Table 3.

Attributes common to published indicator testing protocols

UK-ITP+	AMA-PCIP [10]	NCQA/HEDIS [6]	Qualify [7]
NICE prioritisation	Needs assessment	Relevance	Relevance
Acceptability	Acceptability
Clarity	Clarity	Precision =	Clarity/specificity
Feasibility	Feasibility	Feasibility	Feasibility
Reliability	Reliability	Reproducibility~	Reliability~
Validity *	Validity *#	Validity *	Validity *~
Implementation	Implementation	Implementation	Implementation
-Unintended	-Unintended	-Controllability¬	-Risks/side effects¬
Consequences	Consequences	-Benchmarking/	-Benchmarking/
-Benchmarking/	-Benchmarking
Sensitivity to change -Workload
Cost effectiveness		Cost effectiveness¬

⁺ UK-ITP: Indicator testing protocol described in this paper

Validity *: face and content validity underpinned by evidence based guideline

Validity#: predictive validity

~ As part of Scientific Soundness

¬ As part of Relevance

⁼ As part of Feasibility