title: Measuring outcomes. The search for answers.
abstract: Outcomes are among the most precious gems in healthcare right now. Finding the necessary data and using it to save both money and lives, however, can be a challenge. The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) has released a set of guidelines for collecting and measuring outcomes. But even officials with NCQA insist that information technology is the only realistic way to find this valuable resource.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solberg
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000592:standards*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D007256:Information Systems; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States