Outcomes Theory at a Glance
Here’s how a few of the experts Drug Utilization Review talked with defined the term outcomes measurement:
"An objective measurement of a predefined criteria of care. An outcome can be anything you want it to be, but it’s predefined, measuring an endpoint you’ve chosen as an indicator that you’re doing the right thing."
Burt Finkelstein, PharmD Director, Pharmacy and Management Services, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
"An outcome measure is a measure that indicates the result of the performance or nonperformance of a function or functions, or of a process or processes. A performance measure is a quantitative tool that provides an indication of an organization’s performance in relation to a specified process or outcome."
Darryl Rich, PharmD, MBA Associate Director, Division of Accreditation Operations, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
An outcomes measurement "is an event that is tangible, that can be measured, and which you’re attempting to try to modify in some capacity."
Gordon Vanscoy, PharmD, MBA Vice Chairman Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
"Outcomes research can be defined as those research activities that measure the efficacy of treatments, identify factors which may render drug therapy less than optimal, predict effectiveness of treatment, evaluate interventions that optimize drug therapy, and analyze the economic implications of treatment alternatives."
Sue Tolleson-Rinehart Associate Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy
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