The World Health Organization Performance Assessment Tool for Quality Improvement in Hospitals (PATH): An Analysis of the Pilot Implementation in 37 Hospitals

Abstract

Key to successful implementation was the embedding of PATH in existing performance measurement initiatives while acknowledging the core objective of the project as a self-improvement tool. The pilot test raised a number of organizational and methodological challenges in the design and implementation of international research on hospital performance assessment. Moreover, the process of evaluating PATH resulted in interesting learning points for other existing and newly emerging quality indicator projects.