Elliott Brett
Del Med J. 2005 Aug;77(8):289-96.
This paper describes the history of the Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI) and describes plans that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have for this data set. There are suggestions on how to improve physician acceptance of these benchmarks and how an institution can improve compliance rates with the data elements. There is also a discussion with respect to weaknesses and strengths of HQI. The advantages occuring to both the patient and physician when the physician participates in the HQI initiative are emphasized.
本文介绍了医院质量倡议（HQI）的历史，并阐述了医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）针对该数据集所制定的计划。文中还给出了关于如何提高医生对这些基准的接受度，以及机构如何提高数据元素合规率的建议。此外，还讨论了HQI的优缺点。文中强调了医生参与HQI倡议时患者和医生双方所能获得的益处。
