Summary of: Introducing care pathway commissioning to primary dental care: measuring performance

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作者
Harris, R. [1 ]
Bridgman, C. [2 ]
Ahmad, M.
Bowes, L. [3 ]
Haley, R. [4 ]
Saleem, S.
Singh, R. [5 ]
Taylor, S. [6 ]
机构
[1] Liverpool Univ Sch Dent, Inst Psychol Hlth & Soc, Dept Hlth Serv Res, Liverpool L69 3GL, Merseyside, England
[2] Pkwy Business Ctr, Manchester M14 7LU, Lancs, England
[3] Salford Primary Care Trust, GMS PMS & Oral Hlth Commissioning, Salford M6 5FW, Lancs, England
[4] NHS Primary Care Commissioning, Salford M30 9AU, Lancs, England
[5] Windsor Dent Practice, Salford M6 5EQ, Lancs, England
[6] Simon Taylor Dent Practice, Salford M6 7HN, Lancs, England
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10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.1029
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Care pathways have been used in a variety of ways: firstly to support quality improvement through standardising clinical processes, but also for secondary purposes, by purchasers of healthcare, to monitor activity and health outcomes and to commission services. This paper describes a secondary use of dental care pathways: to commission and monitor performance of primary dental care services. Findings of a project involving three dental practices implementing a system based on rating patients according to their risk of disease and need for care are outlined. Data from surgery-based clinical databases and interviews from commissioners and providers are reported. The use of both process and outcome key performance indicators in this context is discussed, as well as issues which arise such as attributability of outcome measures and strategic approaches to improving quality of care.
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