title: Practical considerations for the implementation of health outcome measures.
abstract: The collection of health outcomes information is important for effective management of the health care system. The Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (HOBIC) program is implementing a set of nurse-sensitive health outcome measures across the province of Ontario. This paper examines some of the opportunities and challenges of implementing measures across multiple organizations and multiple sectors of the health care system.
authors.affiliation: HOBIC Program, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Robin S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Carriere
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D009864:Ontario; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development