Navigating in the Turbulent Sea of Data: The Quality Measurement Journey

• Autores: Robert C. Lloyd
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 37, Nº. 1, 2010 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Quality Improvement in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine), págs. 101-122
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article provides a roadmap for your quality measurement journey. It begins with a discussion of 3 approaches to measurement (improvement, accountability and research) and challenges readers to be clear about why they are measuring. Key milestones along the quality measurement journey are then presented and a framework for selecting measures, developing clear operational definitions, building data collection plans, and understanding the variation that exists in data is outlined. The article ends with a discussion of why data need to be linked to improvement strategies.