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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Quality Indicator"”.
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Case-Mix Adjustment of Adherence Based Pharmacy Quality Indicator Scores
… Thus, adherence-based measures of pharmacy quality may be influenced by patient-related risk factors outside of the healthcare provider's control. This study examines the performance of a classical logistic regression model containing only patient characteristics and a random-effect model …
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Development and validation of a composite endpoint as a quality indicator in elderly care
Contains fulltext : 157078.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Development of Source and Treated Water Quality Indicators for drinking water in Canada from conceptual design to methodological development
… Canada took on the development of a Source Water Quality Indicator for Canada. The main objective was to develop a methodology by which source water quality could be linked to public health, the environment, society, and economy; and measured, tracked, and reported in the form of an indicator for …
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What Cost Hospital Quality: Performance Uncertainty Under Market Reform
… production has revealed both economic and quality problems in past eras, and reporting on these problems can be seen to have contributed to pressures for social reform. Yet, the move toward more market-oriented governance structures and design solutions also reflects a wider isomorphic …
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ICELANDIC NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: THEIR MORTALITY, HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL PROFILE, AND CARE QUALITY, USING THE MINIMUM DATA SET OVER TIME
… and lower thresholds for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Quality Indicators, to investigate the prevalence of quality indicators over time and their association with the health status and functional profile of residents in Icelandic nursing homes. Studies I and II included 2,206 persons assessed over 11 …
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Field and Laboratory Investigation of Asphalt Pavement Permeability
… is highly dependent upon the construction quality of the newly paved sections. The current assessment method used to evaluate the as-built quality of the newly finished roads utilizes relative density alone which may not necessarily reflect the actual properties that are required in the …
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A pilot ontology for a large, diverse set of national health service healthcare quality indicators
… of effort in finding data for NHS healthcare quality indicators, to resolve issues identified in previous efforts to develop quality-monitoring ontologies and to identify areas for future computer-interpretable quality indicator development for the United Kingdom’s Department of Health and …
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Quality management in a private speech-language therapy practice
This study investigated the principles of quality management and their application to a private speech-language therapy practice. The history of quality management and the development of quality management in industry and health care services were reviewed. Quality was defined in terms of the …
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Assessment of adaptive one-factor-at-a-time method vs. fractional factorial methods using reconfigurable paper aircraft
… returned a higher (weighted average) leading quality indicator value than full factorial methods.
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Kintamosios struktūros reguliatorių taikymo elektromechaninėse vykdymo sistemose tyrimas /
… (Integral of Time multiplied by Absolute Error) quality indicator it was determined the control law switching parameter dependence on the static load ensuring the best dynamical quality of the electromechanical servo system. The investigations have been accomplished simulating the …
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A Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Care Experience as Perceived by Hispanic Patients Receiving Care at a Safety-net Facility
… is the current federally mandated hospital quality indicator that measures the range of interactions patients have with their hospital admission, which has fiscal and clinical implications for the delivery of care. Many safety-net health care delivery systems, which primarily serve …
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In support of the sustainable development goals: citizen science monitoring of ambient water quality
… the use of citizen science to aid ambient water quality monitoring for the Sustainable Development Goals. Engaging the efforts of both professional scientists and members of the general public, citizen science has gained significant attention in recent years as a means of increasing the spatial …
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Factors That Shaped Differentiation for Gifted Students in One Elementary Classroom
… developed by Rock et al. (2008), specifically Quality Indicator 1: The Teacher Variable, Schon's Theory of Reflective Practice (1983, 1987), and Shulman's Pedagogical Content Knowledge (1986, 2013). The following methods were used to ensure data triangulation: semi-structured interviews, …
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Soil quality in organic cropping systems
… objective of this research was to quantify soil quality indicator levels under contrasting organic practices and to provide scientific information that can lead to development of best management practices for organic no-till and transitioning to organic production. Four studies examining crop …
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A ranking model for two women's team sports
… to indicate national rankings in terms of quality of performance. These polls generally are referred to as "Top Twenty Polls." Questionnaires were designed and mailed to the coaches and selection committee members associated with the two study sports: basketball and field hockey. …
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Qualify Microplate Reader’s Specification and Establish the Acceptance Criteria for Modified PicoGreen Kit in Measuring cell-free DNA Concentration in Clinical Laboratory
… acceptable for laboratory’s purposes, to use as quality indicator in assessing the yield of dsDNA from laboratory’s extraction method.</p>
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Water quality modelling for recreational use in the Kallang River Basin, Singapore
… safe recreational use for the public, the water quality of the Kallang River Basin needed to be determined and modeled. The water quality indicator chosen to be analyzed was Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. A heuristic study was performed in order to determine the water quality and as well …
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Principal's Perspective of the Implementation of Interventions and Strategies to decrease Chronic Absenteeism in One Virginia Urban School Division
… chronic absenteeism as part of their school quality indicator. For the 2018-2019 school year, attendance was included in standards of accreditation. Reducing chronic absenteeism has long been a goal for many public principals at each grade level nationwide. The purpose of this study was to …
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Natural language processing for precision clinical diagnostics and treatment
… notes; as a result, routine assessment of this quality indicator is time consuming and costly. Integrating goals of care conversations and advance care planning into decision-making about palliative surgery have been shown to result in less invasive care near the time of death and improve …
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