Call for Nominations: National Quality Forum HCBS Nomina
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is seeking nominations for a multistakeholder Committee to provide input on performance measurement gaps in home and community-based services (HCBS). HCBS are vital to promoting independence, wellness, and self-determination for people with long term care needs. A high-quality HCBS system is needed to support older adults and people with disabilities of all ages in optimizing independence, good health, and quality of life. Current efforts to measure and improve quality in HCBS are limited and need to provide better, more actionable information to policymakers, consumers and their families, program administrators, and other stakeholders.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is seeking nominations for a multistakeholder Committee to provide input on performance measurement gaps in home and community-based services (HCBS).
HCBS are vital to promoting independence, wellness, and self-determination for people with long term care needs. A high-quality HCBS system is needed to support older adults and people with disabilities of all ages in optimizing independence, good health, and quality of life. Current efforts to measure and improve quality in HCBS are limited and need to provide better, more actionable information to policymakers, consumers and their families, program administrators, and other stakeholders.
This project willbe guided by a multistakholder Committee of HCBS experts, including consumers. Through a series of meetings, the Committee will steer the project activities, including defining HCBS, developing an HCBS conceptual measurement framework, reviewing a staff-performed environmental scan of measures and measure concepts, and ultimately recommending priorties for HCBS measure development and use. As with all NQF projects, the Committe will work with NQF staff to provide topical expertise, ensure input is obtained from relevant stakeholders, and review draft products.
Each Committee member will contribute knowledge and expertise over the course of the project, leading to the production of a final report with recommendations on HCBS performance measurement. Committee members will assist with the identification of existing research, measures, and resources to identfiy performance measure needs.
Nominations to the Committee are due by Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 6:00 PM EST. For more information on the Committee and the application process, head over to the NQF website.
If you have any questions, please contact Juliet Feldman, Project Manager, at 202-783-1300 or HCBS@qualityforum.org.