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HIT Standards Committee. Clinical Quality Workgroup Floyd Eisenberg, MD MPH FACP for Janet Corrigan, PhD National Quality Forum October 14, 2009. Workgroup Progress. Update to measure grid for meaningful use Recommended set of 29 measures 17 can be retooled for EHRs Other measures
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HIT Standards Committee Clinical Quality Workgroup Floyd Eisenberg, MD MPH FACP for Janet Corrigan, PhD National Quality Forum October 14, 2009
Workgroup Progress • Update to measure grid for meaningful use • Recommended set of 29 measures • 17 can be retooled for EHRs • Other measures • 10 EHR utilization • 2 Privacy and Security • Retooling arrangements in progress • 17 selected measures • Additional related measures identified by HHS • Building on the work of HITSP in retooling 16 inpatient measures (TN906)
Workgroup Progress, con’t • Measure process workflow modified based on Standards Committee input • Incorporated in HITSP Quality Interoperability Specification (IS06) • Included as the basis for testing of retooled electronic measure specifications • NQF is actively working on new measures to meet the needs of the HIT Policy Committee requirements.