title: Quality Measurement: A Primer for Hand Surgeons.
abstract: As the government and payers place increasing emphasis on measuring and reporting quality and meeting-specific benchmarks, physicians and health care systems will continue to adapt to meet regulatory requirements. Hand surgeons' involvement in quality measure development will help ensure that our services are appropriately assessed. Moreover, by embracing a culture of quality assessment and improvement, we will improve patient care while demonstrating the importance of our services in a health care system that is transitioning from a fee-for-service model to a fee-for-value model. Understanding quality and the tools for its measurement, and the application of quality assessment and improvement methods can help hand surgeons continue to deliver high-quality care that aligns with national priorities.
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA. Electronic address: rnkamal@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Robin N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kakar
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruch
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akelman
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Got
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard University, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blazar
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ladd
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Quality Consortium (HSQC); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ring
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States
keywords: PQRS; Quality; fee for service; value