Evolving a Healthcare System With a Coordinated Approach for Patient-Reported Measurement of Diagnostic Quality Comment on “Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens”
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
Abstract
Quality metrics for improving care are deeply embedded in healthcare systems. Patient-reported measures (PRMs) have now been implemented for many conditions and are a high priority for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).1 However, the development of PRMs specific to diagnostic quality remains largely exploratory. Early progress in acquiring and analyzing diagnostic PRMs reveals that patients offer a novel and valuable source of information about their diagnostic journeys. To fully understand and learn from patient experiences, work needs to include varied clinical settings, sites, and conditions. This work requires and deserves focused commitment and coordinated effort with a unifying strategic vision optimally facilitated by a national, or international, coordinating center.
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Articles in Press, Corrected Proof Available Online from 22 April 2025
Cosby, K. S. (2025). Evolving a Healthcare System With a Coordinated Approach for Patient-Reported Measurement of Diagnostic Quality Comment on “Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, (), -.
MLA
Cosby, K. S. . "Evolving a Healthcare System With a Coordinated Approach for Patient-Reported Measurement of Diagnostic Quality Comment on “Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens”", International Journal of Health Policy and Management, , , 2025, -.
HARVARD
Cosby, K. S. (2025). 'Evolving a Healthcare System With a Coordinated Approach for Patient-Reported Measurement of Diagnostic Quality Comment on “Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens”', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, (), pp. -.
CHICAGO
K. S. Cosby, "Evolving a Healthcare System With a Coordinated Approach for Patient-Reported Measurement of Diagnostic Quality Comment on “Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens”," International Journal of Health Policy and Management, (2025): -,
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Cosby, K. S. Evolving a Healthcare System With a Coordinated Approach for Patient-Reported Measurement of Diagnostic Quality Comment on “Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2025; (): -.
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