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Chapter 2 - Why Measure Outcomes?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2023

Kathleen E. Carberry
Kathleen E. Carberry
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin
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Summary

This chapter discusses the four main reasons to measure outcomes: 1. measuring the change in outcomes tells you how you are doing with respect to providing health care; 2. with outcome data you can identify opportunities for learning and improvement; 3. outcome data give patients and their families critical information about what to expect when they seek care from you or your organization (or, if you work for a payer organization or employer, from the health care providers within your network); and 4. you have an ethical obligation to understand whether the care you provide is helping or harming.

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outcomesmeasureresultslearningimprovementethicaldisparitiesvariationemployerpayer
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How to Measure Health Outcomes
A Hands-On Guide to Getting Started
 , pp. 11 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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