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Limitations of and Barriers to Using Performance Measurement: Purchasers' Perspectives

Although health plan performance data are becoming increasingly more available, many purchasers are still not using these data to make their purchasing decisions. In this article, we review barriers that private purchasers face to using performance data. In addition, we consider the effects of the l...

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Autores principales: Ginsberg, Caren, Sheridan, Samantha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25372184
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Sumario:Although health plan performance data are becoming increasingly more available, many purchasers are still not using these data to make their purchasing decisions. In this article, we review barriers that private purchasers face to using performance data. In addition, we consider the effects of the larger health care purchasing environment and employers' quality improvement activities on their use of the data. We conclude that a variety of factors, including trends, the health care purchasing environment, characteristics of firms, and problems with performance data and their presentation to users create barriers to incorporating this information into health care decisionmaking.