Partway across the quality chasm: Providers improve performance, but good measurement still lacking.
As hospital systems experience fewer adverse events, healthcare officials acknowledge there is still plenty of work that needs to be done. Dr. Harlan Krumholz, of Yale University, co-authored a report that argues that efforts to improve quality and patient safety will falter unless more attention is paid to improving performance measures. "We're making so many changes to healthcare delivery, and we need to know how our work is impacting patients."
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