Performance Measurement Network Q&A Forum

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Description

The Performance Measurement Network Q&A Forum is a Joint Commission Web site that offers users the ability to browse and search Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and to pose new questions regarding The Joint Commission's ORYX^® initiative, performance measurement requirements, and measure specifications. It also provides links to measure specifications manuals for the National Quality Core Measures and National Hospital Quality Measures.

Users can search the FAQ database by keyword or specify a Measure Set or individual Measure by entering the first few letters and then selecting the item from the drop down menu.

Free registration is required to post a new question.

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://manual.jointcommission.org/bin/view/Manual/WebHome

Developer

The Joint Commission

Funding Sources

The Joint Commission

QualityTool Topic

Benchmarking/Comparative Data

History

Release Date: 2008
Original Summary: 03/2011

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QualityTool Classification

Stage of Care:

Acute care

Setting of Care:

Academic medical center or teaching hospital

General hospital

IOM Domains of Quality:

Effectiveness

QualityTool Format:

Database

Fact sheet

Web site