Partnership for Quality Management (PQM) Seeks Rural Health Experts for Committees 

As previously mentioned in this newsletter, new committees are being formed by Battelle, as contracted by CMS, to make recommendations on healthcare quality measurement. Rural health experts are sought for all PQM committees (on the nomination form, one can check a box as a “rural health expert”). More information on PQM can be found here: Get Involved | Partnership for Quality Measurement (p4qm.org). The original July 30 deadline for nominations has been extended to August. Submit Nominations by August 14, 2023.

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