Facts and Fallacy of Benchmark Performance Indicators

James P Byrne; Elliott R Haut

doi:10.1016/j.yasu.2022.03.002

Facts and Fallacy of Benchmark Performance Indicators

Adv Surg. 2022 Sep;56(1):89-109. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2022.03.002.

Authors

James P Byrne¹, Elliott R Haut²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sheikh Zayed 6107 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: Jbyrne13@jh.edu.
² Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sheikh Zayed 6107 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/elliotthaut.

PMID: 36096580
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2022.03.002

Abstract

Efforts to improve quality in healthcare have arisen from the recognition that the quality of care delivered and resulting outcomes are highly variable. Performance benchmarking using high-quality data to compare risk-adjusted outcomes between hospitals and surgeons has been widely adopted as one means for addressing this problem. In this article we discuss the history, current state, methodologies, and potential pitfalls of benchmarking efforts to improve quality of healthcare in the United States.

Keywords: Benchmarking; Performance improvement; Performance indicator; Quality; Risk-adjustment; Surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Benchmarking* / methods
Humans
Surgeons*
United States