Development of clinical indicators for performance measurement and improvement: an HMO/purchaser collaborative effort |
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Authors: | MA Bloomberg HS Jordan KO Angel MH Bailit KJ Goonan J Straus |
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Affiliation: | Tufts Health Plans, Inc., Waltham, MA 02254-9112. |
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Abstract: | This article describes a collaborative effort between a major health care purchaser, three area health maintenance organizations, and a state Medicaid agency to develop clinical indicators as the basis for a comparison database. Some of the difficulties in developing a "common yardstick" of quality and value are candidly discussed. |
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