Measurement: The Starting Point Effective Measurement Process Measures Outcome Measures 01 02 05 06 المحتويات 2 Measurement Categories Patient Experience Measures 03 07 Structure Measures How to Construct a Measure 04 08 How to Construct a Measure 09 Develop Measure 10 Design Data Collection Strategy 11 Clinical Measures 12
الفصل الاول Measurement: The Starting Point
Measurement: The Starting Point Measurement is a tool used to monitor the quality of some aspect of healthcare services. Absolute number Percentage Average Ratio
الفصل الثاني Effective Measurement
Effective Measurement Accurate Useful Easy to interpret Consistently reported
الفصل الثالث Measurement Categories
Measurement Categories Structure Process Outcome Patient Experience
الفصل الرابع Structure Measures
Structure Measures Assess adequacy of the environment For example: Does the clinic conduct regular fire drills? Often used for licensing and accreditation.
الفصل الخامس Process Measures
Process Measures Assess what is done and whether the system is working as it should Example: Do physical therapists consistently measure and document a patient’s level of pain? The most common type of healthcare performance measure
الفصل السادس Outcome Measures
Outcome Measures Assess discrete, patient-focused endpoints Example: Percentage of hospital patients who develop a urinary tract infection Results can be influenced by factors out of the provider’s control
الفصل السابع Patient Experience Measures
Patient Experience Measures Patient’s perception of processes and outcomes Percentage of patients reporting their doctor explained medication side-effects Percentage of patients reporting their pain was well-controlled
الفصل الثامن How to Construct a Measure
How to Construct a Measure Identify topic of interest Develop measure Design data collection system
الفصل التاسع Identify Topic of Interest
Identify Topic of Interest What might the laboratory director want to know about the lab function of analyzing specimens and reporting test results?
Identify Topic of Interest Safe Effective Patient centered Timely Efficient Equitable Source: Institute of Medicine. 2001. Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
الفصل العاشر Develop Measure
Develop Measure Define the measure in fundamental measurement terms. Culture results can be inaccurate when specimens are contaminated during a blood draw. What data are needed to measure the percentage of blood specimens collected for culture that are found to be contaminated? Numerator: Denominator:
الفصل الحادي عشر Design Data Collection Strategy
Design Data Collection Strategy Identify the best sources of accurate data. Administrative files Patient records Misc. business and clinical information
Design Data Collection Strategy Study population: Sample or not? Data collectors: Provide sufficient training and supervision Frequency of data collection Data collection instruments
الفصل الثاني عشر Clinical Measures
Clinical Measures Clinical decision-making is the process by which physicians and other clinicians determine which patients need what and when. Measures of clinical decision-making Often derived from clinical practice guidelines: “Systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances” Source : Institute of Medicine. 1990. Clinical Practice Guidelines: Directions for a New Program , edited by M. J. Field and K. N. Lohr . Washington, DC: National Academies Press .
Clinical Measures Measures of clinical decision making Primarily evidence-based process measures Topic of Interest Evidence-Based Process Measure Management of children with pharyngitis Percentage of children aged 2 through 18 with a diagnosis of pharyngitis who were prescribed an antibiotic and received a group A streptococcus test for the episode Management of patients with diabetes mellitus Percentage of patients aged 18 through 75 with diabetes mellitus whose most recent blood pressure measured less than 140/80 mm Hg
الفصل الثالث عشر Measurement: Just the Starting Point
Measurement: Just the Starting Point Measurement alone does not improve performance. Results must be analyzed.