Description
A comprehensive guide to improving outcomes and value-based care
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, delivering high-quality care is increasingly critical. Edited by leading experts in the field, Quality Measurement in Healthcare is an essential resource for understanding how to define, implement, and leverage quality measurement to drive meaningful improvements in patient outcomes. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this comprehensive book equips readers with the tools to evaluate care delivery, address disparities, enhance patient safety, and navigate the complexities of value-based care and payment policy.
With 15 expertly curated chapters divided into four sections—defining quality, measuring quality, driving change, and future evolution—Quality Measurement in Healthcare provides a detailed exploration of the history, methodologies, and applications of quality measurement. The chapters delve into critical topics such as patient-reported outcomes, electronic health records, diagnostic accuracy, and rural healthcare challenges.
Empowering readers to identify care gaps, implement targeted interventions, and achieve accountability, all while advancing equitable access and optimizing outcomes, Quality Measurement in Healthcare:
- Provides an international perspective, with lessons applicable to healthcare systems worldwide
- Contains focused chapters on cutting-edge topics such as patient-reported outcomes, diagnostic accuracy, and rural healthcare
- Examines disparities in healthcare and strategies to address them through quality metrics
- Includes real-world examples highlighting the connections between theoretical concepts and practical application
- Lists discussion questions at the end of each chapter to foster reflection in academic and professional settings
Written by globally recognized experts in public health, policy, and quality improvement, Quality Measurement in Healthcare is perfect for undergraduate and graduate public health students, as well as professionals in healthcare quality measurement, quality improvement, and policy.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xv
Preface xix
Section I What Is Quality and Why Should We Measure It in Healthcare? 1
1 What Is Healthcare Quality Measurement? 3
Jane Hyatt Thorpe and Jesse M. Pines
2 Quality Management for a High- Quality Healthcare System 13
Jonathan B. Perlin
3 Clinical Quality: Deciding What to Measure 31
Monisha Dilip, Rohit B. Sangal, and Arjun K. Venkatesh
Section II How Do We Measure Quality in Healthcare? 47
4 A Primer on Quality Measurement Development 49
Heidi Bossley
5 Data Requirements for Valid Quality Measurement 61
Jeffrey Geppert, Brenna Rabel, and Ian Warmbrodt
6 Measuring Cost and Efficiency in Healthcare 77
Taroon Amin, Jennifer Perloff, and Ashlie Wilbon Gyr
7 Patient Safety Measurement 91
Edward J. Septimus
8 Patient- Reported Outcomes in Performance Measures 107
Margaret Morris, Patricia D. Franklin, Nan E. Rothrock, and David Cella
9 Measuring Equity in Health and Healthcare 127
Jill A. Marsteller, Christina A. Vincent, Andrew Anderson, John Jackson, J. Matthew Austin, and Lisa A. Cooper
Section III How Do We Use Quality Measurement to Drive Change in Healthcare? 147
10 Using Performance Data to Drive Improvement and Better Outcomes 149
Robert Lloyd and Jeffrey Salvon- Harman
11 Integrating Performance Measurement into Payment Policy – The Role of the Federal Government in the United States 165
Michelle Schreiber and Lee A. Fleisher
12 Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare Through Measurement 185
Karen S. Cosby
13 Improving Quality Measurement for Rural Settings 207
Karen Johnson
14 Implications of Quality Measurement in Workforce Development 221
Candice Chen
Section IV How Might Quality Measurement in Healthcare Evolve? 241
15 The Future of Quality Measurement 243
Helen Burstin and Jesse M. Pines
Index 253
