Toolkit for All Core Measures

What is a Core Measure?

A "Core measure" is a specific item that can easily be measured in many hospitals. The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use this method in order to make valid comparisons between hospitals.

Evidence has shown that if we follow valid, reliable procedures, then people in the hospital will get well sooner and hospitals will be safer. Core Measures establish standardized sets of valid, reliable, evidence-based "core" measures that can be used to track progress in making hospitals safer for everyone.

MEDQIC on Getting Started: Click here.

Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality has free forms and graphics available here.

This link will take you to the QualityNet Exchange, an interactive, secure website that was established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). QualityNext Exchange allows the direct exchange of files between two or more organizations and/or individuals of an organization over the Internet. It is the only method of exchanging confidential information over the Internet that is approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The purpose of QualityNet Exchange is to provide increased efficiencies in information exchange, which will help improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries. You can access healthcare quality improvement news, resources and data as well as reporting tools and applications used by healthcare providers and others. You will find the QNet Exchange User's Guide and be able to register for QNet use at this web site.

In December 2002, organizations representing America’s hospitals joined with consumer representatives, physician and nursing organizations, employers and payers, oversight organizations and government agencies to launch the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA). HQA is a national public-private collaboration to encourage hospitals to voluntarily collect and publicly report quality performance information in a consistent, standardized way. The HQA facilitates continuous improvement in patient care by developing and using measure reporting in the nation’s hospitals, as well as by sharing hospital performance information with the public. Click here to visit this website to learn about current hospital quality measures as well as those in development.