NQMC Update Service: January 25, 2016 || Announcements 2 NQMC

NQMC Update Service: January 25, 2016

Announcements

Conference News

• The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) 13th annual conference will take place from September 27-30, 2016 in Philadelphia. This conference will be co-hosted by the American College of Physicians, ECRI Institute and Penn Medicine. The theme is "Individualised Guidelines and Clinical Performance Measurement in an Era of Personalised Medicine." Abstract submission and registration opens January 4, 2016. For more information, visit the G-I-N Conference Web site.

Coming Soon

• Updated National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS 2016 Respiratory Conditions Measures
• Updated American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement Eye Care I and II Performance Measurement Sets

Look for these measures in NQMC in the near future!

Health Awareness Topics - January 2016

• Cervical Health Awareness Month (see related measures)
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month (see related measures)
• Thyroid Awareness Month (see related measures)

How to Participate

• Submit Measures: Visit our Submit Measures page for information on how to submit your organization's measures.
• Suggest a Measure for Possible Inclusion: Submit your suggestions for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets that you would like to see included in NQMC.