Classifying outcomes in secondary and tertiary care clinical quality registries-an organizational case study with the COMET taxonomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The choice of what patient outcomes are included in clinical quality registries is crucial for comparable and relevant data collection. Ideally, a uniform outcome framework could be used to classify the outcomes included in registries, steer the development of outcome measurement, and ultimately enable better patient care through benchmarking and registry research. The aim of this study was to compare clinical quality registry outcomes against the COMET taxonomy to assess its suitability in the registry context.

Methods

We conducted an organizational case study that included outcomes from 63 somatic clinical quality registries in use at HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. Outcomes were extracted and classified according to the COMET taxonomy and the suitabi

SUBMITTER: Vanhala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9215071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature