Curriculum Resources: Quality Measurement and Improvement/ Quality Oversight and Report Cards

Curriculum Domain: Quality Measurement and Improvement

Quality Oversight and Report Cards

POSTED: March, 2001
Note: For an expanded list of resources on this topic, view THCI's
E-learning module, "Quality Oversight in the Marketplace"

Bailit M, Kokenyesi C. Financial Performance Incentives for Quality: The State of the Art. National Health Care Purchasing Institute, Executive Brief. September 2000. www.nhcpi.net/execbriefs.cfm

Bates D, Gawande A. The Impact Of The Internet On Quality Measurement. Health Affairs. November/December 2000;19(6):104-114. Click here for an abstract

Dalzell M. Health care report cards: who's paying attention? Managed Care. February 1999;8(2). www.Managedcaremag.com/

Epstein A. Public release of performance data: a progress report from the front. JAMA. April 12, 2000;283(14):1884-1886.

Legnini M, Rosenber L, Perry M, Robertson N. Where does performance measurement go from here? Health Affairs. May/June 2000;19(3):173-177.

Marshall M, Shekelle P, Leatherman S, Brook R. The public release of performance data: what do we expect to gain? A review of the evidence. JAMA. April 12,2000;283(14):1866-1874.

National Committee for Quality Assurance. Ten Steps to a Successful Report Card Project. October 30, 1998. www.ncqa.org/pages/communications/publications/addpubs.htm (Publications/ Additional Publications)

Premier Health Care Resource. Health Care Quality: The Search for Value. 2000. www.insightsandoutcomes.com/sfv.html