• Front Matter R1-R24

• Executive Summary 1-16

• 1 Introduction 17-39

• 2 Current and Future State of Performance Measurement and Reporting 40-62

• 3 Achieving a National System for Performance Measurement and Reporting 63-82

• 4 Moving Forward: What Should Be Measured? 83-112

• 5 Research Agenda 113-128

• Appendix A Glossary 129-133

• Appendix B National Organizations Involved in Performance Measurement 134-143

• Appendix C Case Studies 144-165

• Appendix D Ten Design Principles 166-169

• Appendix E Methodology and Analytic Frameworks 170-176

• Appendix F Commissioned Paper: Improving the Quality of Quality Measurement--John D. Birkmeyer, Eve A. Kerr, and Justin B. Dimick 177-203

• Appendix G Starter Set of Measures 204-221

• Appendix H Commissioned Paper: Efficiency/Value-Based Measures for Services, Defined Populations, Acute Episodes, and Chronic Conditions--Kyle L. Grazier 222-249

• Appendix I Commissioned Paper: Transitional Care Performance Measurement--Eric A. Coleman 250-286

• Appendix J Commissioned Paper: Palliative Care/End-of-Life Measures--Sydney Dy and Joanne Lynn 287-321

• Appendix K Biographical Sketches 322-344

• Index 345-358

" Appendix J Commissioned Paper: Palliative Care/End-of-Life Measures--Sydney Dy and Joanne Lynn ." Performance Measurement: Accelerating Improvement (Pathways to Quality Health Care Series) . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006 .

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