Schwartz J S, Lurie N
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1990;6(2):333-9. doi: 10.1017/s0266462300000866.
Health outcome assessment may be used for a variety of purposes: to evaluate the effectiveness of medical practices; to assess the quality of services provided; to educate providers, purchasers, and users of health services about the sequelae of treated and untreated disease; to guide reimbursement and regulatory policy; and to characterize the health status of a population. This article focuses on the use of health outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of medical practices and to assess the quality of services provided.
评估医疗实践的有效性；评估所提供服务的质量；向医疗服务提供者、购买者和使用者宣传已治疗和未治疗疾病的后遗症；指导报销和监管政策；以及描述人群的健康状况。本文重点关注利用健康结果来评估医疗实践的有效性和所提供服务的质量。
