PMID: 9439960Jan 24, 1998Paper

Quality and outcomes management in gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
John F Johanson

Abstract

The delivery of medical care is undeniably changing. Resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and the progressive rise of health care expenditures needs to be restrained. Although the field of outcomes assessment is not well understood, it is increasingly being applied to the practice of medicine. The underlying goal of outcomes management should be to improve quality by identifying the most efficient use of finite resources and integrating these into practice guidelines. Although reduction of health care costs is important, it should be a secondary goal. Providers of health care must take an active role in outcomes research and management both in understanding and in implementing these techniques in medical practice. In doing so, it is essential that physicians maintain the proper emphasis on quality patient care.

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