Using comparative data to improve healthcare value.
Hospitals can use comparative data to achieve healthcare delivery reform by reducing waste and improving quality. Hospitals should share data with physicians to engage them in identifying areas for improvement. A hospital-physician alignment model is needed as a platform for creating common goals for both hospitals and physicians.
Goodroe
Joane H
JH
VHA Inc., Irving, Texas, USA. jgoodroe@vha.com
D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*