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CONQUEST 2.0: an emerging clinical performance measurement tool.

M A Keyes1

  • 1mkeyes@ahrq.gov

Journal for Healthcare Quality : Official Publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
|November 7, 2000
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Healthcare quality variations are a long-standing issue. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research developed CONQUEST (COmputerized Needs-oriented QUality measurement Evaluation SysTem), a free tool with 1,200 measures to help assess and improve care quality.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Quality Improvement Science

Background:

  • Healthcare quality variations have persisted historically.
  • Managed care's focus on cost reduction has renewed interest in quality measurement.
  • A need exists for tools to understand and measure healthcare quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a tool for categorizing and evaluating clinical performance measures.
  • To support users in selecting appropriate quality measures for their specific needs.
  • To facilitate the measurement and improvement of healthcare quality.

Main Methods:

  • Funded the development of a software tool.
  • Included approximately 1,200 clinical performance measures.
  • Designed for categorization and comparison of quality measures.

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Main Results:

  • Developed the COmputerized Needs-oriented QUality measurement Evaluation SysTem (CONQUEST).
  • CONQUEST is a free software tool for quality improvement.
  • Users can identify, compare, and select clinical performance measures.

Conclusions:

  • CONQUEST provides a systematic approach to quality measure evaluation.
  • The tool aids in selecting measures relevant to specific healthcare improvement goals.
  • CONQUEST supports efforts to measure and enhance patient care quality.