1. Extent to which the measure addresses a condition or conditions with high clinical impact (that is, is the condition common and/or severe). |
2. Extent to which the measure generates information about quality, efficiency, or both. |
3. Extent to which the measure addresses disparities in care. |
4. Extent to which there evidence of variation in performance among providers on this measure. |
5. Extent to which the calculation of the measure is transparent to providers. |
6. Extent to which there a valid source for the data needed to calculate the measure. (What is the cost of acquisition and validation of those data?) |
7. Extent to which patients or their families would use the measure to choose a provider. |
8. Extent to which providers could use the measure to improve care. |
Source: Dudley and Rosenthal, 2006,68 Rosenthal and Dudley, 2007.69