title: Performance indicators.
abstract: Performance indicators have been introduced by the DHSS for scrutinizing the activity of regional and district health authorities. Because these are based on routine information, there are a number of problems in understanding what these indicators mean and there is a need to look at alternative ways of measuring performance.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom