ACCF/AHA 2010 Position Statement on Composite Measures for Healthcare Performance Assessment. American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop a Position Statement on Composite Measures)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1755-1766

  Peterson, Eric D ^a   DeLong, Elizabeth R ^a   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a   O'Brien, Sean M ^a   Peterson, Pamela N ^a   Rumsfeld, John S ^a   Shahian, David M ^a   Shaw, Richard E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ACCF AHA Performance Measures; composite measures; performance measures; quality indicators; quality measurement

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTHCARE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950563691     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.016     Document Type: Review

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