HealthIT Answers September 14, 2022
How do we measure quality in healthcare? The question is forever top of mind in an industry where quality is expected yet is difficult to define and measure.
The U.S. is an outlier in healthcare. We spend more on healthcare per capita than any other wealthy nation but underperform when it comes to many key metrics, including hospital admissions for preventable diseases and rates of medical, medication, and lab errors.
Bridging the gap between the vast amount of money spent on healthcare and the quality of the outcomes produced has rightfully become a major concern—heightened by the shift to value-based care and resulting value-based payment models.
There’s a growing need for health systems to collect not just data, but the right data. Further, we...