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... This report presents a parsimonious set of core measures for health and health care identified by the Committee, and describes how their focused implementation can contribute to reducing the burden of measurement on clinicians; enhancing transparency and comparability; and most critically, improving health outcomes nationwide. The Committee identified a set of 15 core measures that together constitute the most vital signs for the nation's health and health care: life expectancy, well-being, overweight and obesity, addictive behavior, unintended pregnancy, healthy communities, preventive services, care access, patient safety, evidence-based care, care match with patient goals, personal 1
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... Department of Health and Human Services, who is the natural mainstay of the coordinated, multi-stakeholder process for refining and implementing the core measures that the Committee envisions in its recommendations. There is some irony in the fact that an effort aimed ultimately at simplifying entails complex responsibilities.
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