety of settings including home health care, short- and- long-stay nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), and long-term care hospitals.  13 Recommended Core Measure Concepts for Post . . .