The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... diagnoses among patients . Certification by HCFA : A statement by the Health Care Financing Administration ( HCFA ) that a hos- pital meets HCFA's conditions of participation . Certification by HCFA is required for Medicare and Medicaid ...
... diagnoses among patients . Certification by HCFA : A statement by the Health Care Financing Administration ( HCFA ) that a hos- pital meets HCFA's conditions of participation . Certification by HCFA is required for Medicare and Medicaid ...
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... diagnoses , etc. Face validity : Intelligibility , i.e. , the extent to which an indicator and hypothesized relationships would make sense to the average consumer and provider . Internal validity : The extent to which the design of a ...
... diagnoses , etc. Face validity : Intelligibility , i.e. , the extent to which an indicator and hypothesized relationships would make sense to the average consumer and provider . Internal validity : The extent to which the design of a ...
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... diagnoses and other patient characteristics are not uniformly coded , tient outcomes for certain services , mostly surgical . collected , or reported . • Data on hospital volume are readily available from claims or hospital discharge ...
... diagnoses and other patient characteristics are not uniformly coded , tient outcomes for certain services , mostly surgical . collected , or reported . • Data on hospital volume are readily available from claims or hospital discharge ...
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... espe- cially about specific diagnoses . No routinely col- lected data permit quality assessors to evaluate physicians ' practices outside of hospitals . Addi- tional data ( such as diagnostic information for Medicare ambulatory. 16.
... espe- cially about specific diagnoses . No routinely col- lected data permit quality assessors to evaluate physicians ' practices outside of hospitals . Addi- tional data ( such as diagnostic information for Medicare ambulatory. 16.
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... diagnose , document , and correct certain deficiencies . The same effect could arise from applying criteria to evaluate phy- sicians ' performance for a specific condition , such as hypertension . Evaluating hospitals or physi- cians by ...
... diagnose , document , and correct certain deficiencies . The same effect could arise from applying criteria to evaluate phy- sicians ' performance for a specific condition , such as hypertension . Evaluating hospitals or physi- cians by ...
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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.