Measuring Quality: Are We Ready To Compare the Quality of Care among Physician Groups?
Authors: John M. Eisenberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Editorials15 January 2002Measuring Quality: Are We Ready To Compare the Quality of Care among Physician Groups?John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBAJohn M. Eisenberg, MD, MBAAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DC 20007Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-136-2-200201150-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Americans want high-quality health care, but they are not confident that they are getting it. Nor are Americans confident that they have valid information about the quality of their care. The public, health care purchasers, health system managers, and health policymakers are increasingly interested in getting more, and more accurate, information on the quality of care offered by different health care providers. The gap between the data they want and the data they can get may be widening as the public's expectations exceed what the health system can provide.Information on quality of care has three principal uses: to support ...References1. . National Survey on Americans as Health Care Consumers: An Update on the Role of Quality Information. Kaiser Family Foundation/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; 2000. Google Scholar2. Robinson S, Brodie M. Understanding the quality challenge for health consumers: the Kaiser/AHCPR Survey. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1997;23:239-44. [PMID: 9179715] MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Hibbard JH, Harris-Kojetin L, Mullin P, Lubalin J, Garfinkel S. Increasing the impact of health plan report cards by addressing consumers' concerns. Health Aff (Millwood). 2000;19:138-43. [PMID: 10992661] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Greenfield S, Kaplan SH, Kahn R, Ninomiya J, Griffith JL. Profiling care provided by different groups of physicians: effects of patient case-mix (bias) and physician-level clustering on quality assessment results. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:111-21. LinkGoogle Scholar5. PacifiCare Quality Index, California. Available at www.pacificare.com/california/members/qindex/main.asp?region=ca. Google Scholar6. Dalzell MD. Health care report cards: are you paying attention? Manag Care. 1999;8:27-8, 30-2, 34. [PMID: 10346106] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DC 20007Disclaimer: This paper represents the views and opinions of the author and not necessarily those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.Corresponding Author: John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoProfiling Care Provided by Different Groups of Physicians: Effects of Patient Case-Mix (Bias) and Physician-Level Clustering on Quality Assessment Results Sheldon Greenfield , Sherrie H. Kaplan , Richard Kahn , John Ninomiya , and John L. Griffith Measuring Quality Todd Gruber and Ben Rudnitsky Metrics Cited ByClinical Endocrinology in the near future: a post-modern challengeSmall Primary Care Physician Practices Have Low Rates Of Preventable Hospital AdmissionsCreating a Culture of Quality: The Remarkable Transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care SystemSheldon Greenfield, MD and Sherrie H. Kaplan, PhD, MPHMeasuring QualityTodd Gruber, MD, MPH and Ben Rudnitsky, MD 15 January 2002Volume 136, Issue 2Page: 153-154KeywordsHealth careHealth care providersHealth care qualityHealth information technologyHealth services researchHealth surveysPerformance measuresQuality improvementQuality indicatorsResearch quality assessment ePublished: 15 January 2002 Issue Published: 15 January 2002 CopyrightCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...