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¹Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften-Institut für Medizinisches Wissensmanagement (AWMF-IMWI), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str.1, Marburg, 35043, Germany. nothacker@awmf.org.

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This study establishes international reporting standards for developing and re-evaluating guideline-based performance measures. These standards aim to improve consistency and quality in healthcare performance measurement.

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Area of Science:

Health Services Research
Clinical Quality Improvement
Healthcare Management

Background:

Clinical guidelines are crucial for healthcare quality, but methods for developing performance measures lack international consensus.
Guideline-based performance measures are vital for quality improvement, assurance, and pay-for-performance initiatives.
The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) Performance Measures Working Group addressed this gap by creating consensus-based reporting standards.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop consensus-based reporting standards for the development and re-evaluation of guideline-based performance measures.
To address the lack of international consensus on best practices for performance measure development.
To promote harmonization and improve the methodology of guideline-based performance measures.

Main Methods:

A systematic literature review identified methodology publications on guideline-based performance measures.
Core criteria were determined and refined into draft standards with evidence-based rationales.
A two-round Delphi process involving group members appraised and approved the draft standards, with revisions after the first round.

Main Results:

Twenty-one methodology publications were reviewed.
Strong consensus was achieved on nine reporting standards covering guideline selection, recommendation extraction, measure development, appraisal, specification, intended use, validation, re-evaluation, and panel composition.
The standards address critical components of the performance measure lifecycle.

Conclusions:

The proposed international reporting standards provide a framework for guideline-based performance measure development and re-evaluation.
These standards aim to enhance international reporting consistency and improve performance measure methodologies.
Further research is needed to assess the validity, acceptability, and practicality of these standards.