title: Quality assessment in hand surgery.
abstract: Measuring quality assessment in hand surgery remains an underexplored area. However, measuring quality is becoming increasingly transparent and important. Patients now have direct access to hospital and physician metrics and large payers have linked financial incentives to quality metrics. It is critical for hand surgeons to understand the essential elements of quality and its assessment. This article reviews several areas of hand surgery quality assessments including safety, outcomes, satisfaction, and cost.
authors: Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA.
authors: Jennifer F
authors: JF
authors: Waljee
authors: Department of Surgery, Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Electronic address: curtincatherine@yahoo.com.
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Curtin
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing
keywords: Assessment; Hand; Quality; Surgery