Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Quality Measurement and Improvement
Lecture:Definitions and framework for assessing quality
What is known about health care quality
Slide content:What We Know about Health Care Quality McGlynn et al. (2003) and similar studies NCQA annual reports Commonwealth Fund scorecards Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) annual reports Other studies 10
Slide notes:What is known about health care quality? There are various resources for quality studies and quality benchmarks in health care. Benchmarking is a management approach for implementing best practices at best cost, especially regarding quality activities. This slide lists a number of studies and reports that are reviewed in the following slides. 10