Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care

**Definition:** Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence of symptoms, level of activity, and mortality; and the process (ASSESSMENT, PROCESS) - what is done for the patient diagnostically and therapeutically.

**Tree numbers:** - N04.761.559 - N05.715.360.575

**Synonyms:** - Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - Outcome and Process Assessment