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National Hospital Quality Measures

Resources

• Discussion and Participation Scoring Guide.
• National Committee for Quality Assurance.
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Explain what the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and the National Hospital Quality Measures are and describe their importance. What is the relationship with pay-for-performance?

Once you are done, refer to the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to make sure you have met the requirements of this discussion.

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to two posts. You may want to consider the following in your response:

• Look at your peers' response to the relationship with pay-for-performance.