The National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) has begun its annual review of standardized performance measures that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering for use in federal health programs. The list of approximately 100 Measures Under Consideration is open for public comment through Dec. 2, 2016. This year, in addition to recommending meaningful measures for use in Medicare programs, MAP will provide guidance on the future removal of measures. MAP’s important new role can help contribute to reducing the administrative burden of measurement while ensuring that the measures in use are high-value measures.
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