Care that Matters: Quality Measurement and Health Care

PLoS Med. 2015 Nov 17;12(11):e1001902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001902. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Barry Saver and colleagues caution against the use of process and performance metrics as health care quality measures in the United States.

MeSH terms

  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Humans
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care*
  • Patient Preference
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care*
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care*

Grants and funding

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