Variation in Variation Measurement: A Mapping Review of Methods to Study Clinical Variation
While understanding clinical variation is important for all health systems, the methods used are usually able to identify but not quantify or explain variation. This review advances our knowledge of the scope and application of these methods and can be used to improve the measurement of variation to increase the value and equity of health care.
Authors
- Jane Fletcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-8278)
- Jason Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3762-3231)
- Flora Au
- Simarprit Sidhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6513-5737)
- Derek P. Chew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-296X)
- R. Drummond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0882-6643)
- Tyler Williamson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5029-2345)
- P. Faris
- Dean Yergens
- Amity Quinn
- Becky Skidmore
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70350
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- McMaster University