NQP™ Social Determinants of Health Data Integration Action Team: Statement of Interest

National Quality Partners™ Action Team General Information

National Quality Partners™ (NQP™), a National Quality Forum (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. NQP leads practical, action-oriented initiatives to drive meaningful and lasting change for patients and their families.

NQP addresses some of the nation's highest priority – and most complex – healthcare issues by engaging stakeholders from across the continuum of care to form NQP Action Teams. NQP Action Teams advance strategies or tactics that effect policy change, quality measurement, and person-centered approaches to address leading healthcare challenges identified by the NQP Leadership Consortium.

NQP Action Team Members:

Develop shared priorities, goals, and actionable strategies for improvement;
Share concrete examples and promising practices to inspire action in others;
Dedicate resources to advance efforts, identified priorities, and goals;
Identify opportunities to monitor improvement;
Broadly disseminate information on the NQP Action Team work.

NQP Action Teams meet monthly by web over a series of 6-8 months, with one in-person meeting in Washington, DC. NQP Action Teams culminate with a capstone public webinar. NQF may also invite organizations engaged in NQP Action Teams to participate in other speaking events, such as panels, forums, or other webinars.

NQP Action Teams are limited to National Quality Forum member organizations in good standing. Participation fees are waived for the NQP Social Determinants of Health Data Integration Action Team. Composition of NQP Action Teams emphasizes a balance of public and private stakeholder representation and diverse perspectives, as well as content expertise and/or leadership in the respective Action Team priority area. Organizations engaged in NQP Action Teams should have broad and/or unique dissemination capabilities to help share the work of the NQP Action Team and move the needle on important priority topics. Selections may be made with guidance from leaders of the current NQP Leadership Consortium.

Before you begin, we recommend reviewing the project page for additional details about the Action Team, including the information you will need to submit your application. Please have all of the required information available before completing the online application.

If selected to participate on the NQP Action Team, you must complete and return a signed participation agreement with 14 days of receipt. You may also contact nationalqualitypartners@qualityforum.org with additional questions.