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Could someone please help with describing two approaches or indicators to measuring patient outcomes. Measuring the quality of care is essential to being able to identify which areas of patient care need improvement. A positive patient outcome is one measure of quality. What role do health care workers play in determining quality care?

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There are many ways in which you can measure patient outcomes. Below are some ideas of how outcomes can be measured:

1. Clinical Outcomes
Clinical outcomes measure if patient's have improved (got better). In healthcare this such outcomes are usually measured with a pre and post questionnaire. The patient or clinician will complete a questionnaire before the input from the health care service and then after the input. The scores or ...

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