title: Taking the measure of measures. Quality data initiatives and the challenge of effective and efficient data.
abstract: Tracking case outcomes helps improve care and create efficiency. But without universal reporting standards, the workload for hospitals is heavy and the data lacks uniformity.
authors.affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ, USA. dhall@humed.com
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D019992:Databases as Topic; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006278:Medicare; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000145:classification*; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States