The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... effect on the patient . See incident reporting and occurrence screen . Ambulatory care : Medical services provided to patients who have not been admitted to a hospital or nursing home . Aneurysm : A permanent , abnormal , blood - filled ...
... effect on the patient . See incident reporting and occurrence screen . Ambulatory care : Medical services provided to patients who have not been admitted to a hospital or nursing home . Aneurysm : A permanent , abnormal , blood - filled ...
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... effects of care from the effects of the many other factors that influence patients ' health and satisfaction . Outliers : See high - mortality outliers and low - mortality outliers . Outpatient care : Care that is provided in a hospital ...
... effects of care from the effects of the many other factors that influence patients ' health and satisfaction . Outliers : See high - mortality outliers and low - mortality outliers . Outpatient care : Care that is provided in a hospital ...
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... effects of several factors concurrently . Reliability : Consistency in results of a measure , includ- ing the tendency of the measurement to produce the same results twice when it measures some entity or attribute believed not to have ...
... effects of several factors concurrently . Reliability : Consistency in results of a measure , includ- ing the tendency of the measurement to produce the same results twice when it measures some entity or attribute believed not to have ...
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... effects of public and private cost containment : poor people because they are more dependent on public programs for their care ; se- verely ill people because providers may wish to avoid their admission , transfer them , or discharge ...
... effects of public and private cost containment : poor people because they are more dependent on public programs for their care ; se- verely ill people because providers may wish to avoid their admission , transfer them , or discharge ...
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... effects are distinct and that costs are in- curred to obtain the health effects desired . Technology assessment should undergird assessment of the quality of a provider's practice ( 103 ) . Using standards to evaluate the quality of ...
... effects are distinct and that costs are in- curred to obtain the health effects desired . Technology assessment should undergird assessment of the quality of a provider's practice ( 103 ) . Using standards to evaluate the quality of ...
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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.