In today’s data rich environments, it can be tempting to measure broadly, then cherry-pick the results that seem most compelling. But just because data are widely available doesn’t mean everything is ...

Health care quality measures traditionally take into account things that are easy to measure, such as adverse events, medication adherence, and trends in blood glucose levels. These measures are often ...

Two-thirds of patients receiving three months of outpatient therapy will not reach remission, a new analysis of behavioral health therapy outcomes data reveals. The analysis was conducted by Blueprint ...

This Forefront article synthesizes lessons from widely adopted health care quality metrics to inform future quality metric design and development. The evolution of health care quality metrics over the ...

But not all metrics are meaningful, and focusing on the wrong ones can stall growth. Vanity metrics are often the issue.

Panelists discuss how quality metrics should focus on keeping patients out of hospitals through core medical therapies, measuring all-cause hospitalizations and days spent at home in the community, ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. While diagnostic tests are used to determine the cause of signs and symptoms, outcome ...

The approval in May of the E.U.’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) represents a watershed moment in the regulation of labor in global supply chains—a transition from voluntary ...

Here’s a stat that’ll make you think: 76% of CISOs report being overwhelmed by the "increasing volume of threats detected from a growing number of tools on an increasing number of assets." That ...

Adherence to survivorship quality metrics post-surgery enhances cancer-specific outcomes in early-stage NSCLC patients, improving survival and reducing recurrence rates. Standardized survivorship care ...

Mentors are a crucial part of a scientist’s career. Readers discuss the metrics and limitations of quantifying mentorship.