Of the 1,958 quality indicators in the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, only 139 (7%) measure actual health outcomes and only 32 (under 2%) patient-reported outcomes, as the World Economic Forum's value-in-healthcare report counts them.

Evidence 2 passages

• groundsValue in Healthcare: Laying the Foundation for Health System Transformation, World Economic Forum, in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group

  In the United States, of the 1,958 quality indicators in the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, only 139 (7%) are actual health outcomes, and only 32 (less than 2%) are patient-reported outcomes.

• groundsValue in Healthcare: Laying the Foundation for Health System Transformation, World Economic Forum, in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group

  To be sure, healthcare providers have been tracking an increasing number of metrics, often in response to requirements from payers or regulatory agencies. Most of these metrics, however, do not address actual health outcomes.

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