The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality published a report (pdf) discussing public reporting of quality data.
The report, "Can Publicly Reporting the Performance of Health Care Providers Spur Quality Improvement? Insights from Aligning Forces for Quality," includes six tips for engaging physicians in public reporting:
1. Involve physicians from the beginning.
2. Identify physician champions who will carry the message.
3. Encourage peer-to-peer learning.
4. Make quality improvement tools and resources easy to access.
5. Give physicians a chance to review their data.
6. Foster a climate that encourages transparency.
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The report, "Can Publicly Reporting the Performance of Health Care Providers Spur Quality Improvement? Insights from Aligning Forces for Quality," includes six tips for engaging physicians in public reporting:
1. Involve physicians from the beginning.
2. Identify physician champions who will carry the message.
3. Encourage peer-to-peer learning.
4. Make quality improvement tools and resources easy to access.
5. Give physicians a chance to review their data.
6. Foster a climate that encourages transparency.
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