Table 2. Process of the IOM in Envisioning a National Health Care Quality Report
| Step |
Component |
| 1: Conceptual framework for national health care quality |
Desirable components of quality |
|
Consumer perspective of needs |
| 2: Measure selection |
Importance of variables |
|
Scientific soundness of measures |
|
Feasibility of measurement |
| 3: Determine data sources |
Availability |
|
Credibility |
|
Reliability |
|
Timeliness |
|
Notes: IOM = Institute of Medicine. Adapted from Envisioning the National Health Care Quality Report, by M. P. Hurtado, E. K. Swift, and J. M. Corrigan, 2001, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
