The Quality of Medical Care: Information for ConsumersCongress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1988 - 318 pages |
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... tion for Consumers , OTA - H - 386 ( Washington , DC : U.S. Government Printing Office , June 1988 ) . Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 88-600537 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office ...
... tion for Consumers , OTA - H - 386 ( Washington , DC : U.S. Government Printing Office , June 1988 ) . Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 88-600537 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office ...
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... tion , such as a hospital , complies wholly or sub- stantially with JCAHO standards . Hospitals or other health care organizations that are surveyed but do not meet JCAHO standards are referred to as nonaccredited . Hospitals that ...
... tion , such as a hospital , complies wholly or sub- stantially with JCAHO standards . Hospitals or other health care organizations that are surveyed but do not meet JCAHO standards are referred to as nonaccredited . Hospitals that ...
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... tion used in abstracting systems and for classifying patients into DRGs for Medicare . The first part is a comprehensive list of diseases with corresponding codes compatible with the World Health Organi- zation's list of disease codes ...
... tion used in abstracting systems and for classifying patients into DRGs for Medicare . The first part is a comprehensive list of diseases with corresponding codes compatible with the World Health Organi- zation's list of disease codes ...
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... tion . The most reasonable approach to evaluat- ing medical care provided by physicians is a com- bination approach using both explicit criteria and the implicit judgments of experts to review the process of care and perhaps using ...
... tion . The most reasonable approach to evaluat- ing medical care provided by physicians is a com- bination approach using both explicit criteria and the implicit judgments of experts to review the process of care and perhaps using ...
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... tion required by Medicare contains little informa- tion on the patient's status on admission , before the person received care . Even with Medicare data sets , one cannot easily track the services that a patient has received from ...
... tion required by Medicare contains little informa- tion on the patient's status on admission , before the person received care . Even with Medicare data sets , one cannot easily track the services that a patient has received from ...
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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.