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Quality Measurement in Gastroenterology: Confessions of a Realist
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Abstract:
Clinicians are required to report their performance on an ever-increasing number of quality measures. However, it is difficult to measure health care quality and it is unclear whether broadly applying accountability measures effectively improves care. This article considers these challenges and includes recommendations that may help gastroenterologists respond to demands for increased quality measurement.