Indicator assessment criteria | Scoring system for indicator assessment tool | |
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Low score | High score | |
Research | Low level of evidence. For example, results of individual case studies | High level of evidence. For example systematic reviews, or adoption by regional or national health bodies |
Accuracy | The indicator only measures a small part of the standards, or is not sufficiently or independently verified | The indicator measures whether the accreditation intervention has been implemented or the service provided in accordance with the standard |
Proximity | Multiple steps or processes between the indicator measurement and accreditation standard make it difficult to link the indicator with the effects of accreditation | Close temporal or process links exist between accreditation surveys and the indicator measurement |
No adverse effects | Measurement or publication of results gives incentives for gaming or misallocation of resources | Indicator measurement or publication does not give rise to unintended adverse effects or consequences |
Specificity | Multiple and recent policy initiatives covering the same topic as the accreditation standard under discussion | Accreditation is the main policy implementation tool |