@BOOK{NAP11517, author = "Institute of Medicine", title = "Performance Measurement: Accelerating Improvement", isbn = "978-0-309-10007-6", doi = "10.17226/11517", abstract = "Performance Measurement is the first in a new series of an ongoing effort by\nthe Institute of Medicine (IOM) to improve health care quality. Performance\nMeasurement offers a comprehensive review of available measures and\nintroduces a new framework to examine these measures against the six\naims of the health care system: health care should be safe, effective,\npatient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. This new book also\naddresses the gaps in performance measurement and introduces the need\nfor measures that are longitudinal, comprehensive, population-based, and\npatient-centered. This book is directed toward all concerned with improving\nthe quality and performance of the nation's health care system in its\nmultiple dimensions and in both the public and private sectors.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11517/performance-measurement-accelerating-improvement", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }