The Joint Commission is a recognized and award winning international leader with a long proven ability to identify, test and specify standardized performance measures. It engages in cutting edge performance measurement research and development activities, and has established successful, ongoing, collaborative relationships with key performance measurement entities. The Joint Commission presides over a growing, national, comparative performance measurement database that can inform internal health care organization quality improvement activities, external accountability, pay for performance programs and advance research.

Reference Information*:

• Evolution of Performance Measurement at the Joint Commission
• Key Historical Activities
• Ongoing Activities
• Future Goals and Objectives
• Comprehensive Review of Hospital Core Measures
• Attributes of Core Performance Measures and Associated Evaluation Criteria
• Principles Respecting Joint Commission Core Performance Measurement Activities

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Core Measure Manuals

Current Specification Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures

Future versions of the Specification Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures

Historical versions of the Specification Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures

Core Measure Set Information

• SCIP Core Measure Set
• Heart Failure Core Measure Set
• Acute Myocardial Infarction Core Measure Set
• Pneumonia Core Measure Set
• Pregnancy Core Measure Set
• ORYX Risk Adjustment Guide*
  • Risk Factor ICD-9 Code Specifications through 9-30-2008 discharges*
  • Risk Factor ICD-9 Code Specifications 10-1-2008 discharges and forward
• Hospital Outpatient Department Quality Measures
• Children's Asthma Care
• Hospital Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services
• Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Core Measure Set
• Stroke (STK) Core Measure Set

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Measure Development Initiatives

Blood Management

Disease Specific Care

National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Nursing Sensitive Care Performance Measure Set

Non-Core Measure Information

• ORYX Non-core measure information

National Collaborative Measurement Activities

• Hospital CAHPS
• Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)