Indicator
What is an Indicator?
An “indicator” in Mammologix’s Medical Audit provides Desirable Goals for specific performance measures, such as sensitivity or specificity.
What are the indicators provided in Mammologix’s Medical Audit?
The indicators provided in Mammologix’s Medical Audit are:
- Positive Predictive Value 2
- Cancer per 1000 Aggregate Cases
- Sensitivity
- Specificity
- Recall Rate
Why are indicators important in the medical audit?
These indicators allow facilities to compare their performance on specific measures to performance benchmarks. Facilities that must meet the standard performance benchmarks use these indicators to gain insights into what they need to improve.