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NQF Social Risk Trial Final Report July 18, 2017
NQF-endorsed performance measures are frequently used for accountability purposes such as value-based purchasing.

“There is increasing evidence that social risk factors can influence a person’s health and health outcomes leading to the question of whether performance measures should account for social risk factors to ensure fair and accurate comparisons of provider performance. However, some stakeholders have raised concerns that adjusting for social risk could mask disparities in care.” (quoted from report abstract)

National Academy of Medicine: Burnout Among Health Care Professionals: A Call to Explore and Address This Underrecognized Threat to Safe, High-Quality Care, July 5, 2017
“The US health care system is rapidly changing in an effort to deliver better care, improve health, and lower costs while providing care for an aging population with high rates of chronic disease and comorbidities.”

“Among the changes affecting clinical practice are new payment and delivery approaches, electronic health records, patient portals, and publicly reported quality metrics—all of which change the landscape of how care is provided, documented, and reimbursed. Navigating these changes are health care professionals (HCPs), whose daily work is critical to the success of health care improvement. Unfortunately, as a result of these changes and resulting added pressures, many HCPs are burned out, a syndrome characterized by a high degree of emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization (i.e., cynicism), and a low sense of personal accomplishment from work “ (Quoted from Report abstract)