Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. While diagnostic tests are used to determine the cause of signs and symptoms, outcome ...

The proliferation of diabetes quality measures in the US since the mid-1990s has increased the burden of measurement without commensurate improvements in the quality of care or health outcomes.

Health care quality measures traditionally take into account things that are easy to measure, such as adverse events, medication adherence, and trends in blood glucose levels. These measures are often ...

A new study led by the Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix F Commissioned Paper: Improving the Quality of Quality Measurement--John D. Birkmeyer, Eve A. Kerr, and Justin B. Dimick." Institute of ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE), through its quality measurement innovations, is pleased to announce the launch of the National Autism Data Registry ...

Background Adults aged ≥65 years constitute a growing proportion of surgical oncology patients and often experience frailty, ...