Using Electronic Health Records for Quality Measurement and Accountability in Care of the Seriously Ill: Opportunities and Challenges
Author(s) -
J. Randall Curtis,
Seelwan Sathitratanacheewin,
Helene Starks,
Robert Y. Lee,
Erin K. Kross,
Lois Downey,
James Sibley,
William B. Lober,
Elizabeth T. Loggers,
James Fausto,
Charlotta Lindvall,
Ruth A. Engelberg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.986
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-6218
pISSN - 1557-7740
DOI - 10.1089/jpm.2017.0542
Subject(s) - accountability , medicine , palliative care , health care , population , quality management , quality (philosophy) , nursing , population health , public health , business , environmental health , marketing , political science , law , economics , economic growth , philosophy , service (business) , epistemology
As our population ages and the burden of chronic illness rises, there is increasing need to implement quality metrics that measure and benchmark care of the seriously ill, including the delivery of both primary care and specialty palliative care. Such metrics can be used to drive quality improvement, value-based payment, and accountability for population-based outcomes.
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