_____________ is the collection of data used to analyze physician practice pattern, utilization of services, and outcomes of care. Its goal is to improve physician performance through accounts through accountability feedback and to decrease practice variations through adherence to evidence-based standards of care.

For example, a bathroom scale that always reads 185 pounds is reliable. Although the scale may be reliable and
consistent, it is not valid if the person does not weigh 185 pounds. So in conventional use, the term validity refers to:

Depending upon the direction of a measure's improvement, outlier interpretations can be (Choose two):

Reliability is a matter of whether a particular technique applied repeatedly to the same object yields the same results each time. The reliability of a survey is initially addressed within ________________.

The term __________ brings in mind that indicator panel on an automobile, which is most useful when the car is moving as a way for the driver to monitor key performance metrics such as speed, fuel level, engine performance, temperature and direction from digital display units.