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. 2022 Aug 1;22(1):979.
doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08347-x.

Quality measurement for cardiovascular diseases and cancer in hospital value-based healthcare: a systematic review of the literature

Rawia Abdalla  1 , Milena Pavlova  2 , Mohammed Hussein  2   3 , Wim Groot  2   4
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Quality measurement for cardiovascular diseases and cancer in hospital value-based healthcare: a systematic review of the literature

Rawia Abdalla et al. BMC Health Serv Res. .

Abstract

Background: This systematic literature review identifies hospital value-based healthcare quality measures, measurement practices, and tools, as well as potential strategies for improving cardiovascular diseases and cancer care.

Methods: A systematic search was carried out in the PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and MEDLINE (OvidSP) databases. We included studies on quality measures in hospital value-based healthcare for cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, conducted a full-text review of potentially relevant articles, assessed the quality of included studies, and extracted data thematically. This review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and four validated tools were used for methodological quality assessment.

Results: The search yielded 2860 publications. After screening the titles and abstracts, 60 articles were retrieved for full-text review. A total of 37 studies met our inclusion criteria. We found that standardized outcome sets with patient involvement were developed for some cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Despite the heterogeneity in outcome measures, there was consensus to include clinical outcomes on survival rate and disease control, disutility of care, and patient-reported outcome measures such as long-term quality of life.

Conclusion: Hospitals that developed value-based healthcare or are planning to do so can choose whether they prefer to implement the standardized outcomes step-by-step, collect additional measures, or develop their own set of measures. However, they need to ensure that their performance can be consistently compared to that of their peers and that they measure what prioritizes and maximizes value for their patients.

Trial registration: PROSPERO ID: CRD42021229763 .

Keywords: Cancer; Cardiovascular; Hospital; Quality measurement; Value-based healthcare.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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PRISMA flow diagram illustrating the study selection process. PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
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