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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)

My NQMC Personalization

What features are available for "My NQMC" personalization?

How can I sign up for a free account?

What types of custom e-mail alerts are available and how can I sign up?

How often are My NQMC e-mail alerts issued?

Why can't I find my specific topic of interest in the Topic alerts feature?

How can I remove My Recent Searches and My Recently Viewed Summaries from my home page?

How can I opt out of the passive personalization (My Recent Searches and My Recently Viewed Summaries) features?

Once I create a free account on NQMC, am I automatically signed up for a free account on NQMC’s sister site, National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)?

Scope of NQMC

What is the Domain Framework underpinning NQMC?

What measure domains are represented in NQMC?

Where can I find definitions and examples of terms used in the NQMC summary to describe common properties of health care measures?

Does NQMC provide benchmarking data or measure results?

Does NQMC develop measures or provide specific guidance for developing measures?

What are UMLS concepts, and how are they used on NQMC?

Relationship of NQMC to Other Measure-related Resources

What is the difference between the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) and the HHS Measure Inventory?

What is the difference between the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) and the National Quality Forum (NQF)?

How do I know if a measure in NQMC is NQF-endorsed?

Why is the number of NQF-endorsed measures different than the number of measures tagged as NQF-endorsed by NQMC?

NQMC uses the term "Domain" and NQF uses the term "Measure Type"; can you clarify the difference in the term domain (as used in NQMC) as it relates to the term measure type (as used by NQF)?

Relationship of NQMC to National Frameworks

What are the National Quality Strategy (NQS) aims and priorities?

Does NQMC classify measures by the National Quality Strategy (NQS) aims and priorities?

Measure Submissions, Inclusion Criteria, Copyright Permission

What are NQMC's criteria for inclusion?

How do I submit measures for possible inclusion in NQMC?

What is NQMC's submission, inclusion, and rejection process?

Is a submitted measure automatically in the public domain or can a proprietary measure be submitted and included in NQMC without relinquishing ownership of the instrument?

Are there copyright restrictions on the information accessed through the NQMC Web site at www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov?

What are examples of measure documentation submitted to NQMC?

How does NQMC use the submitted measure documentation?

Publication Activity

How can I find out about new measure summaries that are published to the NQMC Web site?

How can I find out whether a particular measure will be added to NQMC in the future?

How can I obtain an earlier version of a measure currently included in NQMC?

What happens when a measure summary is removed from the NQMC Web site?

Searching/Browsing

How can I find measures on a specific topic?

Is NQMC searching the complete measure documentation for my search terms?

Is the NQMC search engine case sensitive?

My search returned a results page stating "No results were found." Why doesn't NQMC have any measures on my topic?

Is there a quick way to find measures associated with a specific measure initiative (e.g., National Healthcare Quality Report, Physician Quality Reporting System, Nursing Home Compare)?

Why was the Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (AQA) Measure Initiative removed from NQMC?

What is the difference among the Find, Search, and Advanced Search features?

What is the Measure Matrix?