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Appropriate and necessary.

R H Brook1

  • 1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.

Health Management Quarterly : HMQ
|December 10, 1990
PubMed
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Developing healthcare standards is crucial for measuring quality and appropriateness. Current knowledge allows hospitals to improve performance now, guiding future effectiveness research and enhancing patient health outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Medical Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Healthcare effectiveness and appropriateness research are vital for evidence-based practice.
  • Developing measurable standards is essential for improving healthcare quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the current state of knowledge regarding healthcare effectiveness and appropriateness.
  • To advocate for the immediate development and implementation of clinical standards by healthcare institutions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing knowledge on healthcare effectiveness and appropriateness.
  • Discussion of the iterative process between guideline application, performance improvement, and further research.

Main Results:

  • Sufficient data exists to enable hospitals to establish quality and appropriateness standards.

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  • Application of guidelines in practice can inform future effectiveness research agendas.
  • Ongoing methods research is needed to refine effectiveness and appropriateness assessments.

    • Conclusions:

    • Hospitals can and should develop standards now to improve performance.
    • Cooperation among knowledge generators, standard developers, and users is key to advancing healthcare.
    • Implementing evidence-based standards can lead to improved population health and cost-effective care.