Developing a Clinical Performance Measure

• Published in: American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 14 - 21
• Main Authors: McGlynn, Elizabeth A., Asch, Steven M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.04.1998
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; chronic disease; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Diagnosis-Related Groups - classification; Evidence-Based Medicine; health care; Humans; Hypertension - prevention & control; Managed Care Programs - standards; Medical Subject Headings (MeSH); Middle Aged; Program Development; quality assessment measurement; Quality Indicators, Health Care - organization & administration; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Severity of Illness Index; task performance and analysis; United States; United States; task performance and analysis; quality assessment measurement; Medical Subject Headings (MeSH); chronic disease; health care
• ISSN: 0749-3797; 1873-2607
• DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00032-9

Background: Clinical performance measurement is an increasingly important way for public and private purchasers alike to compare the value of health services provided by competing health delivery systems. The widespread use of performance measures has increased the demand for development of new meas...