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National Quality Forum  

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  • The National Quality Forum (NQF) is charged with planning, developing, establishing, and coordinating voluntary consensus standards for healthcare quality, measurement, and reporting through a formal, structured consensus development process. Located in Washington, D.C., the NQF is a private, nonprofit organization with open membership that represents a unique consortium of over 350 public and private healthcare-related organizations including federal agencies, healthcare providers, consumers/patients, purchasers, industry, and other stakeholders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; National Quality Forum (NQF)]

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