“…- Performance measures are based on standards of care, which can be evidence-based or, in the absence of scientific evidence, determined by an expert panel of health practitioners [ 19 , 27 , 36 ].
- Performance measures must be clear, valid, reliable, reproducible, discriminative and easy to use [ 4 , 18 , 22 , 25 , 36 , 41 , 44 , 50 , 51 ]. They should be comprehensive yet practically relevant and meaningful [ 24 , 36 ].
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