An attribute of care that has been assigned numeric values and can be used to gauge quality of care. The term quality measure is used in CMS’s Home Health quality initiative to identify the OASIS-derived outcomes that are publicly reported.
A quality measure shows, in percentage form or as a rate, how often a health care provider gives recommended care; that is, the treatment known to give the best results for most patients with a particular condition.
a measure that provides numerical values estimating the quality of a work product or process by measuring the degree to which the work product or process possess a specific quality factor.