Ideally, a metric for studying disease should be clinically and scientifically meaningful, objective, predictable, and able to be standardized across individuals and cohorts. When applied in the ...

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.

Asking patients about their symptoms, functioning and well-being during clinical trials can influence trial outcomes, regulatory decisions and clinical practice. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are ...

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 ...

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