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Policy Issues Associated With Analyzing Outcomes of Care
Author(s) -
Jones Katherine R.,
Jennings Bonnie Mowinski,
Moritz Patricia,
Moss Mae Taylor
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1997.tb00996.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , quality (philosophy) , nursing , health care , medicine , quality management , political science , public relations , psychology , business , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , law , biology , marketing , service (business)
Policy questions associated with the conduct of outcmes studies are addressed and outcomes management and outcomes research are differentiated. Multiple outcomes initiatives are being undertaken inthe United States, from the institutional to national and international levels. Nurses have had limited invlvement, thus far‐althoughthe array of outcomes being examined is cnsiderable. Members of an American Academy of Nursing expert panelon quality health care discuss the environmental context and multiple focuses of outcomes analysis. they provide an overview of current activities, present the challenges confronting nursing in its pursuit of a quality assessment agenda, and make recommendations for increasing nurses' participation in quality initiatives.