Measure Evaluation Criteria

General comments on the report Conditions for consideration A. Public domain/IP agreement B. Responsible entity to maintain/update measure C. Intended use both public reporting & QI D. Complete measure submission 1. Importance to measure and report 1a. Focus on priority or high impact 1b. Outcome or evidence of link to outcome 1c. Demonstration of quality problem 2. Scientific acceptability of measure properties 2a. Well defined, precisely specified 2b. Reliability 2c. Validity 2d. Measure exclusions 2e. Evidence-based risk adjustment 2f. Scoring and analysis to identify differences 2g. Multiple data sources - comparable results 2h. Identification of disparities 3. Usability 3a. Information meaningful/useful for reporting and QI 3b. Harmonization 3c. Distinctive or additive value 4. Feasibility 4a. Data generated during and as byproduct of care 4b. Electronic data source 4c. Exclusions so not require additional data sources 4d. Susceptibility to inaccuracies, errors, unintended consequences 4e. Demonstration of data collection strategies