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NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (EIN 52-2175544)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-10-01
IRS object ID
201232759349300818
Schema version
2011v1.3
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2012-10-01T11:52:22-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARGY WILTSE & ROBINSON PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18405 GREENSBORO DRIVE 7TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityMCLEANCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22102ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522175544EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUMBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name% LAURA MILLERInCareOfName
Name ControlNATINameControl
Phone2027831300Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11030 15TH STREET NWAddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameJEFFREY TOMITZName
TitleCFOTitle
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Preparer Preparer

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NameDAVID J TRIMNERName
Phone7038930600Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Sheera Rosenfeld
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

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Current Year Minus2914225CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus10CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year1000000CurrentYear
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Lobbying Ceiling$3,766,559LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus265619CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus10CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year6451CurrentYear
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Current Year Minus2228556CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus10CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year250000CurrentYear
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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LandLand
BuildingsBuildings

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Equipment Equipment

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Depreciation406332Depreciation
Book Value176032BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

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DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT$1,084,765
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Total Expenses24327309TotalExpenses
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

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Return ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2ReturnReference
ExplanationNQF applies a "more-likely than-not" threshold to positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. With few exceptions, NQF is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years ended December 31, 2007 and prior. Management has evaluated NQF's tax positions and has concluded that NQF has taken no material uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (16 entries)

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Ann Hammersmith
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James Elder
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Laura Miller
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Helen Burstin
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Floyd P Eisenberg
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Thomas Valuck
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Nicole Silverman
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Lindsey Spindle
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Lisa Hines
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Kyle Vickers
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Karen Adams
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Sheera Rosenfeld
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Reva Winkler
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Diane Stollenwerk
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Heidi Bossley
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Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

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IdentifierQUESTIONS REGARDING COMPENSATIONIdentifier
Return ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4AReturnReference
ExplanationSEVERANCE PAYMENTS JAMES ELDER: 29,232 SHEERA ROSENFIELD: 18,760Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, 4A & 4BLINE 1: THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (NQF) IS A UNIQUE, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATION INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND PUBLIC REPORTING. NQF IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS REPRESENTING VIRTUALLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. NQF OPERATES UNDER A THREE-PART MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF AMERICAN HEALTHCARE BY SETTING NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, ENDORSING NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR MEASURING AND PUBLICLY REPORTING ON PERFORMANCE AND PROMOTING THE ATTAINMENT OF NATIONAL GOALS AND THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. LINE 4A: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: NATIONAL PRIORITIES PARTNERSHIP - THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMMATIC AREA (SP), IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), DELIVERED A REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES PARTNERSHIP (NPP) DURING 2010 PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR THE SECRETARY'S NATIONAL QUALITY STRATEGY (NQS). (THE NPP IS A COLLABORATION OF 51 PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT THE ARRAY OF STAKEHOLDERS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE NATION'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.) SUBSEQUENTLY, IN RESPONSE TO A SECOND REQUEST FROM HHS, NPP IDENTIFIED THREE GOALS FOR EACH OF THE NQS' SIX PRIORITIES IN A SECOND REPORT IN 2011, TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES REQUIRE LEVERAGING THE REACH OF THE MANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS PARTICIPATING IN NPP, WHICH BALANCES THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS, PURCHASERS, HEALTH PLANS, CLINICIANS, PROVIDERS, FEDERAL AGENCY LEADERS, COMMUNITY ALLIANCES, STATES, QUALITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPLIERS. IN 2011, NPP FOCUSED FURTHER ON ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY, ONE OF THE SIX NQS PRIORITIES AND A VERY IMPORTANT FOCUS FOR HHS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, NPP WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH HHS ON ITS PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS INITIATIVE, THROUGH HOSTING QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND AN INTERACTIVE WEBINAR SERIES, WHICH BROUGHT TOOLS AND IDEAS FOR REDUCING PATIENT HARM TO NEARLY 10,000 FRONT-LINE CLINICIANS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NPP RECOMMENDATIONS WERE CAPTURED IN A FOLLOW-UP REPORT TO THE HHS SECRETARY, PRIORITIES FOR THE NATIONAL QUALITY STRATEGY, PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2011. THIS SECOND REPORT IDENTIFIES GOALS AND MEASURE CONCEPTS THAT ADDRESS THE THREE NQS AIMS AND SIX PRIORITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY. PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS - PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS IS ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS TO REDUCE ALL-CAUSE HARM (I.E., ALL FORMS OF HARM THAT CAN AFFECT PATIENTS) AND HOSPITAL READMISSIONS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, NPP PARTNERED WITH THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS TO HOST 11 WEBINARS THAT ATTRACTED APPROXIMATLEY 10,000 FRONTLINE CLINICIANS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDED EDUCATION, TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND INSIGHT ON KEY SAFETY ISSUES. THESE WEBINARS RANGED FROM GENERAL INTERVENTIONS (E.G., HOW TO GET BOARDS OF DIRECTORS INVOLVED IN MATTERS INVOLVING IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY), TO THOSE WITH A MORE SPECIFIC FOCUS ON CLINICAL TEAMS (E.G., REDUCING SURGICAL-SITE INFECTIONS). NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF WEBINAR PARTICIPANTS, WHO CAME FROM EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY, REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING NEW IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS NOVEL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PROGRAMMING.
ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUED & 4BLINE 4A CONTINUED: MEASURE APPLICATIONS - CONVENED BY NQF IN THE SPRING OF 2011, THE MEASURE APPLICATIONS PARTNERSHIP (MAP) IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MADE UP OF 60 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING MAJOR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, 9 FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND 40 SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS. IT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE HHS WITH THOUGHTFUL, PRE-RULEMAKING INPUT ABOUT WHICH PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO USE IN PUBLIC REPORTING AND PAYMENT WITHIN AND ACROSS 17 FEDERAL PROGRAMS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, MAP IS INFORMING THE THINKING AND DECISIONS OF PRIVATE-SECTOR LEADERS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR MEASURE-SELECTION STRATEGIES. MAP REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT INNOVATION IN THE REGULATORY PROCESS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE STATUTE. IN CONTRAST TO TRADITIONAL FEDERAL RULEMAKING, WHERE THERE ARE LIMITED, UNIDIRECTIONAL FORUMS FOR INPUT BEFORE DRAFT RULES ARE ISSUED AND NO FORUMS THAT CROSS PROGRAMMATIC AREAS, MAP ENABLES PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR LEADERS TO WORK TOGETHER ON CREATING A MEASUREMENT STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT IS CROSSCUTTING AND COORDINATED ACROSS SETTINGS OF CARE; FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS; LEVELS OF MEASUREMENT ANALYSIS; PAYER TYPE; AND POINTS IN TIME. IN 2011, MAP CONSISTED OF FOUR PROGRAMMATIC-ORIENTED WORKGROUPS, CLINICIAN, HOSPITAL, LTC/PAC, AND DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES, AND AN AD-HOC SAFETY WORKGROUP, EACH OF WHICH MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAP COORDINATING COMMITTEE. THIS INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THEN INTEGRATES AND ALIGNS THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ACROSS THE FOUR PROGRAMMATIC AREAS-WHICH REPRESENT 17 DIFFERENT FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND ADVISES HHS DIRECTLY. IN THE FALL OF 2011, AND IN ADVANCE OF FUTURE MEASURE-SELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS, MAP ISSUED REPORTS OFFERING ADVICE TO HHS ABOUT HOW THE AGENCY MIGHT BETTER COORDINATE ITS MEASURE STRATEGIES AS IT RELATES TO EFFORTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING SAFETY AND CLINICIAN PERFORMANCE. ITS REPORTS INCLUDE MAP COORDINATION STRATEGY FOR CLINICIAN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND MAP COORDINATION STRATEGY FOR HEALTHCARE-ACQUIRED CONDITIONS AND READMISSIONS ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PAYERS. IN 2011, MAP ALSO RELEASED THE FIRST OF TWO REPORTS FOCUSING ON DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE ENROLLED IN BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS: MAP STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FOR DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES. BUILDING ON THESE REPORTS, MAP THEN PROVIDED PRE-RULEMAKING GUIDANCE TO HHS, INCLUDING INPUT ON MEASURE SETS PERTAINING TO 17 HHS PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING CONSISTENCY AND MINIMIZING REPORTING BURDEN ACROSS FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND BETWEEN PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR EFFORTS. LEADERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT HHS AGENCIES ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MAP. LINE 4B: MEASURE ENDORSEMENT ACTIVITIES: PERFORMANCE MEASURES - THIS PROGRAMMATIC AREA REFERS TO THE TECHNICAL WORK OF EVALUATING PERFORMANCE MEASURES (PM) SUBMITTED FOR NQF-ENDORSEMENT CONSIDERATION. NQF IS WORKING TO CREATE A MORE STANDARDIZED WAY TO EVALUATE ASPECTS OF THE NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE RESULTS IN HIGH QUALITY AND SAFE CARE. NQF COMPLETED 11 ENDORSEMENT PROJECTS DURING THE COURSE OF 2011-USING BOTH THE NQS PRIORITIES THAT CROSS CONDITIONS AND LEADING HEALTH CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO PREVALENCE AND COST AS A WAY TO PRIORITIZE ITS EFFORTS. IN TOTAL, NQF COMMITTEES EVALUATED 353 SUBMITTED MEASURES AND ENDORSED 170 NEW MEASURES, OR 48 PERCENT OF THOSE SUBMITTED. WHILE THE NUMBER OF MEASURES ENDORSED IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE ENDORSEMENT RATE IS LOWER DUE TO THE ENHANCED RIGOR OF THE REVIEW CRITERIA. AT THE SAME TIME, NQF PLACED EMPHASIS ON REDUCING PROVIDERS' REPORTING BURDEN BY HARMONIZING SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO SIMILAR MEASURES. CURRENTLY, THE PORTFOLIO OF NQF-ENDORSED MEASURES INCLUDES MORE THAN 700 MEASURES, OF WHICH 30 PERCENT ASSESS PATIENT OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCE WITH CARE. CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS ALSO HAS BEEN MADE IN SPECIFYING MEASURES FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. NQF WORKED WITH 18 MEASURE DEVELOPERS TO CREATE MEASURE SPECIFICATIONS FOR 113 EXISTING ENDORSED MEASURES, AND RELEASED AN INITIAL AND UPDATED MEASURE AUTHORING TOOL (MAT). THE RE-TOOLED MEASURES AND MAT ARE INNOVATIONS THAT ENABLE THE FIELD TO GET SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSER TO HAVING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS WITH THE CAPACITY TO CAPTURE AND REPORT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION DURING ROUTINE CARE DURING 2011, THE PM TEAM, WORKING WITH SEVERAL NATIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, MEMBER VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORS - UNDERTOOK A NUMBER OF DIVERSE, COMPLEX PROJECTS, FREQUENTLY UNDER TIGHT TIMELINES, AND CONTINUED TO ADDRESS FOUNDATIONAL WORK TO SUPPORT A RIGOROUS AND EFFICIENT CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION, ABOUT 85 PERCENT, OF THE MEASURES USED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS ARE NQF-ENDORSED. FURTHER, NQF-ENDORSED MEASURES ARE USED EXTENSIVELY BY PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS, STATE GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHERS. SUCH ALIGNMENT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCE REPORTING BURDENS FOR PROVIDERS AND ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE OF THE COMMON SIGNALS THAT PAYERS SEND. IN 2011, NQF COMPLETED 11 ENDORSEMENT PROJECTS, REVIEWING 353 SUBMITTED MEASURES AND ENDORSING 170, OR 48 PERCENT. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ENDORSEMENT PROCESS OVER THE LAST YEAR INCLUDED STRENGTHENING ITS RIGOR BY REQUIRING TESTING OF MEASURES PRIOR TO MEASURE REVIEW, INITIATION OF A PROJECT TO REDUCE ENDORSEMENT CYCLE TIME, INTEGRATION OF REVIEW OF EXISTING MEASURES WITH NEW MEASURES TO ENSURE HARMONIZATION AND BEST-IN- CLASS ASSESSMENT, AND CREATION OF AN EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS TO RESPOND TO IMPORTANT REGULATORY OR LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS. IN ADDITION, NQF WORKED WITH 18 MEASURE DEVELOPERS TO UPDATE 113 ELECTRONIC MEASURES, OR MEASURES, SO THEY COULD BE MORE READILY COLLECTED THROUGH EHRS, AND INTRODUCED AND UPDATED TOOLS TO RESPECTIVELY FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT AND COLLECTION OF MEASURES.
ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C & 4DLINE 4C: HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NQF LAUNCHED A PROJECT IN 2011 THAT WILL LEVERAGE HEALTH IT DATA TO ADDRESS PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL DEVICES, SUCH AS PUMPS USED TO DELIVER INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS AT HOME. THIS PROJECT, WHICH CONTINUES IN 2012, WILL DETERMINE WHAT DATA NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED AND SHARED TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND SAFETY RELATED TO DEVICES. IT ALSO WILL FOCUS ON WAYS TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SUCH DEVICES. E-MEASURES - IN 2010, AT THE REQUEST OF HHS, NQF WORKED WITH 18 MEASURE DEVELOPERS TO RE-TOOL 113 EXISTING, ENDORSED MEASURES FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT, THAT IS, TO DEVELOP ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS THAT ALLOW AN EHR TO CALCULATE THE MEASURE, SO THEY COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE MEANINGFUL USE PROGRAM. THESE E-MEASURES WERE FURTHER UPDATED AND ENHANCED IN 2011. THE MEASURE STEWARDS AND NQF FOUND THAT RE-TOOLING MEASURES FOR A NEW (ELECTRONIC) PLATFORM WAS NOT A SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD MATTER; RATHER IT INVOLVED THE STEWARDS RE-CONCEPTUALIZING EACH OF THE MEASURES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF NQF. QUALITY DATA MODEL (QDM) - THIS INFORMATION MODEL PROVIDES MEASURE DEVELOPERS WITH A FIRST-EVER "GRAMMAR," WHICH DEFINES DATA ELEMENTS. THESE DATA ELEMENTS CAN THEN BE EFFICIENTLY ASSEMBLED AND RE-ASSEMBLED INTO PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO BE READ BY EHRS. WORK ON THE QDM BEGAN IN 2007, WITH FUNDING FROM THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ). IN 2011, THE THIRD VERSION OF THE QDM WAS RELEASED, WHICH INCLUDES DATA ELEMENTS TO ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURES IN GAP AREAS, INCLUDING PATIENT/CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT AND DISPARITIES, AS WELL AS NEW METHODS OF DATA CAPTURE AND USE. IN SUMMARY, THIS EFFORT MAKES A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARD BEING ABLE TO MORE READILY LEVERAGE EXISTING ELECTRONIC HEALTH-RECORD DATA TO PRODUCE CLINICALLY RELEVANT, ADVANCED MEASURES. MEASURE AUTHORING TOOL (MAT) - THIS NON-PROPRIETARY, WEB-BASED TOOL MAKES IT EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT FOR MEASURE DEVELOPERS TO SPECIFY, SUBMIT, AND MAINTAIN ELECTRONIC MEASURES, OR E-MEASURES. INTRODUCED IN 2011, THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 35 ORGANIZATIONS USING THIS TOOL FOR E-MEASURE DEVELOPMENT. WORK THAT BEGAN IN 2011 AND CARRIES OVER INTO 2012 INCLUDES A PROJECT FOCUSED ON SHARING DATA ACROSS SETTINGS, CONVENING A FORUM FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF E-MEASURES, AND A PROJECT THAT WILL LEVERAGE HEALTH IT DATA TO ADDRESS PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL DEVICES, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. LINE 4D: THE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS HELD BY NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM.
MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS VOTING RESPONSIBILITIESFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 AND LINE 7ALINE 6 THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM HAS OVER 400 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THEY REPRESENT ALL SECTORS IN THE HEALTHCARE QUALITY LANDSCAPE INCLUDING: CONSUMERS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PURCHASERS; PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, AND OTHER PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; ACCREDITING AND CERTIFYING BODIES; SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES; AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. LINE 7A MEMBERS VOTE ON A SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO FILL BOARD OF DIRECTOR VACANCIES.
DECISIONS OF GOVERNING BODY SUBJECT TO APPROVALFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7BTHE BOARD RECOMMENDS A SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO FILL BOARD VACANCIES. THIS RECOMMENDATION GOES TO THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP FOR A VOTE. MEMBERSHIP MUST APPROVE CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESSFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11A & 11BTHE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 AFTER WHICH IT IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL PRIOR TO FILING.
CONFLICTS OF INTERESTFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO COMPLETE. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS SUBMITTED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ORALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELAVANT INFORMATION ANNUALLY IN A PUBLIC BOARD SESSION. EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SCREENED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND ANY DISCLOSURES MADE BY EMPLOYEES ARE REFERRED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FOLLOW-UP AND RESOLUTION.
DETERMINING COMPENSATIONFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A & 15BTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DETERMINES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE BY USING COMPARABLE DATA APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. THERE WAS CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARIES OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE BASED ON OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA. THE RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES.
AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTSFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCESFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENT: -89,567