allow for standardization
What is the significance behind quality measures?
improving population health, enhancing care experience, reducing costs, advance health equity, workforce wellbeing/safety
What are the 5 elements of The Quintuple Aim?
structure
•Characteristics of individual healthcare providers, organizations, or facilities
process
•Delivery of specific clinical services
outcomes
•Ultimate goal of healthcare
healthcare provided & patient factors
What can affect outcome measures?
f; consumers & vendors
Pharmacies only need to report quality to pharmacy vendors in the supply chain for value-based agreements. T/F?
Scientific acceptability
-Extent to which the measure, as specified, produces consistent (reliable) and credible (valid) results about the quality of health care delivery
feasibility
-Extent to which the required data are readily available, retrievable without undue burden, and can be implemented for performance measurement
importance
-Extent to which the specific measure focus is evidence-based and important to making significant gains in healthcare quality where there is variation in or overall less-than-optimal performance
usability/use
-Extent to which potential audiences (e.g., consumers, purchasers, providers, policymakers) are using or could use performance results for both accountability and performance improvement to achieve the goal of high-quality, efficient healthcare for individuals or populations
importance, feasibility, usability/use, scientific acceptability
What are the four criteria that signifies a good measure?
Competing Measures
-If a measure meets the four criteria and there are endorsed/new related measures (same measure focus or same target population) or competing measures (both the same measure focus and same target population), the measures are compared to address harmonization and/or selection of the best measure
a
Which option creates measures that are feasible, reliable, and valid for all appropriate levels of measurement?
a) option A
b) option B
a
Which option relies on specifying the measure to the least common denominator of data, making it not as specific?
a) option A
b) option B
b
Which option creates different, yet related measures for each entity in the care process?
a) option A
b) option B
medicare
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance has 3 measures for ________ of business at a pharmacy.