NQF adds quality measures to behavioral health portfolio

Luke Gale | November 05, 2012 | Health Exec | Economics

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed six new behavioral health quality measures and reaffirmed its support for four existing measures related to substance abuse, adherence to antipsychotic medication and post-discharge care coordination for patients hospitalized for mental illness.

NQF is engaged in an ongoing evaluation and updating of new and existing measures to ensure that all included in the behavioral health portfolio are “best in class” that address gaps in care delivered and align with national priorities, according to a Nov. 5 statement.

The recently endorsed measures are listed in a written statement from NQF and requests they be reconsidered can be made by submitting, no later than Dec. 4, an appeal on the NQF measure database.

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