The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... differences in quality so that they can weigh quality along with cost in making decisions . Furthermore , payment changes have raised the concern that physicians and hospitals facing restricted budgets and low payment rates will skimp ...
... differences in quality so that they can weigh quality along with cost in making decisions . Furthermore , payment changes have raised the concern that physicians and hospitals facing restricted budgets and low payment rates will skimp ...
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... difference between the groups being compared when one does exist . Failure to detect an effect is called " Type II error " or " beta , " analogous to " false negative . Statistically significant : The likelihood that an ob- served ...
... difference between the groups being compared when one does exist . Failure to detect an effect is called " Type II error " or " beta , " analogous to " false negative . Statistically significant : The likelihood that an ob- served ...
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... differences in the quality of care offered by med- ical providers . A third rationale for better public information on the quality of care is to stimulate the medical community , as a collective and as individuals , to improve their ...
... differences in the quality of care offered by med- ical providers . A third rationale for better public information on the quality of care is to stimulate the medical community , as a collective and as individuals , to improve their ...
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... differences in malpractice rates to differences in the quality of physicians ' care . As is the case for other indicators of quality , con- sidering physicians ' malpractice profiles over sev- eral years may dampen the influence of ...
... differences in malpractice rates to differences in the quality of physicians ' care . As is the case for other indicators of quality , con- sidering physicians ' malpractice profiles over sev- eral years may dampen the influence of ...
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... differences have been adequately taken into ac- count in studies of the volume - outcome relationship . Using volume of procedures as an indicator of quality would give providers an incentive to raise volume by relaxing standards of use ...
... differences have been adequately taken into ac- count in studies of the volume - outcome relationship . Using volume of procedures as an indicator of quality would give providers an incentive to raise volume by relaxing standards of use ...
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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.