The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... improve it . Florence Nightingale in the field hospitals of the Crimean War and Ernest A. Codman in Boston's surgical wards during the early 20th century were part of this tradition . Although ex- perts from other fields , such as ...
... improve it . Florence Nightingale in the field hospitals of the Crimean War and Ernest A. Codman in Boston's surgical wards during the early 20th century were part of this tradition . Although ex- perts from other fields , such as ...
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... improve or harm patients ' health and satisfaction , a link that has been estab- lished for relatively few processes . Prospective study : A study in which data are gathered after a hypothesis has been generated and the study approved ...
... improve or harm patients ' health and satisfaction , a link that has been estab- lished for relatively few processes . Prospective study : A study in which data are gathered after a hypothesis has been generated and the study approved ...
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... improve the quality of medical care by assessing quality and taking action to correct any problems found . Randomized trial : A study in which subjects are assigned randomly to either the experimental or the control condition ...
... improve the quality of medical care by assessing quality and taking action to correct any problems found . Randomized trial : A study in which subjects are assigned randomly to either the experimental or the control condition ...
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... Improve Quality Assessment Techniques . To Ensure the Quality of Quality Assessments . To Improve the Availability of Required Data To Disclose Information to the Public To Disseminate Information to the Public Conclusions Page 3 4 7 7 ...
... Improve Quality Assessment Techniques . To Ensure the Quality of Quality Assessments . To Improve the Availability of Required Data To Disclose Information to the Public To Disseminate Information to the Public Conclusions Page 3 4 7 7 ...
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... improve their quality . From the choices of in- formed purchasers , medical providers can gain insight into what matters to people who seek med- ical care . Some policymakers and medical profes- sionals envisage that the increased ...
... improve their quality . From the choices of in- formed purchasers , medical providers can gain insight into what matters to people who seek med- ical care . Some policymakers and medical profes- sionals envisage that the increased ...
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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.