The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... Standards and Guidelines 10. Physician Specialization 11. Patients ' Assessments of Their Care Appendixes A. Method of the Study B. Acknowledgments . C. Method Used by OTA To Evaluate Indicators of Quality D. Quality Assessment ...
... Standards and Guidelines 10. Physician Specialization 11. Patients ' Assessments of Their Care Appendixes A. Method of the Study B. Acknowledgments . C. Method Used by OTA To Evaluate Indicators of Quality D. Quality Assessment ...
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... standards . Hospitals or other health care organizations that are surveyed but do not meet JCAHO standards are referred to as nonaccredited . Hospitals that either do not re- quest a survey or are not eligible to be surveyed are ...
... standards . Hospitals or other health care organizations that are surveyed but do not meet JCAHO standards are referred to as nonaccredited . Hospitals that either do not re- quest a survey or are not eligible to be surveyed are ...
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... standard . The hospital must then conform to that standard within a time period that is shorter than the 3 - year accreditation cycle , or risk nonaccredi- tation . Coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) surgery : A surgical procedure in ...
... standard . The hospital must then conform to that standard within a time period that is shorter than the 3 - year accreditation cycle , or risk nonaccredi- tation . Coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) surgery : A surgical procedure in ...
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... standards of medical care , resulting in injury to the patient . Since the judgment of malpractice is social - legal and is made on a case - by - case rather than systematic basis , standards and processes for determining malpractice ...
... standards of medical care , resulting in injury to the patient . Since the judgment of malpractice is social - legal and is made on a case - by - case rather than systematic basis , standards and processes for determining malpractice ...
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... standards patients apply when evaluating care . Compare patients ' reports . Patients ' reports : Information from patients about things that did or did not happen during their medical care . Patients ' reports are inherently more ...
... standards patients apply when evaluating care . Compare patients ' reports . Patients ' reports : Information from patients about things that did or did not happen during their medical care . Patients ' reports are inherently more ...
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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.