Abstract
BackgroundKey performance indicators (KPIs) are used to identify where organisational performance is meeting desired standards and where performance requires improvement. Valid and reliable KPIs depend on the availability of high-quality data, specifically, the relevant minimum data set (MDS; the core data identified as the minimum required to measure performance for a KPI) elements. However, the feasibility of collecting the relevant MDS elements is always a limitation of performance monitoring using KPIs. Preferably, data should be integrated into service delivery, and where additional data are required that are not currently collected as part of routine service delivery, there should be an economic evaluation to determine the cost of data collection. The aim of this systematic review is to synthesise the evidence base concerning the costs of data collection in hospitals for performance monitoring using KPIs, and to identify hospital data collection systems that have proven to be cost minimising.Methods/DesignElectronic databases will be systematically searched for publications in English that examine the cost of data collection within a hospital context. The database searches will be supplemented by searching through citations and references. Screening of both titles and abstracts will be done by two independent reviewers. All disagreements will be resolved by an independent third reviewer. Data analysis will be completed and reported in a narrative review.DiscussionThis review will cohere the evidence base regarding cost-minimising hospital data collections systems for performance monitoring and if these are associated with potential benefits for patients.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42014007450
Highlights
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to identify where organisational performance is meeting desired standards and where performance requires improvement
This review will cohere the evidence base regarding cost-minimising hospital data collections systems for performance monitoring and if these are associated with potential benefits for patients
Data should be integrated into service delivery, and where additional data are required that are not currently part of service delivery, there should be an economic evaluation to determine the cost of collecting all the relevant minimum data set (MDS) elements (HIQA, [1])
Summary
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to identify where organisational performance is meeting desired standards and where performance requires improvement. The feasibility of collecting the relevant MDS elements is always a limitation of performance monitoring using KPIs. Preferably, data should be integrated into service delivery, and where additional data are required that are not currently collected as part of routine service delivery, there should be an economic evaluation to determine the cost of data collection. The feasibility of collecting the relevant minimum data set (MDS; the core data identified as the minimum required to measure performance for a KPI) elements is always a limitation of performance monitoring. Data should be integrated into service delivery, and where additional data are required that are not currently part of service delivery, there should be an economic evaluation to determine the cost of collecting all the relevant MDS elements (HIQA, [1]). There is, a need for a systematic review which synthesises and coheres with the evidence base regarding economic analyses of hospital data collection for performance monitoring purposes
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