title: Development of new methods to assess the outcomes of emergency care.
abstract: This article provides information supporting the need for new outcome measures in emergency care. It also addresses the use of these measures in emergency care, the impact of emergency care, identification of at-risk groups, new approaches to measuring patient satisfaction, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness, and the related unique implications for emergency medicine.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Emergency Medicine Research Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA. charles.cairns@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Garrison
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hedges
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Schriger
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards; D017050:Episode of Care; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012306:Risk