The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the quality of healthcare for all Americans by setting national priorities and goals for performance improvement, endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance, and promoting the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs.

Vermont Oxford Network is a steward for six NQF-Endorsed Performance Measures. These are:

1. Late Sepsis or Meningitis in Neonates (risk-adjusted).
   Link to NQF website: NQF #0303
   
   
2. Late Sepsis or Meningitis in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Neonates (risk-adjusted).
   Link to NQF website: NQF #0304
   
   
3. First Temperature Measured within One Hour of Admission to the NICU.
   Link to NQF website: NQF #0481
   
   
4. First NICU Temperature Less than 36 degrees Centigrade.
   Link to NQF website: NQF #0482
   
   
5. Proportion of Infants 22 to 29 Weeks Gestation Screened for Retinopathy of Prematurity.
   Link to NQF website: NQF #0483
   
   
6. Proportion of Infants 22 to 29 Weeks Gestation treated with Surfactant Who are Treated within 2 Hours of Birth.
   Link to NQF website: NQF #0484