quality indicator (QI); quality measure
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Notes
- quality indicators tend to be rigid, simplistic, & mandatory
- may negatively impact on quality of care[1]
- hospital quality measures seldom agree[2]
- tools that help consumers make informed choices about healthcare do not exist[2]
- emergency department return visit rate is a poor quality measure[3]
- 64% of Medicare hospitalizations are free of adverse events [4]
- collecting, processing, analyzing, & reporting quality data are costly in time & resources often taken from direct patient care[5]
- identifying a small set of high-priority quality measures is suggested[5]
More specific terms
- Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program
- online physician review
- patient satisfaction
- quality indicators in nursing homes (MDS-based)
- sepsis bundle (1 hour sepsis bundle)
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mueller PS NEJM Journal Watch. March 14, 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
Walter LC et al Pitfalls of Converting Practice Guidelines Into Quality Measures. Lessons Learned From a VA Performance Measure. JAMA. 2004;291(20):2466-2470 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=198814 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Austin JM et al. National hospital ratings systems share few common scores and may generate confusion instead of clarity. Health Aff (Millwood) 2015 Mar 1; 34:423. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25732492 <Internet> http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/3/423
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sabbatini AK et al. In-hospital outcomes and costs among patients hospitalized during a return visit to the emergency department. JAMA 2016 Feb 16; 315:663. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26881369
Adams JG. Ensuring the quality of quality metrics for emergency care. JAMA 2016 Feb 16; 315:659 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26881367 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 King A, Bottle A, Faiz O, Aylin P. Investigating adverse event free admissions in Medicare inpatients as a patient safety indicator. Ann Surg. 2016 May 17 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192350 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/30075
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Schuster MA, Onorato SE, Meltzer DO. Measuring the Cost of Quality Measurement. A Missing Link in Quality Strategy. JAMA. 2017;318(13):1219-1220. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28859200 <Internet> http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2653111