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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Quality Assurance, Health Care"”.
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Regional Epidemiology and the Medical Environment as It Pertains to Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Evaluation and Applicable Health Policy
While still evolving, healthcare evaluation in the United States is predominately analyzed via a model that examines the structures, processes, and outcomes of medical care. In order to provide a conceptual framework that better predicts health outcomes and more accurately reflects local …
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Empowering Patients: Simplifying Discharge Instructions
… scorers was high (kappa = 0.84). CONCLUSION: Healthcare providers often spend valuable time educating their patients, and it is important to assess the effectiveness of this teaching to identify areas in which we may improve health literacy and patient understanding. We found that the majority …
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Impact of Quality Improvement Curriculum on Intensive Care Unit Upgrades by Resident Physicians
… rapidly and require transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU). These patients may benefit from identification of critical illness in the ED and earlier admission to the ICU. This could reduce delays in care, improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare expenses. The 66 emergency medicine …
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Evaluating Visual Cues to Improve Central Line Checklist Adherence: Challenges and Lessons Learned
… contribute to increased morbidity, mortality, healthcare costs, and prolonged hospital stays. A prior Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) study at our institution resulted in the creation of a central line checklist to standardize bedside central line insertions. While initial adherence rates reached 92% …
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Evaluación de estándares de calidad de un servicio de nutrición clínica
RESUMEN Introducción: Los servicios de nutrición clínica deben gestionar todas sus actividades desde la articulación a las plataformas estratégicas de las instituciones hospitalarias para garantizar resultados costo – eficientes y de alta calidad aplicando los estándares vigentes. Objetivo: Evaluar …
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Diagnóstico e inicio de tratamiento en mujeres con cáncer de mama en Colombia: revisión de la literatura
El cáncer de mama es una de las principales causas de muerte por neoplasia en Colombia, pero también puede producir discapacidad y secuelas de todo tipo en las afectadas. El tiempo es un factor influyente en la progresión de la enfermedad; varios autores coinciden en que la detección en etapas …
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Electronic Medical Records in Acute Care Hospitals: Correlates, Efficiency, and Quality
… and one was partially supported. Regarding quality, hospitals with EMRs were found to provide higher quality than those without EMRs. In efficiency performance, only small hospitals with EMRs were found to be more efficient than hospitals without EMRs. No support was found that hospitals …