Development of a consensus on evidence-based quality of care indicators for Canadian emergency departments

Schull M, Hatcher C, Guttmann A, Leaver C, Vermeulen M, Rowe B, Anderson G, Zwarenstein M
Record ID 32011000207
English
Authors' objectives:

There is good evidence to support quality of care monitoring and reporting as a means of improving accountability and quality in health care delivery. The evaluation of emergency department (ED) care in Canada, however, is hampered by the absence of a common agreement on what constitutes appropriate measures of quality of ED care.

Authors' recommendations: From an initial list of 170 candidate indicators of ED quality and safety, 48 indicators were selected and prioritized through a modified Delphi process using experts with broad content and regional representation. These indicators represent several domains of quality of care and safety in the emergency department and cover many of the most serious conditions that present there. Future work is required to generate technical definitions, develop valid and reliable data sources for longitudinal and cross-jurisdiction measurement, and establish processes to re-evaluate and update the indicators to ensure continued relevance and accuracy.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.ices.on.ca/file/National%20ED%20Quality%20Indicators%20March%2010%202010.pdf
Year Published: 2010
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Canada
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
Contact
Organisation Name: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Contact Address: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, G-Wing, Toronto ON, Canada, M5N 3M5. Tel: 416-480-4055; Fax: 416-480-6048
Contact Name: info@ices.on.ca
Contact Email: info@ices.on.ca
Copyright: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
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