The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... percent- age of individuals who actually have the condition being tested for who are correctly identified as positive by the test . Operationally , sensitivity is the number of true positive test results divided by the number that ...
... percent- age of individuals who actually have the condition being tested for who are correctly identified as positive by the test . Operationally , sensitivity is the number of true positive test results divided by the number that ...
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... percent , deaths occurring within 1 day of any pro- cedure , and deaths in which burns are reported as a secondary diagnosis . Technical aspects of medical care : The application of medical science and technology to a medical problem ...
... percent , deaths occurring within 1 day of any pro- cedure , and deaths in which burns are reported as a secondary diagnosis . Technical aspects of medical care : The application of medical science and technology to a medical problem ...
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... percent of all cases ( 462 ) , and another analysis detected fewer problems in high - mortality hospitals than in other hospitals ( 279 ) . One study that reviewed medical records and adjusted for patients ' risk of dying did find that ...
... percent of all cases ( 462 ) , and another analysis detected fewer problems in high - mortality hospitals than in other hospitals ( 279 ) . One study that reviewed medical records and adjusted for patients ' risk of dying did find that ...
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... percentage of hospital deaths are preventable . Weaknesses • Techniques to adjust for patients ' risk are inadequate . false negatives . Grounds for disciplinary actions extend beyond incompetence and inappropriate . The indicator does ...
... percentage of hospital deaths are preventable . Weaknesses • Techniques to adjust for patients ' risk are inadequate . false negatives . Grounds for disciplinary actions extend beyond incompetence and inappropriate . The indicator does ...
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... percent of the hospitals that it surveys ( 524 ) . Ninety percent of the hospitals surveyed by JCAHO are accredited with contingencies relat- ing to deficiencies that the hospital is to correct within a certain period of time . Since ...
... percent of the hospitals that it surveys ( 524 ) . Ninety percent of the hospitals surveyed by JCAHO are accredited with contingencies relat- ing to deficiencies that the hospital is to correct within a certain period of time . Since ...
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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.