The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... approach to the treatment of coronary artery disease . Diagnosis - related groups ( DRGs ) : Groupings of diag- nostic categories drawn from the International Clas- sification of Diseases and modified by the presence of a surgical ...
... approach to the treatment of coronary artery disease . Diagnosis - related groups ( DRGs ) : Groupings of diag- nostic categories drawn from the International Clas- sification of Diseases and modified by the presence of a surgical ...
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... approach to quality assessment used , for example , by the New York State Department of Health in which deaths in certain types of cases are targeted for review . Examples include deaths in primary procedures or DRGs with an average ...
... approach to quality assessment used , for example , by the New York State Department of Health in which deaths in certain types of cases are targeted for review . Examples include deaths in primary procedures or DRGs with an average ...
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... Approach 1-3 . Indicators of the Quality of Care Evaluated by OTA , by 1-4 . Summary of Key Findings on Quality - of - Care 1-5 . Summary of Policy Options for Congress To Address Problems With Quality - of - Care Indicators 8 11 14 18 ...
... Approach 1-3 . Indicators of the Quality of Care Evaluated by OTA , by 1-4 . Summary of Key Findings on Quality - of - Care 1-5 . Summary of Policy Options for Congress To Address Problems With Quality - of - Care Indicators 8 11 14 18 ...
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... approaches to measuring quality and cover different aspects of quality . To ensure the feasibility of its own analysis , OTA limited its choice to indicators for which sufficient informa- tion existed to support an evaluation . The ...
... approaches to measuring quality and cover different aspects of quality . To ensure the feasibility of its own analysis , OTA limited its choice to indicators for which sufficient informa- tion existed to support an evaluation . The ...
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... approach . The structure of care encompasses the resources and organizational arrangements in place to de- liver care , such as medical personnel , facilities , and quality review committees . Assessing qual- ity via structural ...
... approach . The structure of care encompasses the resources and organizational arrangements in place to de- liver care , such as medical personnel , facilities , and quality review committees . Assessing qual- ity via structural ...
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Page 209 - Association, the American Medical Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.
Page 259 - External validity refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to a larger population.
Page 301 - Haley RW, Culver DH, Morgan WM, et al. Identifying patients at high risk of surgical wound infection: a simple multivariate index of patient susceptibility and wound contamination.
Page 291 - Guidelines for Perinatal Care is required reading for all physicians and nurses who care for pregnant women and newborns. It details the joint recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Page 280 - Reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions resulting from substandard care provided during the prior admission 2. Assure the provision of medical services which, when not performed, have significant potential for causing serious patient complications 3.