Methods for the guideline-based development of quality indicators--a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality indicators (QIs) are used in many healthcare settings to measure, compare, and improve quality of care. For the efficient development of high-quality QIs, rigorous, approved, and evidence-based development methods are needed. Clinical practice guidelines are a suitable source to derive QIs from, but no gold standard for guideline-based QI development exists. This review aims to identify, describe, and compare methodological approaches to guideline-based QI development.

Methods

We systematically searched medical literature databases (Medline, EMBASE, and CINAHL) and grey literature. Two researchers selected publications reporting methodological approaches to guideline-based QI development. In order to describe and compare methodological approaches used in t

SUBMITTER: Kotter T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3368783 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature