Health Administration
Health Cost Management
Performance Measures

American Academy of Family Physicians Performance Criteria statement of principles

A quality improvement strategy to raise immunization rates and improve standards of practices of providers

Provides current, unbiased evidence on health care interventions

Research in order to provide current, unbiased evidence on health care interventions

Lessons on the scope, patterns, barriers, and possibilities of value-based purchasing

Measures hospital treatment of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke

Report tools to help consumers and purchasers assess and choose among health plans

Performance Measures Algorithms

Software on outcome, utilization, and access measures for quality improvement

HEDIS measures for Medicaid, Medicare and Commercial

HEDIS technical specifications

Aimed at reducing costs and improving health outcomes

Extensive information on Measurement Systems

QIO program to monitor and improve utilization & quality of care for Medicare

NQMC is a public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets

Quality of life and performance measures for a large number of disorders

Description of AHCPR project to strengthen the science base of quality measurement

Measuring outcomes in rehabilitation medicine

Patient registries are organized systems that collect data for scientific, clinical, or policy purposes

Data collection instruments developed for drug abuse treatment and outcome assessments