Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content
Commentary

Fostering transparency in outcomes, quality, safety, and costs.

Austin M, McGlynn EA, Pronovost P. Fostering Transparency in Outcomes, Quality, Safety, and Costs. JAMA. 2016;316(16):1661-1662. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.14039.

Save
Print
October 12, 2016
Austin M, McGlynn EA, Pronovost P. JAMA. 2016;316(16):1661-1662.
View more articles from the same authors.

The lack of effective quality and safety measures hinders health care improvement and transparency goals. This commentary recommends ways to enhance the use of quality and safety measures, including establishing an entity responsible for setting health data standards, developing a robust scientific approach to performance measurement, and improving how this data is communicated to patients.

Save
Print
Cite
Citation

Austin M, McGlynn EA, Pronovost P. Fostering Transparency in Outcomes, Quality, Safety, and Costs. JAMA. 2016;316(16):1661-1662. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.14039.

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Related Resources