Table 1.

Examples of Quality Measurement Consolidation and Alignment Programs

Program	Oversight	Areas of Measure Recommended Thus Far	Patient-Centered Measure
HHS Measurement Policy Council (subgroup of the National Quality Strategy)	HHS/AHRQ	Hypertension control	Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems
		Smoking cessation
		Depression screening
		Hospital-acquired conditions
		Care coordination
		Patient experience
		HIV/AIDS
		Perinatal
		Obesity/BMI
Committee on Core Metrics for Better Health at Lower Cost	Institute of Medicine	Length of life	Patient-clinician communication satisfaction (a measure of care matched with patient goals)
		Quality of life
		Healthy behaviors
		Healthy social circumstances
		Prevention
		Access to care
		Safe care
		Appropriate treatment
		Person-centered care
		Affordability
		Sustainability
		Individual engagement
		Community engagement
CMS Quality Measure Development Plan: for Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Medicare access and CHIP Reauthorization Act	HHS	Safe care (reduce harm)	In process; will use input from MAP and AHIP/CMS/NQF collaborative
		Person and family engagement
		Care communication and coordination
		Disease prevention and treatment
		Healthy living
		Affordable care
Measure Applications Partnership	NQF	Preventive care	CAHPS
		Maternal and perinatal health
		Behavioral health and substance use
		Acute and chronic conditions care
		Care coordination
		Experience of care
Core Quality Measures Collaborative	AHIP/CMS/NQF/provider and patient representatives	Primary care/ACOs/PCMH	CAHPS
		Cardiology
		Gastroenterology
		HIV/Hepatitis C
		Medical oncology
		Obstetrics/gynecology
		Orthopedics

ACO, accountable care organization; AHIP, America's Health Insurance Plans; AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; BMI, body mass index; CAHPS, Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems; CHIP, Children's Health Insurance Program; CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; HHS, Health & Human Services; MAP, Measure Applications Partnership; NQF, National Quality Forum; PCMH, patient-centered medical home.