The Health Equity Program features a portfolio of projects and resources, including the recently released NQF Roadmap to Promote Health Equity and Eliminate Disparities as well as the forum’s two-year trial that focused on risk adjusting healthcare performance measures for social risk factors.
NFQ will engage its 430-plus members in the program. The program will focus on:
● Identifying disparities and those affected by health inequity
● Influencing performance measurement
● Inspiring implementation of best practices and innovative approaches
● Informing payment
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