Improving outcome of surgical procedures is not possible without adequate quality measurement

摘要

In 2010, Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School defined value in health care [1]. He stated that achieving high value for patients must become the overarching goal of health care delivery, with value defined as the health outcomes achieved per dollar spent. He emphasised that outcome measurement to recognise current quality is the basis for improvement, as only outcome measurement allows for acknowledging differences in quality.