JAMA: 2006-03-08, Vol. 295, No. 10, Author in the Room Audio Interview

Interview with Thomas Nolan, PhD, and Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, author of All-or-None Measurement Raises the Bar on Performance, published in the March 8 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. All or none measurement more closely reflects the interests and likely desires of patients than other approaches to measurement such as composite or item-by-item. 2. All or none measurement forces a system perspective. 3. All or none measurement offers a more sensitive scale for assessing improvements.