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Cost and clinical effectiveness of certification cannot be measured using survey methods
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607103027004287
Subject(s) - certification , health care , clinical epidemiology , medicine , family medicine , survey research , epidemiology , survey data collection , survey methodology , nursing , psychology , pathology , management , statistics , economics , mathematics , applied psychology , economic growth
This commentary maintains that the survey research methods used in the article by Furman Simmons et al cannot evaluate health care costs or the effectiveness of clinical care. These outcomes are appropriately evaluated by outcome research or clinical epidemiology. Health care professionals and administrators should not regard the results of the Furman Simmons et al survey as valid.