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What's New this Week

• New Expert Commentary: Wanted: Delivery System-Level Performance Measures By: Thomas H. Lee, MD
• New AMA/Physician Consortium Eye Care measures and updated VHA FY 2008 measures. Go to "What's New this Week" to view the measure summaries.

Coming Soon

• Updated National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS 2008 measures. look for these measures in NQMC in the near future!

Conference News

• AHRQ's 2008 Annual Conference is September 7-10 in Bethesda, MD. Learn about AHRQ's latest research aimed at improving quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of care from leading experts involved in AHRQ-sponsored research and implementation projects.
  • Sunday, September 7, 2008: NGC/NQMC Clearinghouse Day (by invitation only)
• The 5th annual Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) conference, will be held October 1-3, 2008. Register online now. The theme of the conference is "Implementation in Practice."

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• Suggest a measure for possible inclusion: Submit your suggestions for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets that you would like to see included in NQMC and we will follow-up.

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