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245 00$aOECD health policy studies :$bImproving value in health care : measuring quality.
246 30$aImproving value in health care : measuring quality.
260 $aParis :$bOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,$cc2010.
300 $a106 p. :$bill. ;$c27 cm.
490 1 $aOECD health policy studies
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 2 $aWhy do we need information on health care quality? -- What does existing data on health quality show? -- How can national health information infrastructures improve the measurement of quality of care? -- How can quality indicators be used to health system improvement? -- Conclusions and recommendations.
520 $aAre breast cancer survival rates higher in the United States than in the United Kingdom and France? Are a patient's chances of dying within 30 days after admission to a hospital with a heart attack lower in Canada than in Korea? Are surgeons in some countries more likely to leave "foreign bodies" behind after operations or make accidental punctures or lacerations rates when performing surgery? The need for answers to these kinds of questions and the value of measuring the quality of health care are among the issues addressed in this publication. Many health policies depend on our ability to measure the quality of care accurately. Governments want to increase "patient-centeredness", improve coordination of care, and pay providers of high-quality care more than those who under-perform. However, measuring the quality of health care is challenging. The OECD's Health Care Quality Indicator project has overcome some of the problems, though many remain. If policy makers are serious about improving the body of evidence on the quality of care, they need to improve their health information systems. This publication describes what international comparable quality measures are currently available and how to link these measures to quality policies such as accreditation, practice guidelines, pay-for-performance, national safety programs and quality reporting.--Publisher's description.
530 $aAlso available online to subscribers.
650 0$aMedical care$xQuality control.
650 0$aMedical care$xEvaluation.
650 12$aQuality of Health Care$xstandards.
650 22$aQuality Assurance, Health Care$xmethods.
650 4$aAsistencia médica$vEvaluación.
710 2 $aOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
830 0$aOECD health policy studies.