Performance measures. How are they developed, validated, and used?

To begin with, I will extend Dr. Davis'emphasis on quality measurement. Quality measurement is the linchpin of health care reform initiatives, no matter what form they may take. Health care reform demands a radically, or at least, significantly revised delivery system that is driven by information. This information, by default, is the result of whatever we are able to measure and will suffer to the extent that we are not