NHQI Quality Measures

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Clinical Resources: MedQIC Website

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has designed this searchable online clearinghouse to support the quality improvement activities of Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and providers.

Quality Measure Resource Manual, Version 5.0

This training guide contains information on the enhanced set of quality measures that were posted on the Medicare "Compare Nursing Homes in Your Area" (www.medicare.gov) website for all nursing facilities beginning February 2006.

Snap Shot Definitions of the NHQI Quality Measures

A quick reference to the Enhanced Set of Quality Measures including numerator, denominator, exclusion, and covariate information.

Consumer Information Regarding the Quality Measures

Information describing each quality measure in a format that is easy to understand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked questions can be found on the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) web site.

The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.