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A methodology for setting practice criteria in healthcare

Scientist at the USAID Quality Assurance Project, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

A.F. Al-Assaf, MD, MPH, MS, CQA, FRSH

Department of Health Administration and Policy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

A.F. Al-Assaf, MD

Practice criteria are an important part of health care and have taken a new prominence in the trend to address quality-of-care issues. Once an organisation makes a commitment to addressing its quality-of- care, it must define 'quality' in operational terms. Practice criteria do just that. The organisation ensures consistent, high-quality services through the correct application of practice criteria. This paper outlines a methodology that has been used in at least three countries to date. Early indications are that it is useful for helping an organisation begin its quality improvement 'journey'.

Key Words: Indicators • criteria • standards • performance measures

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 119, No. 2, 112-114 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/146642409911900210


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