U.S. hospital performance methodologies: a scoping review to identify opportunities for crossing the quality chasm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital performance quality assessments inform patients, providers, payers, and purchasers in making healthcare decisions. These assessments have been developed by government, private and non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. Given the number and variability in available assessments, a knowledge gap exists regarding what assessments are available and how each assessment measures quality to identify top performing hospitals. This study aims to: (a) comprehensively identify current hospital performance assessments, (b) compare quality measures from each methodology in the context of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) six domains of STEEEP (safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equitable, and patient-centeredness), and (c) formulate policy recommenda

SUBMITTER: Thomas Craig KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7350649 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature