Timely recognition and diagnosis of certain conditions can lead to the use of effective treatments that work best at early stages of illness and overall improved management of disease.
The Initial Recognition and Management committee considers measures that address early signs and symptoms of conditions and diseases, initial recognition and management of a change in a person’s health status, and the experience, patient safety, and/or harm related to detection, diagnosis, or recognition of a condition. Measures in this topic area may include perinatal health, patient satisfaction with care, appropriate use of diagnostic tools, timeliness of care, care coordination, and monitoring.