Achieving palliative care research efficiency through defining and benchmarking performance metrics.

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  • Author(s): Lodato JE;Lodato JE; Aziz N; Bennett RE; Abernethy AP; Kutner JS
  • Source:
    Current opinion in supportive and palliative care [Curr Opin Support Palliat Care] 2012 Dec; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 533-42.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101297402 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1751-4266 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17514258 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Support Palliat Care Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Emigsville, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    • Subject Terms:
      Benchmarking* ; Efficiency, Organizational* ; Palliative Care* ; Planning Techniques* ; Process Assessment, Health Care* ; Research Design*; Research/*organization & administration; Humans ; Multicenter Studies as Topic ; Organizational Objectives ; Translational Research, Biomedical/organization & administration
    • Abstract:
      Purpose of Review: Research efficiency is gaining increasing attention in the research enterprise, including palliative care research. The importance of generating meaningful findings and translating these scientific advances to improved patient care creates urgency in the field to address well documented system inefficiencies. The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC) provides useful examples for ensuring research efficiency in palliative care.
      Recent Findings: Literature on maximizing research efficiency focuses on the importance of clearly delineated process maps, working instructions, and standard operating procedures in creating synchronicity in expectations across research sites. Examples from the PCRC support these objectives and suggest that early creation and employment of performance metrics aligned with these processes are essential to generate clear expectations and identify benchmarks. These benchmarks are critical in effective monitoring and ultimately the generation of high-quality findings that are translatable to clinical populations. Prioritization of measurable goals and tasks to ensure that activities align with programmatic aims is critical.
      Summary: Examples from the PCRC affirm and expand the existing literature on research efficiency, providing a palliative care focus. Operating procedures, performance metrics, prioritization, and monitoring for success should all be informed by and inform the process map to achieve maximum research efficiency.
    • Comments:
      Erratum in: Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2013 Mar;7(1):130.
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    • Grant Information:
      U24 NR014637 United States NR NINR NIH HHS; U2C NR014637 United States NR NINR NIH HHS; UC4 NR012584 United States NR NINR NIH HHS
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20121020 Date Completed: 20130423 Latest Revision: 20211203
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC3931521
    • Accession Number:
      10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835a7cb4
    • Accession Number:
      23080309