In my 20-plus years working in the nonprofit world, one of the most common mistakes I’ve seen nonprofits make is measuring activities instead of outcomes. I understand why: Measuring activities is ...

During the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in measuring the effectiveness of medical care. [1] Clinical research in surgical subspecialties focused on physiological outcomes such ...

DMAA Releases Consensus Guidelines on Measuring Outcomes WASHINGTON, DC — The Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) today released widely anticipated consensus guidelines on recommended ...

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In my last post, I wrote about why it’s important for nonprofits to measure outcomes rather than activities. I was excited to see that the post sparked a discussion, but I also noticed that folks were ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. While diagnostic tests are used to determine the cause of signs and symptoms, outcome ...

Looking to the future, ambulatory surgery centers must find a way to securing patient volume and payment as the healthcare industry undergoes a significant transformation, according to Fred Davis, MD, ...

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Fred D. Lublin, MD, FAAN, FANA: The major outcome measures in MS [multiple sclerosis] clinical trials are relapse rate reduction. And that’s the most common metric used for pivotal studies, studies ...

Last month, General Assembly released a groundbreaking report, “Measuring What Matters,” that reports on the student outcomes in its full-time programs. The auditing firm KPMG LLP reviewed and ...

There comes a turning point in the life of every education reformer when he must confront the limitations of his work. Such an experience happened to me in July 2016, near Third Avenue and 149th ...