title: Practice re-engineering through the use of benchmarks: Part 1.
abstract: Benchmarking can be a useful tool to assist practices in successfully re-engineering their practices to achieve performance improvement. Unfortunately, although many practices identify benchmarks, they often are not integrated into day-to-day operations or used to create accountability or re-engineer processes. Part 1 of this series describes the nine-step benchmarking process and discusses how to successfully use the process to improve performance through process re-engineering. Part 2 will identify key indicators to measure performance and explain how to integrate their use into the practice's daily operations.
authors.affiliation: mwitt@thecamdengroup.com
authors.forename: Mary J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Witt
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States