Authors' objectives: 1. To define quality indicators for chronic diseases. 2. To suggest measures and processes for promoting clinicians' uptake of these quality indicators. 3. To propose processes for updating these indicators.

Authors' recommendations: By giving this mandate to INESSS, the DOSPLI broke new ground and gave impetus to the primary care organizations and professionals concerned. The work performed as part of this mandate served both to determine a series of quality indicators for chronic disease management that are scientifically valid and relevant for potential users and to identify ways to promote the uptake of these indicators by professionals and practice settings. It also served to establish a method that could be reproduced in the development of other quality indicators in the future. The implementation of healthcare quality indicators must be viewed from a perspective of optimizing the resources already invested in the healthcare system toward enhancing the information infrastructure and improving service organization.

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2012

URL for published report: http://www.inesss.qc.ca/fileadmin/doc/INESSS/Rapports/MaladiesChroniques/ETMIS2012_Vol8_No12.pdf

URL for additional information: http://www.inesss.qc.ca/fileadmin/doc/INESSS/Rapports/MaladiesChroniques/INESSS_Summary_IndicatorChronicDiseases_EN.pdf

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Canada

Organisation Name: Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux

Contact Address: L'Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux (INESSS) , 2021, avenue Union, bureau 10.083, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2S9;Tel: 1+514-873-2563, Fax: 1+514-873-1369

Contact Name: demande@inesss.qc.ca

Contact Email: demande@inesss.qc.ca

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