title: Report cards: tools for managing pathways and outcomes.
abstract: An overriding concern of many health care providers is how to maintain quality in such a turbulent, cost-driven environment. It is essential for health care providers to determine the effectiveness of their care and to institute changes in practice to affect patient outcomes in a positive fashion. Determining the appropriate outcomes to measure and formatting the report in an easy-to-read manner with meaningful information is important for presentation to a variety of audiences. We describe a report card methodology for disseminating outcome information that can easily be adapted in other settings.
authors.affiliation: Butterworth Health System, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schriefer
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Urden
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways; D003625:Data Collection; D004282:Documentation; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software