JOINT MEETING OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY MANCHESTER LOCAL GROUP
AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE STUDY GROUP
Wednesday 6th December 2006 at Manchester Metropolitan University,
Oxford Road, Manchester
Room E34, John Dalton Building (opposite BBC), 2.00pm to 5.00pm
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No pre-registration is necessary
Programme: Measuring and improving the quality of care in primary health
care
2pm VERN FAREWELL (University of Cambridge)
Performance monitoring of medical outcomes: methodological issues in
recent developments
In recent years there has been increasing attention given to statistical
aspects of performance monitoring in medical contexts. In this talk, I
will discuss some specific methodology that has been devised, with a
particular focus on longitudinal monitoring of performance. The
adaptation of methods used in other contexts to incorporate risk
adjustment will be emphasized. An attempt will be made to highlight
methodological issues of general relevance.
2.25pm DAVID REEVES (University of Manchester)
Combining multiple indicators of clinical quality
Quantitative methods are increasingly being used to assess and compare
clinical care amongst primary care providers. Assessment usually
involves collecting data against a range of clinical indicators.
Different studies have applied different methods for combining across
indicators to produce an overall "composite" quality score for each
provider. This paper applies some of the more common methods to two
quality indicator datasets to assess how far the conclusions made about
quality depend upon the method used to combine the indicators. Some
suggestions and recommendations are made.
2.50pm MIKE PRINGLE (University of Nottingham)
The intangible aspects of quality: relationship to the measurable
Many aspects of "quality" are measurable. Conventional audits, target
achievements (such as the Quality and Outcomes Framework), and health
care statistics have shown this in primary care. As a partner in
QRESEARCH and QFLU I am a firm believer in the utility of information
derived from data. Yet much of the effective improvements in health care
have harnessed the power of qualitative data: anecdotes, case studies,
significant events and adverse events. This talk will look at the
benefits from a dual approach that values the measurable alongside the
emotive, in the pursuit of quality.
3.15pm tea
3.45pm Discussion in groups
4.30pm Rounding up and conclusion
5pm Close
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