An evidence-based, structured, expert approach to selecting essential indicators of primary care quality

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 1; p. e0261263
• Main Authors: Hysong, Sylvia J., Arredondo, Kelley, Hughes, Ashley M., Lester, Houston F., Oswald, Frederick L., Petersen, Laura A., Woodard, LeChauncy, Post, Edward, DePeralta, Shelly, Murphy, Daniel R., McKnight, Jason, Nelson, Karin, Haidet, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.01.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aftercare; Biology and life sciences; Chronic illnesses; Computer and Information Sciences; Contingency; Data capture; Data sources; Diabetes; Glucose; Health care; Health care delivery; Health care policy; Health services; Hemoglobin; Identification and classification; Indicators; Medical care; Medical diagnosis; Medical schools; Medicine and Health Sciences; Partnerships; Patients; Performance measurement; Performance standards; Preventive medicine; Primary care; Primary health care; Programming languages; Quality assessment; Quality management; Teams; Web portals; United States; Los Angeles California; California; United States > US; Texas; Illinois

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the application of an evidence-based, structured performance measurement methodology to identify, prioritize, and (when appropriate) generate new measures of health care quality, using primary care as a case example. Primary health care is central to the...