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Making the grade: update on report card initiatives for 1997
J Bartlett1, C Kaufmann, R Manderscheid
1Magellan Health Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA.
Healthcare report cards offer objective quality data for consumers and purchasers. This series reviews initiatives in behavioral healthcare, focusing on accountability and performance measurement.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality Measurement
- Behavioral Healthcare Services
- Health Plan Accountability
Background:
- Report cards for healthcare services are gaining prominence.
- Objective quality information aims to empower consumers and purchasers.
- Focus on the behavioral healthcare system.
Purpose of the Study:
- Review ongoing report card initiatives in behavioral healthcare.
- Examine report cards designed for organizational accountability, especially managed care.
- Assess research on performance measurement across the industry.
Main Methods:
- Review of five brief articles on report card initiatives.
- Analysis of report cards in private and public sectors.
- Examination of research on performance measurement.
Main Results:
- Four articles detail report cards for holding organizations accountable.
- Managed care organizations are a key focus for quality assessment.
- The final article covers performance measurement research.
Conclusions:
- Report cards are emerging tools for evaluating healthcare quality.
- Accountability and performance measurement are key themes in behavioral healthcare.
- Objective data can drive value-based selections in healthcare services.
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