Open AccessEuropean Society of Cardiology methodology for the development of quality indicators for the quantification of cardiovascular care and outcomes
Author(s) -
Suleman Aktaa,
Gorav Batra,
Lars Wallentin,
Colin Baigent,
David Erlinge,
Stefan James,
Peter Ludman,
Aldo P. Maggioni,
Susanna Price,
Clive Weston,
Barbara Casadei,
Chris P Gale
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european heart journal. quality of care and clinical outcomes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.766
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2058-5225
pISSN - 2058-1742
DOI - 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaa069
Subject(s) - medicine , quality (philosophy) , cardiology , intensive care medicine , epistemology , philosophy
It is increasingly recognized that tools are required for assessing and benchmarking quality of care in order to improve it. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is developing a suite of quality indicators (QIs) to evaluate cardiovascular care and support the delivery of evidence-based care. This paper describes the methodology used for their development.