When core measures fail: how often has the patient received the prescribed care?

Gerald L Early; Shauna R Roberts; Aaron J Bonham

When core measures fail: how often has the patient received the prescribed care?

Mo Med. 2011 May-Jun;108(3):179-81.

Authors

Gerald L Early¹, Shauna R Roberts, Aaron J Bonham

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21736077
PMCID: PMC6188307

Abstract

Core measures were developed to assess the gap between recommended best medical practice and actual applied care using publicly-reported hospital results We found that 29+/-6% (p>0.001), of failed core measure cases actually received best medical practice care but failed documentation requirements.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers
Algorithms
Guideline Adherence
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / therapy
Hospital Departments / standards*
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / standards*
Missouri
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Patient Discharge / standards
Pneumonia / diagnosis
Pneumonia / therapy
Quality Assurance, Health Care*
Quality Indicators, Health Care*
Sampling Studies
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards