International Journal for Quality in Health Care 15:i3-i4 (2003)
© 2003 International Society for Quality in Health Care
Statement From ISQua |
ISQuas 4th International Summit on Indicators, Buenos Aires, October 2001
Chief Executive Officer, The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
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ISQua, The International Society for Quality in Health Care, works to provide services to guide health professionals, health providers, researchers, agencies, policy makers and consumers to achieve excellence in healthcare delivery to all people and to continuously improve the quality and safety of care. ISQua is a global, not for profit, voluntary, open membership organization. In 2001, it had members in over sixty countries.
Performance measurement with feedback is generally acknowledged as an important methodology in facilitating improvement in quality in health care. Some months before the Buenos Aires Indicators Summit, ISQuas Executive Board confirmed the Societys on-going interest in pursuing the development of global interest in indicators of patient care and an ISQua program of work to
ISQuas interim principles for quality indicators (1999)