Use of process measures to monitor the quality of clinical practice

BMJ. 2007 Sep 29;335(7621):648-50. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39317.641296.AD.

Abstract

Outcomes of care are a blunt instrument for judging performance and should be replaced, say Richard J Lilford, Celia A Brown, and Jon Nicholl

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence / standards*
  • Physicians / standards*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods*
  • Reward
  • Risk Assessment