Assessment of the National Quality Forum's Consensus Development Process

This project sought to provide formative feedback on the Consensus Development Process (CDP)―the means that the National Quality Forum (NQF) uses to engage diverse public and private stakeholders to reach consensus on ways to operationalize, measure, and publicly report on national priorities for health care system performance. The assessment was conducted by Mathematica Policy Research under contract from NQF.

The assessment examined the timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of the CDP with a view toward identifying its strengths and weaknesses and where it might be improved.