The Hubris of Health Status Measurement: a Clarification of its Role in the Assessment of Medical Care

Numerous advances in health status measurement have occurred in the past several years. Of the many challenges, one, in particular, is important for any health reform proposal to succeed. That is, while many researchers point to health status measures as a means of evaluating outcomes of competing h...

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Published in:International journal for quality in health care 1996-04, Vol.8 (2), p.115-123
Main Author: GOLDFIELD, NORBERT
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
assessment
Competitive Medical Plans - trends
Forecasting
Health Care Reform - trends
Health Services Research - trends
Health Status Indicators
Health status measurement
Humans
medical care
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Quality of Health Care
United States
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Summary:Numerous advances in health status measurement have occurred in the past several years. Of the many challenges, one, in particular, is important for any health reform proposal to succeed. That is, while many researchers point to health status measures as a means of evaluating outcomes of competing health plans, this paper outlines difficulties with such a proposal. The paper then provides different suggestions for dealing with this important issue. Most notably, a community based health status assessment is recommended. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.
ISSN:1353-4505
1464-3677
DOI:10.1093/intqhc/8.2.115