Performance Measurement in Health Care

2 Credits.

Focuses on performance measurement for hospitals and describes key aspects and challenges of measurement initiatives in the current context of health care reform in general, and payment reform more specifically. Includes the faculty, all senior health care professionals from the trenches, describing the regulatory environment and Joint Commission and CMS requirements. Summarizes key measures used for public reporting and payment such as chart-abstracted clinical process, administrative data based outcomes, satisfaction, and efficiency. Highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each type of measure and discusses appropriate use of analytics and comparison data including patient satisfaction. Covers current public reporting and pay for performance initiatives and associated challenges. Includes emerging initiatives in the context of the electronic medical records, such as e-measures and meaningful use.