Toward a Definition of Quality Care for Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome.
Health care systems and payers are placing increasing emphasis on the measurement and improvement of quality. The process of quality improvement is complex but can be supported by professional organizations such as the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). In 2013, the AASM commissioned a series of restless legs syndrome (RLS)-specific quality measures, consisting of process and outcome measures. This article provides an overview of the measure development process and discusses the individual RLS quality measures. These measures were designed to support the goals of improved diagnostic accuracy, decreased symptom severity, and reduced treatment complications.
Department of Neurology and Sleep Center, Emory University School of Medicine, 12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Electronic address: Lbecke2@emory.edu.
Lynn Marie
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D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*
Outcome measure; Process measure; Quality; Restless legs syndrome; Willis-Ekbom disease