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NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM

National Quality Forum (NQF)

The NQF has focused considerable attention on VTE because "there is no doubt that VTE is serious, frequently fatal, and preventable."

The NQF, in partnership with The Joint Commission, initiated the National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous Thromboembolism to standardize performance measures for the prevention and treatment of VTE. In 2006, NQF endorsed the following:

  • A statement of policy
  • Seventeen key characteristics of preferred practices
  • Two prophylaxis measures for surgical patients at risk for or diagnosed with VTE

Recently, the NQF endorsed an additional 6 performance measures to advance the ability of organizations and the public to measure VTE prevention and care improvement. They are outlined in the table below.

Additional performance measures from NQF

Adapted from National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous Thromboembolism: Additional Performance Measures. ©2008. National Quality Forum. Used with permission. Please see complete text for details at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2008/10/VTE_Additional_2008_abridged.aspx. Accessed February 17, 2011.


Reference:

  1. National Quality Forum. National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous Thromboembolism: Additional Performance Measureshttp://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2008/10/National_Voluntary_Consensus_Standards_for_Prevention_and_Care_of_Venous_Thromboembolism__Additional_Performance_Measures.aspx. Published 2008. Accessed May 11, 2011.