NQF (National Quality Forum)

The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that identifies and endorses healthcare quality measures to improve patient care. It reviews and approves standardized ways to measure healthcare performance across hospitals, clinics, and providers, ensuring consistency, transparency, and accountability. By setting these benchmarks, NQF helps healthcare organizations focus on delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered care, while also guiding policy, payment, and quality improvement efforts. Its goal is to promote high-quality healthcare through reliable measurement and continuous improvement.