Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Quality Measurement and Improvement
Lecture:Role of IT and informatics
Results of current approaches to quality assessment
Slide content:Quality Measurement and Improvement Summary Lecture c There is an important role for informatics and IT in helping to measure health care quality The research to date shows conflicting results for quality improvement efforts There are also challenges in measuring quality, particularly in certain practice environments, as well as ethical issues to resolve 23
Slide notes:This concludes Lecture c of Quality Measurement and Improvement . In summary, the lecture has shown that theres an important role for informatics and IT in helping to measure health care quality. The research to date on quality measurement and improvement efforts shows mixed results. There are also challenges in measuring quality, particularly in certain practice environments, as well as ethical issues to resolve. 23