(Outcome) Measure for (Intervention) Measures

Outcome measures measure outcomes, not effects of intervention.

Contemporary outcome measures in acute stroke research: choice of primary outcome measure.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The diversity of available outcome measures for acute stroke trials is challenging and implies that the scales may be imperfect. To assist researchers planning trials and to aid interpretation, this article reviews and makes recommendations on the available choices of scales. The aim is to identify an approach that will be universally accepted and that should be included ...

Comments and Opinions Contemporary Outcome Measures in Acute Stroke Research Choice of Primary Outcome Measure

Background and Purpose—The diversity of available outcome measures for acute stroke trials is challenging and implies that the scales may be imperfect. To assist researchers planning trials and to aid interpretation, this article reviews and makes recommendations on the available choices of scales. The aim is to identify an approach that will be universally accepted and that should be included ...

NQF-ENDORSED VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR HOSPITAL CARE Measure Information Form Collected For: CMS Outcome Measures (Claims Based) Measure Set: CMS Mortality Measures

Rationale: Risk-standardized mortality rates (RSMRs) can provide important information about quality of care that is currently unavailable to hospitals. Variation in mortality, after adjusting for case-mix, may reflect differences in hospitals' general environments (such as coordination of care, patient safety policies, and staffing) or variation in care processes. Outcome measures can focus at...

Outcome Measures

Compliance with established standards has been the benchmark of evaluating all kinds of academic, professional, commercial and administrative endeavours over the last one hundred years or so. Academic awards, for example, have been gained by passing examinations specific to that discipline of study. The awards themselves have been subject to accreditation procedures, often established by both i...