title: The NICE process for developing quality standards and indicators.
abstract: This paper describes the core principles and processes used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to develop quality standards and quality indicators from evidence based guidelines.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Emilene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coventry
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Greenway
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mark.minchin@nice.org.uk.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minchin
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: NICE; Qualitätsstandards; Qualitätsverbesserung; clinical indicators; klinische Indikatoren; quality improvement; quality standards