Comparing clinical quality indicators for asthma management in children with outcome measures used in randomised controlled trials: a protocol

BMJ Open
Miew Keen ChoongEnrico Coiera

Abstract

Clinical quality indicators are necessary to monitor the performance of healthcare services. The development of indicators should, wherever possible, be based on research evidence to minimise the risk of bias which may be introduced during their development, because of logistic, ethical or financial constraints alone. The development of automated methods to identify the evidence base for candidate indicators should improve the process of indicator development. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between clinical quality indicators for asthma management in children with outcome and process measurements extracted from randomised controlled clinical trial reports. National-level indicators for asthma management in children will be extracted from the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) database and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards. Outcome measures will be extracted from published English language randomised controlled trial (RCT) reports for asthma management in children aged below 12 years. The two sets of measures will be compared to assess any overlap. The study will provide insights into the relationship between clinical quality indicators and meas...Continue Reading

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Jun 28, 2017·International Journal for Quality in Health Care : Journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care·Enrico CoieraWilliam B Runciman
Jul 25, 2017·BMC Health Services Research·Miew Keen ChoongEnrico Coiera

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