Evaluating key performance indicators of the process of care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Authors' conclusion
Although feasible to measure, there is an opportunity for improving the consistency of documentation.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) at a tertiary Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, 2016–2020
- Participants
- 140 patients
- Outcome
- Whether and how often the information to measure a set of KPIs in JIA is found in routinely collected data
Methodological detailselectronic chart review, administrative data analysis, single-centre
- Electronic chart review
- Administrative data analysis
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Documentation of KPI information at every visit (share of patients)
Joint assessment documented at every visit
95%
Assessment of pain documented at every visit
46%
PGA of disease activity, functional ability assessment or composite disease activity measurement documented at every visit
0
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Evaluating key performance indicators of the process of care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 21 April 2023. doi:10.
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