TY  - JOUR
T1  - Quality measurements in pediatrics: What do they assess?
AU  - Lorch SA
Y1  - 2013/01/01
N1  - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.425
JO  - JAMA Pediatrics
SP  - 89
EP  - 90
VL  - 167
IS  - 1
N2  - 
With the cost of health care rising, there are multiple attempts to improve the value of care provided by health care professionals, either through reducing costs or, more commonly, identifying providers of high-quality health care. These measurements are occurring at every level of health care, from hospitals and providers to health plans and states. Although the number of measurements of pediatric care is smaller than it is in adult care, the number of pediatric-specific measurements is increasing every year, with an initial set of core measurements published in 2011.1 The work by Profit et al2 demonstrates an important, largely unstudied issue with regard to this increase in quality measurements. What do they actually assess? Do providers who perform well in 1 or more measurements provide higher quality of care than other providers?

SN  - 2168-6203
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.425
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.425
ER  -