Self D R, Sherer R
Auburn University, Montgomery, AL 36117, USA.
Health Mark Q. 1996;13(4):3-15. doi: 10.1300/J026v13n04_02.
This article discusses measurement of quality in health care. The authors attempt to answer the following questions: why measure quality, and what will quality measurement do? The current quality measurement system is described including definitions of the measurable aspects of health care and current measurement tools. Finally, suggested benchmarks for various health care measurements are included.
本文讨论了医疗保健质量的衡量。作者试图回答以下问题：为何要衡量质量，以及质量衡量能起到什么作用？文中描述了当前的质量衡量体系，包括医疗保健可衡量方面的定义以及当前的衡量工具。最后，还列出了各种医疗保健衡量的建议基准。
