Should indicators be correlated? Formative indicators for healthcare quality measurement

BMJ Open Quality

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Iris Blotenberg¹  Laura Schang¹  Dennis Boywitt¹ 

[1] Department of Methodology , Institut für Qualitätssicherung und Transparenz im Gesundheitswesen

关键词: quality measurement;    performance measures;    governance;   

DOI  :  10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001791

学科分类：药学

来源: BMJ Publishing Group

【 摘 要 】

Unwarranted variation in the quality of careremains a pressing issue for health systemsglobally.1 In this context, there is a growingneed for well-grounded quality indicatorsthat help inform decisions by patients (eg,when choosing a provider), policy makers(eg, for accountability purposes and qualitybased payment) and providers (eg, to stimulate benchmarking and improvement).2However, studies repeatedly report low or nocorrelations across healthcare quality indicators3–5 leading to seemingly paradoxicalresults when different indicators are usedfor constructing league tables.6 7 Is this resultsurprising or is it to be expected.

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