Our Measures

Our 2007 Performance & Progress Report is a broad and growing collection of healthcare performance measures by which our healthcare provider organizations have agreed to be compared. Each measure represents a specific aspect of care for a defined period of time to provide a "snapshot" of a healthcare organization's performance in relation to an evidence-based standard - and in relation to one another.

An Established Patient Registry

WCHQ has acquired extensive experience in performance measurement at the physician group level, including the complexities of measurement testing, data aggregation, and public reporting displays.

One of the greatest challenges to quality measurement in the outpatient setting is that physicians and physician groups care for multiple patients from multiple payers, so data from any one source is incomplete. Patients often maintain a relationship with their physician through several payer changes. Because "eligibility" is defined by insurers/ payers, not physicians, a new approach is necessary for measuring quality among physicians and physician groups.

Physicians, data analysts and quality specialists from WCHQ membership have developed ambulatory care measure specifications, which marry administrative data with more robust clinical results. This makes it possible for a health system to collect and report quality of care results on all patients under their care.

For more information on the WCHQ measures and methodology, contact us.