質の高い情報を公に報告することの意図せぬ結果
Rachel M Werner1, David A Asch
1Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center;
JAMA
|March 10, 2005
まとめ
医療品質データを公に報告することは,医療を改善することを目的としていますが,その有効性は証明されていません. 患者の選択バイアスなどの潜在的な悪影響は,品質改善の努力を損なう可能性があります.
科学分野:
- 医療サービス 研究 医療サービス
- 品質改善 科学 科学 改善
背景:
- 医療品質データに関する公衆の報告は,医師,病院,および健康プランのパフォーマンスの改善を目的としています.
- 改善のための推定メカニズムには,情報に基づいた患者の選択と品質指標に基づく医師の競争が含まれます.
研究 の 目的:
- 医療の質に関する情報を公に報告することの実証された価値を評価する.
- 公共の質報告の意図せぬ悪影響の可能性を特定する.
主な方法:
- この研究は,公共の質報告に関する既存の文献と証拠の批判的レビューと分析です.
- この方法論は,品質報告のイニシアチブの理論的根拠と観察された成果を検証することを含む.
主要な成果:
- 医療の質を向上させるための公的な品質報告の価値は,依然としてほとんど実証されていない.
- 潜在的な悪影響には,医師がより病んでいる患者を避けること,介入のための"目標率"の不適切な遵守が含まれます.
- 患者の好みや臨床的判断は無視される場合があります.
結論:
- 公的報告は透明性を促進しますが,健康上の成果を明らかに改善する能力は確立されていません.
- 公的報告は,医療の質を誤って低下させる可能性があります.
- 品質改善イニシアチブにおける公的な品質報告の役割の再評価が必要である.
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