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Use of Quality Measurements outside of Reimbursement
Quality measurements, once collected, need to be used, this a reoccurring theme in the literature. One way the data is used is to help physicians meet standards and regulations and ensure quality care. The American Board of Emergency Medicine has shown great support for the development of quality measure reporting for emergency physicians (ABEM, 2015). In their article discussing the considerations for a registry for EM physicians, they are discussing such a thing because of the push for quality measurements to be linked to quality reporting, reimbursements, and their desire for continuous professional development (ABEM, 2015). They would like to use the data collected to improve their work. …show more content…

“The greatest threats to patient safety and quality in the emergency department are overcrowding and the on-call specialist shortage” (ACEP, 2014). Therefore, the article states that ACEP supports technology and the continuous development of quality measures. The article looks at the main points to consider regarding quality with patient safety. As the government moves to a physician fee for service model, quality measurements will continue to affect the quality of care emergency medicine physicians provide and their desire to do so. ACEP continues to develop policies and standards as well as quality measures as they are at the forefront of care in emergency medicine. One of their main points being, “Everyone is only one step away from a medical emergency” (ACEP, 2014). Within their article ACEP makes recommendations to improve patient safety and the concern is prevalent to ensure quality is in their emergency room …show more content…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the National Healthcare Quality Report in 2003 which included 57 performance measures as stated by Williams, S., et al. (2005). In the article it discussed how The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in July 2002 set measures designed in order to track the performance of accredited hospitals and encourage improvement based on those measures for quality of care (Williams, S., et al, 2005). The article reviews their method of measuring over 3,000 accredited hospitals and how the implementation of standardized processes changed those

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