The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... higher than expected after adjustment for patient or other characteristics . Compare low- mortality outliers . Hospital accreditation : See accreditation by JCAHO . Hospital discharge abstract : See discharge abstract . Hospital ...
... higher than expected after adjustment for patient or other characteristics . Compare low- mortality outliers . Hospital accreditation : See accreditation by JCAHO . Hospital discharge abstract : See discharge abstract . Hospital ...
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... higher than expected after adjustment for patient or other characteristics . Compare high- mortality outliers . Medicaid : A federally aided , State - administered pro- gram that provides medical assistance to certain low - income ...
... higher than expected after adjustment for patient or other characteristics . Compare high- mortality outliers . Medicaid : A federally aided , State - administered pro- gram that provides medical assistance to certain low - income ...
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... higher inhospital mortality rates or other adverse patient outcomes . By contrast , researchers have not doc- umented this relationship for the volume of serv- ices performed by physicians or for all the serv- ices studied . Nor has the ...
... higher inhospital mortality rates or other adverse patient outcomes . By contrast , researchers have not doc- umented this relationship for the volume of serv- ices performed by physicians or for all the serv- ices studied . Nor has the ...
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... higher rates of poor pa- • Data on 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 ...
... higher rates of poor pa- • Data on 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 ...
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... higher quality care than physicians without special training in the area . would have to disclose any JCAHO contingen- cies , by number and area . HCFA or PROS could compile the information from all hospitals and an- nually release it ...
... higher quality care than physicians without special training in the area . would have to disclose any JCAHO contingen- cies , by number and area . HCFA or PROS could compile the information from all hospitals and an- nually release it ...
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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.