This week, we'll be highlighting papers published in the new edition of Health Affairs, entitled "Still Crossing the Quality Chasm." This edition explores the question of quality as raised in the 2001 Institute of Medicine report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, and explores how far we have come since its publication... while also anticipating the road ahead.
"A Road Map For Improving The Performance Of Performance Measures"
Authors: Peter J. Pronovost and Richard Lilford
Although use of performance measures has increased as efforts to improve health care quality have also increased, there is much debate over their effectiveness. The public wants proof of improved performance and researchers want to ensure that measures have validity. In this article, the authors discuss the "deadlock" present in the field of quality measurement.
Click here to read the piece.
Click here to read about INQRI teams whose work focused on quality measurement.
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