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. 2017 Nov;54(5):772-775.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.030. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

The Implementation of Measuring What Matters in Research and Practice: Series Commentary

Kathleen T Unroe  1 , Katherine Ast  2 , Elizabeth Chuang  3 , Dena Schulman-Green  4 , Robert Gramling  5 ; AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group
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The Implementation of Measuring What Matters in Research and Practice: Series Commentary

Kathleen T Unroe et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Nov.
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Abstract

The Measuring What Matters (MWM) initiative identified 10 indicators of high-quality palliative and hospice care. Members of the AAHPM Research Committee, through a special series of articles, examined applications of the MWM quality indicators in research and practice settings. Many themes were present in these articles, including the important role of electronic health records in quality measurement, challenges and strategies for implementing and tracking measures over time, and the importance of identifying new measures. This article is the final commentary of the series and includes recommendations for next steps in quality measurement.

Keywords: Quality metrics; palliative care; quality improvement.

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