Becker's Healthcare January 26, 2022
Ensuring patient-focused care and a successful transition to value-based care will require a complete overhaul of the way data is measured and applied to healthcare, according to a Jan. 25 report in Health Affairs.
Instead of a universal approach to measuring care standards, agencies such as the National Quality Forum and Joint Commission set their own standards and reporting processes. The current healthcare system uses measures of clinical processes and services to evaluate standards of care instead of looking at symptom reduction, quality of life or longevity, according to the report, written by a member of the nonprofit organization Purchaser Business Group on Health.
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