title: Performance measures. How are they developed, validated, and used?
authors: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: O'Leary
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D003657:Decision Making; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000592:standards; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D014481:United States