Department of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service-Lazio Region, Rome, Italy.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Jan 27;12:25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-25.
P.Re.Val.E. is the most comprehensive comparative evaluation program of healthcare outcomes in Lazio, an Italian region, and the first Italian study to make health provider performance data available to the public. The aim of this study is to describe the P.Re.Val.E. and the impact of releasing performance data to the public.
P.Re.Val.E. included 54 outcome/process indicators encompassing many different clinical areas. Crude and adjusted rates were estimated for the 2006-2009 period. Multivariate regression models and direct standardization procedures were used to control for potential confounding due to individual characteristics. Variable life-adjusted display charts were developed, and 2008-2009 results were compared with those from 2006-2007.
Results of 54 outcome indicators were published online at http://www.epidemiologia.lazio.it/prevale10/index.php. Public disclosure of the indicators' results caused mixed reactions but finally promoted discussion and refinement of some indicators. Based on the P.Re.Val.E. experience, the Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services has launched a National Outcome Program aimed at systematically comparing outcomes in hospitals and local health units in Italy.
P.Re.Val.E. highlighted aspects of patient care that merit further investigation and monitoring to improve healthcare services and equity.
P.Re.Val.E. 是意大利拉齐奥地区最全面的医疗保健结果比较评估计划,也是意大利第一个向公众提供医疗服务提供者绩效数据的研究。本研究旨在描述 P.Re.Val.E. 以及向公众发布绩效数据的影响。
P.Re.Val.E. 包括 54 个结果/过程指标,涵盖了许多不同的临床领域。2006-2009 年期间估计了原始和调整后的比率。使用多变量回归模型和直接标准化程序来控制个体特征引起的潜在混杂因素。开发了变量生命调整显示图表,并比较了 2008-2009 年的结果与 2006-2007 年的结果。
54 个结果指标的结果在 http://www.epidemiologia.lazio.it/prevale10/index.php 上在线发布。指标结果的公开披露引起了不同的反应,但最终促进了一些指标的讨论和改进。基于 P.Re.Val.E. 的经验,意大利国家区域卫生服务局启动了一个国家成果计划,旨在系统比较意大利医院和地方卫生单位的成果。
P.Re.Val.E. 突出了患者护理的某些方面,值得进一步调查和监测,以改善医疗保健服务和公平性。