Quality Indicators for High-Need Patients: a Systematic Review.

Todd W SchneberkMaria BolshakovaKylie SloanEvelyn ChangJulia StalJennifer DinaloElvira JimenezAneesa MotalaSusanne Hempel

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)

We identified and evaluated existing quality indicators for a complex, heterogeneous patient group. Although some quality indicators were not disease-specific, we found very few that accounted for social determinants of health and behavioral factors. More research is needed to develop quality indicators that address patient risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
healthcare
end stage renal disease
case report
quality improvement
mental health
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
social media
human health