2018-11-08T12:02:26-06:00 2017-12-31 521754364 E COHEN AND COMPANY CPAS ONE RESEARCH COURT SUITE 101 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2017-01-01 522175544 NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM NATI 2027831300 1030 15TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 SHANTANU AGRAWAL MD PRESIDENT AND CEO 2027831300 2018-11-08 1 MATTHEW DUVALL CPA P01324790 3019176200 2018-11-08 108.31.48.50 2018-11-08 10:50:48 ES P 1BC89EA3A5582ACC6DE7C36B85888DDA7EC58A1B A3435E3788B0B2C706FD0BFFCE7A6BF62064EDEA 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z SHANTANU AGRAWAL MD 1030 15TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 23115979 0 X WWW.QUALITYFORUM.ORG X 1999 DC TO LEAD NATIONAL COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY THROUGH MEASUREMENT. 21 20 105 807 0 0 23588775 22478138 344078 534641 99589 102200 4502 1000 24036944 23115979 0 0 0 0 13928365 14948873 0 28500 517108 7054117 6035801 20982482 21013174 3054462 2102805 19210961 22201750 7232141 7949820 11978820 14251930 X FOUNDED IN 1999, THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (NQF) IS THE NATION'S RESOURCE FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT. NQF IS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT FOR PROFIT, MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO EVALUATE QUALITY MEASURES SUBMITTED FOR ENDORSEMENT AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE COSTS AND HELP PATIENTS RECEIVE BETTER CARE. THROUGH ITS MULTISTAKEHOLDER MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 400 ORGANIZATIONS, NQF FACILITATES AN OPEN AND THOROUGH DIALOGUE ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ON HEALTHCARE MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, AND STRIVES TO LEAD NATIONAL COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. 0 0 4611336 MEASUREMENT:THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM (NQF) IS ADVANCING THE FIELD OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT WITH AN EXPANDING PORTFOLIO OF WORK THAT IS CLEARING THE WAY FOR NEXT-GENERATION MEASURES THAT THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING HEALTH SYSTEM DEMANDS. HEALTHCARE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ESTABLISH IMPORTANT STANDARDS OF CARE AND ARE KEY TO ENHANCING HEALTHCARE VALUE. NQF'S PORTFOLIO OF ENDORSED MEASURES CONTAINS THE MOST ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES ACROSS A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND CROSS-CUTTING TOPIC AREAS. PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR PROGRAMS CAN USE THESE MEASURES FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PAYMENT KNOWING THAT THE MEASURES HAVE MET CRITERIA OF SCIENTIFIC ACCEPTABILITY, USABILITY, AND FEASIBILITY-AND CAN ACCURATELY DISCERN THE QUALITY OF PROVIDER PERFORMANCE.IN 2017, NQF ENDORSED 120 MEASURES AND REMOVED 109 FROM ITS PORTFOLIO, ACROSS 18 ENDORSEMENT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON DRIVING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO PATIENT AND FAMILY NEEDS (E.G., PERSON- AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, CARE COORDINATION, PEDIATRICS, AND PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE), IMPROVING CARE FOR HIGHLY PREVALENT CONDITIONS (E.G., CARDIOVASCULAR CARE; RENAL CARE; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH; EYE CARE AND EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT CONDITIONS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PEDIATRICS; AND CANCER), AND EMPHASIZING CROSS-CUTTING AREAS TO FOSTER BETTER CARE AND COORDINATION (E.G., BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PATIENT SAFETY, COST AND RESOURCE USE, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND ALL-CAUSE ADMISSIONS AND READMISSIONS). APPROXIMATELY 300 NQF-ENDORSED MEASURES ARE USED IN MORE THAN 20 FEDERAL PUBLIC REPORTING AND PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS IN PRIVATE-SECTOR AND STATE PROGRAMS. NQF ALSO WORKS TO ALIGN MEASURES ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AND HELPS FOCUS PROVIDERS ON KEY AREAS IN WHICH TO IMPROVE QUALITY; REDUCES WASTEFUL DATA COLLECTION FOR HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND NURSES; AND HELPS CURB THE PROLIFERATION OF SIMILAR, REDUNDANT MEASURES THAT CAN CONFUSE PATIENTS AND PAYERS. NQF HELPS ACCOMPLISH BETTER ALIGNMENT THROUGH CONVENING THE MEASURES APPLICATIONS PARTNERSHIP (MAP).MAP IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT PROVIDES INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) ON THE SELECTION OF QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAMS. THE PRIVATE SECTOR ALSO FREQUENTLY ADOPTS MAP'S RECOMMENDATIONS. MAP COMPRISES MORE THAN 150 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 90 PRIVATE-SECTOR STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AND SEVEN FEDERAL AGENCIES-ENSURING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECEIVES VARIED AND THOUGHTFUL INPUT ON THE SELECTION AND CONTINUED USE OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN QUALITY REPORTING AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS.FOR THE 2016-2017 PRE-RULEMAKING PROCESS, MAP CONVENED THREE CARE SETTING-SPECIFIC WORKGROUPS-CLINICIAN, HOSPITAL, AND POST-ACUTE CARE/LONG-TERM CARE (PAC/LTC)-TO REVIEW PROPOSED MEASURES FOR USE IN MEDICARE PROGRAMS. MAP REVIEWED 74 MEASURES-RECOMMENDING 65 EITHER FOR USE IN A FEDERAL PROGRAM OR FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. MAP WORKGROUPS CONVENED AGAIN IN LATE 2017 TO REVIEW 35 MEASURES FOR THE 2017-2018 PRE-RULEMAKING PROCESS.NQF IS COMMITTED TO MEASUREMENT THAT DRIVES MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO ENDORSING HIGH-VALUE MEASURES AND RECOMMENDING MEASURES FOR USE IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS, NQF STANDING COMMITTEES AND MAP, AS WELL AS THE MEDICAID TASK FORCES AND WORKGROUPS, ALSO IDENTIFY MEASURE GAPS-AREAS IN HEALTHCARE WHERE HIGH-VALUE MEASURES ARE TOO FEW OR NONEXISTENT-TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES ALERT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING MEASURE DEVELOPERS AND POLICYMAKERS, ABOUT PRESSING MEASUREMENT NEEDS. THE GAPS IDENTIFIED IN 2017 SPAN CONDITIONS, SETTINGS, AND ISSUES, FROM CARE FOR COSTLY AND PREVALENT DISEASES TO ACCESS TO CARE, TO PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AND MORE. ONE COMMON THREAD IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GAPS WAS THE NEED FOR MORE OUTCOME MEASURES, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ASSESS PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES. 2415916 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:SEVERAL NQF PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2017 CREATE NEEDED STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO MEASURING QUALITY IN AREAS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE FOR THE NATION. NQF'S FOUNDATIONAL WORK IN THESE IMPORTANT AREAS UNDERPINS FUTURE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY THROUGH MEASUREMENT AND ENSURE SAFER, PATIENT-CENTERED, COST-EFFECTIVE CARE THAT REFLECTS CURRENT SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE. NQF COMPLETED PROJECTS TO CREATE STRATEGIC MEASUREMENT APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF TELEHEALTH, DIAGNOSTIC SAFETY AND ACCURACY, AND TRANSITIONS OF CARE INTO AND OUT OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. NQF ALSO DEVELOPED A MEASUREMENT STRUCTURE FOR ASSESSING PROGRESS TOWARD INTEROPERABILITY, AN IMPORTANT AREA FOR ADVANCING CARE THAT CONTINUES TO PRESENT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. IN OTHER WORK, NQF CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT STRUCTURED REPORTING OF PATIENT SAFETY EVENTS IN HOSPITALS AND OTHER CARE SETTINGS. NQF ALSO BEGAN A NEW PROJECT TO IDENTIFY MEASURE CONCEPTS THAT CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF CARE IN AMBULATORY CARE SETTINGS.WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES HAS PROMPTED MANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH EQUITY AS A KEY COMPONENT OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. IN 2016, HHS FUNDED NQF TO CONVENE THE DISPARITIES STANDING COMMITTEE, A MULTISTAKEHOLDER GROUP OF EXPERTS (E.G., PAYERS, PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, AND PATIENTS) TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, AND ITS ASSOCIATED POLICY LEVERS, CAN BE USED TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE. PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2017, A ROADMAP FOR PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY AND ELIMINATING DISPARITIES, OUTLINES HOW THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (E.G., PROVIDERS AND PAYERS) CAN BUILD ON EXISTING STANDARDS OF CARE, MEASUREMENT PRACTICES, AND PAYMENT MODELS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES AREAS WHERE COLLABORATION BETWEEN HEALTH AND NONHEALTH SECTORS AND COMMUNITY LINKAGES CAN BE USED TO EXPAND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S ROLE TO BETTER ADDRESS THE UPSTREAM CAUSES OF DISPARITIES.THE ROADMAP PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR ADDRESSING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF DISPARITIES BASED ON AGE, GENDER, INCOME, RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIVITY, LANGUAGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, DISABILITY, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND OTHER SOCIAL RISK FACTORS. IT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES. IN PARTICULAR, THE ROADMAP ADDRESSES MEASUREMENT BEYOND CLINICAL SETTINGS, STRUCTURES, AND PROCESSES OF CARE. FOR EXAMPLE, IT INCLUDES THE ASSESSMENT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN HEALTHCARE AND OTHER SECTORS (E.G., SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ETC.) TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL RISK FACTORS AND ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY. 1317938 QUALITY INNOVATION/STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: CRITICAL AREAS OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH OR THE RIGHT KINDS OF QUALITY MEASURES TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, MEASURES THAT ADDRESS WHAT MATTERS MOST TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES-TRULY PATIENT-CENTERED MEASURES-ARE NOT WIDELY AVAILABLE. IN PARTICULAR, THERE ARE TOO FEW MEASURES OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES (PROS), WHICH ARE SELF-REPORTED ACCOUNTS OF A PERSON'S HEALTH CONDITION. THE NQF MEASURE INCUBATOR IS AN INNOVATIVE EFFORT THAT FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF MEANINGFUL MEASURES THROUGH COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP. THE MEASURE INCUBATOR SERVES AS A NEUTRAL CONVENER OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS MEASURE DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS, CLINICIANS, AND PATIENTS TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CARE FOR WHICH QUALITY MEASURES ARE UNDERDEVELOPED OR NONEXISTENT. MOREOVER, THROUGH THE MEASURE INCUBATOR, NQF HELPS PRIORITIZE CRITICAL MEASURE GAPS AND MEASURES THAT MATTER BASED ON NQF'S SUBSTANTIAL WORK TO VET MEASURES, ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENT, AND DRIVE OUTCOME-BASED HEALTHCARE MEASUREMENT THAT BETTER REFLECTS THE VOICES OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. IN 2017, THERE WERE 11 MEASURES UNDER DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS KEY MEASURE GAPS SUCH AS PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES, OBESITY PREVENTION, AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. IN ADDITION, THE NATIONAL QUALITY PARTNERS (NQP), AN NQF INITIATIVE, IS AN ACTIVE FORUM FOR NQF MEMBERS TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND PROVIDE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY GOALS. GUIDED BY THE NQP LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM, NQP LEADS PRACTICAL, ACTION-ORIENTED INITIATIVES TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL AND LASTING CHANGE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. NQF, WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE NQP ACTION TEAMS, DEVELOP AND DELIVER TIMELY, PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR REAL-WORLD NEEDS. THESE TOOLS HELP THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE THROUGHOUT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. NQP ADDRESSES SOME OF THE NATION'S HIGHEST PRIORITY-AND MOST COMPLEX-HEALTHCARE ISSUES BY ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. IN 2017, NQP ACTION TEAMS WERE ADDRESSING ADVANCED CARE ILLNESS, OPIOID STEWARDSHIP AND SHARED DECISION MAKING. *NQP'S ADVANCED ILLNESS CARE ACTION TEAM ISSUED A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS ARE AT THE CENTER OF CARE DECISIONS. THE ACTION TEAM URGED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, AND POLICYMAKERS TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AS TRUE PARTNERS IN CARE PLANNING. *NQF ALSO CONVENED THE NQP OPIOID STEWARDSHIP ACTION TEAM IN SEPTEMBER 2017. COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 40 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING CLINICIANS, PATIENT PARTNERS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, THE NQP OPIOID STEWARDSHIP ACTION TEAM IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES AND TACTICS TO HELP CLINICIANS BETTER MANAGE PATIENTS' PAIN WHILE REDUCING THE RISK OF OPIOID ADDICTION. *SHARED DECISION MAKING (SDM) IS A PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION IN WHICH CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS THAT ALIGN WITH WHAT MATTERS MOST TO PATIENTS AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS, PREFERENCES, GOALS, AND VALUES. TO SPUR COLLECTIVE ACTION TO MAKE SDM A STANDARD OF CARE, NQF BROUGHT TOGETHER 20 EXPERTS AND NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO FORM THE NQP SHARED DECISION MAKING ACTION TEAM. 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HONORARIUM 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,000. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,000. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 10,000. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,502. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,000. PUBLICATION SALES 2013 AMOUNT: $ 510. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 791463 791463 20221711 21013174 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 482928 649965 496436 791463 2420792 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 3237621 2093412 1144209 6913069 6706650 206419 1350628 DEFERRED RENT 2852795 DEFERRED COMPENSATION OBLIGATION 5974 2858769 X 23286284 170305 170305 23115979 0 23115979 21013174 0 21013174 0 21013174 PART X, LINE 2: THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY NQF FOR ANY YEARS OPEN UNDER THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ARE THAT NQF CONTINUES TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND THAT THEY HAVE PROPERLY REPORTED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME THAT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES. NQF BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE REPORTING DATE. NONE OF NQF'S FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION. 1 SPARK POINT FUNDRAISING 1451 BELMONT STREET NW 306 WASHINGTON DC 20009 CONSULTING FEE FUNDRAISING 0 0 13500 0 LODESTAR SOLUTIONS 1610 WOODMOOR LANE MCLEAN VA 22101 CONSULTING FEE - MARKET ASSESSMENT & OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS 0 0 15000 0 28500 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SHANTANU AGRAWAL MD PRESIDENT/CEO 522543 0 108000 0 0 0 13500 0 25097 0 669140 0 0 0 NEAL COMSTOCK VICE PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP 191746 0 12825 0 0 0 1100 0 21772 0 227443 0 0 0 JOHN BERNOT VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY MEASUREMENT 200484 0 12000 0 0 0 10773 0 13540 0 236797 0 0 0 ELISA MUNTHALI SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY MEASU 212782 0 33900 0 0 0 7504 0 11604 0 265790 0 0 0 KATHLEEN GIBLIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY INNOV 275649 0 42488 0 0 0 12691 0 20274 0 351102 0 0 0 HELEN DARLING FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO 103908 0 67335 0 0 0 2269 0 1000 0 174512 0 0 0 NICOLE SILVERMAN FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 435553 0 70000 0 0 0 13500 0 16237 0 535290 0 0 0 HELEN BURSTIN FORMER CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER 338084 0 40000 0 0 0 10800 0 26479 0 415363 0 0 0 ANN HANMMERSMITH FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL/CORPORATE SEC 305841 0 40000 0 0 0 13500 0 11986 0 371327 0 0 0 ANN GREINER FORMER VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS 110991 0 0 0 0 0 2025 0 5101 0 118117 0 0 0 MARCIA WILSON FORMER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, QUALIT 130629 0 40000 0 0 0 7405 0 4917 0 182951 0 0 0 MARGARET TERRY FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEAS 179984 0 0 0 0 0 8703 0 4699 0 193386 0 0 0 JASON GOLDWATER FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR, QUALITY MEAS 200482 0 0 0 0 0 8821 0 21928 0 231231 0 0 0 JASON JOHNSON FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION 187115 0 16695 0 0 0 10225 0 18547 0 232582 0 0 0 TIMOTHY GANNON FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR, FINANCE 170515 0 5300 0 0 0 9000 0 21488 0 206303 0 0 0 PATRICIA GREEN FORMER VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATION 183452 0 21192 0 0 0 9129 0 28971 0 242744 0 0 0 WENDY PRINS FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR, QUALITY INNOV 160113 0 10500 0 0 0 8063 0 3877 0 182553 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A SEVERANCE PAYMENTS INCURRED DURING FYE 12/31/2017: - ANN GREINER, $60,158 - ANN HAMMERSMITH, $145,897 - NICOLE SILVERMAN, $159,638 - MARGARET TERRY, $27,830 - JASON GOLDWATER, $27,686 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 - HELEN DARLING WAS NQF'S INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO FROM 03/14/16 TO 02/01/17. IN HER INTERIM CAPACITY, SHE SAT ON THE BOARD EX OFFICIO AS PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND VACATED HER AT-LARGE BOARD SEAT. SHE RETURNED TO HER AT-LARGE BOARD SEAT ONCE A NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO WAS NAMED AND SERVED UNTIL HER TERM ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2017. - MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT (MNCM) HAS A SERVICES CONTRACT WITH MINNESOTA HEALTH ACTION GROUP (MHAG). CAROLYN PARE, PRESIDENT OF MHAG, IS AN NQF BOARD MEMBER AND JIM CHASE, NQF BOARD CHAIR, IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT (STEPPED DOWN 05/2017) OF MNCM. - JIM CHASE, NQF BOARD CHAIR, IS AN EMPLOYEE OF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (NRHI). LOUISE PROBST, NQF BOARD MEMBER, SITS ON THE BOARD OF NRHI. - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO NQF'S BOARD. - HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO NQF'S BOARD. - AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO NQF'S BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NQF MEMBERS ARE UNITED BY THE SHARED GOAL OF IMPROVING CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS. MORE THAN 400 ORGANIZATIONS ARE MEMBERS OF NQF, INCLUDING HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER CLINICIANS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, PATIENT AND CONSUMER GROUPS, INSURERS, EMPLOYERS, AND BIOPHARMACEUTICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B NQF'S FORM 990 UNDERGOES A NUMBER OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY NQF'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. A FINAL DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF NQF'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO COMPLETE. THE GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS SUBMITTED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS VERBALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION ANNUALLY IN A PUBLIC BOARD SESSION. EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SCREENED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND ANY DISCLOSURES MADE BY EMPLOYEES ARE REFERRED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FOLLOW-UP AND RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ACTS AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH RECOMMENDS THE CEO'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE, WHICH ARE THEN APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. COMPENSATION DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS USED TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS ALSO MAINTAINED. THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARIES OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NQF MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.