Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Conclusion

• Disconnect between academic world and vendors on efficiency measurement offers opportunity
• Although steps have been taken to achieve consensus among stakeholders, more work needs to be done
  • Typology can assist in structuring more explicit discussions about key issues
• Scientific soundness of both academic and vendor-developed measures is largely unknown
• Ability of potential users to act on the results of these measures is not well understood