| A lack of standardization: the basis for the ethical issues surrounding quality and performance reports. | |
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PMID: 20812525 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Consumers in the United States are taking advantage of the proliferation of publicly available, internet-based performance reports and quality appraisals of health plans, healthcare organizations, hospitals, and physicians to aid in their healthcare decision making. However, these appraisal practices have given rise to controversy and debate over certain distinctive ethical issues. This article advocates a standardized ethical framework to guide current and future development and implementation of performance reports. This framework, which would resolve a number of the major issues, includes the following ethical principles to guide the practice of public reporting on the Internet and facilitate enhanced quality improvement in the healthcare industry: legitimacy, data integrity and quality, transparency, informed understanding, equity, privacy and confidentiality, collaboration, accountability, and evaluation and continuous improvement. |
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Authors:
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Kirsten Suchy |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of healthcare management / American College of Healthcare Executives Volume: 55 ISSN: 1096-9012 ISO Abbreviation: J Healthc Manag Publication Date: 2010 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-03 Completed Date: 2010-09-28 Revised Date: 2010-11-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9803529 Medline TA: J Healthc Manag Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 241-51 Citation Subset: H |
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University Of New Hampshire, Durham, USA. kbv22@unh.edu |
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ethics*,
standards* Health Facilities Quality Assurance, Health Care* United States |
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J Healthc Manag. 2010 Sep-Oct;55(5):302 |
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