The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a membership organization that leads national collaboration to improve health and health care quality through measurement.We strive to achieve this mission by: -Convening key public- and private-sector leaders to establish national priorities and goals to achieve healthcare that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable -Working to ensure that NQF-endorsed standards will be the primary standards used to measure and report on the quality and efficiency of healthcare in the United States -Serving as a major driving force for and facilitator of continuous quality improvement of American healthcare quality NQF's 430+ organizational Members represent everyone with an interest in healthcare„hospitals, healthcare systems, patients, families, insurers, employers, and many more. Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NatQualityForum