Performance criteria Health Dictionary

An instrument that estimates the extent to which a health care provider delivers clinical services that are appropriate for each patient’s condition; provides them safely, competently and in an appropriate time-frame; and achieves desired outcomes in terms of those aspects of patient health and patient satisfaction that can be affected by clinical services.... clinical performance measure

An explicit statement of the conditions under which persons are admitted to a study.... eligibility criteria

The level of attainment of a goal in comparison to a given effort.... performance

Methods or instruments to estimate or monitor the extent to which the actions of an individual practitioner or whole programme conform to practice standards of quality or allow comparisons between services.... performance measure or indicator

Documented verification of the appropriateness of critical process parameters, operating ranges and system reproducibility over an appropriate time period... performance- qualification

QAPI establishes strategies for promoting high quality health care. First, each organization must meet certain required levels of performance when providing specific health care and related services. Second, organizations must conduct performance improvement projects that are outcome-oriented and that achieve demonstrable and sustained improvement in care and services. It is expected that an organization will continuously monitor its own performance on a variety of dimensions of care and services, identify its own areas for potential improvement, carry out individual projects to undertake system interventions to improve care, and monitor the effectiveness of those interventions.... quality assessment and performance improvement programme (qapi)

(CHAPS) a questionnaire designed to assess children’s hearing abilities in certain situations. It is used in the diagnosis of *auditory processing disorder.... children’s auditory performance scale

internationally recognized recommendations for the follow-up for incidentally discovered nodules on a CT scan of the chest that may be early carcinomas. This is designed for nodules smaller than 8 mm and not amenable to biopsy. The patients are divided into low- and high-risk groups. Risk stratification will depend on smoking history and other factors, such as asbestos exposure. Nodules are divided into four groups: less than 4 mm, 4–6 mm, 6–8 mm, and 8 mm or larger. Low-risk patients with nodules smaller than 4 mm receive no follow-up; for larger nodules or in high-risk patients scans are performed at 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months according to size and risk levels. [F. Fleischner (1893–1969), Austrian-born US radiologist]... fleischner criteria

criteria used to select patients with cirrhosis and *hepatoma for liver transplantation. Transplantation can be considered if patients have a single tumour under 5 cm in size, or no more than three tumours that are less than 3 cm in size, and show no evidence of extrahepatic symptoms and no vascular invasion.... milan criteria

a scoring system used to quantify a patient’s activity level and general wellbeing in order to assess the patient’s suitability for chemotherapy or for taking part in a clinical trial. Commonly used systems include the WHO performance scale, scoring from 0 (fully active, feeling well) to 4 or 5 (very ill or near to death), and the Karnofsky scale, scoring from 0 (very ill) to 100 (feeling well).... performance status

part of *NHS Resolution that provides advice and support to NHS trusts and health authorities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland regarding concerns about the performance of individual doctors, dentists, and pharmacists. The emphasis of the service is on local resolution. It was formerly known as the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS).

Information from the NHS Resolution website... practitioner performance advice