Clinical Competence - Economics
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The trainer, the trainee and the surgeons' assistant: clinical outcomes following total hip replacement.

29 Jun 2009 Balancing service provision and surgical training is a challenging issue that affects all healthcare systems. A multicentre prospective study of 1501 total hip replacements was undertaken to investigate whether there is an association between ... Read more...

Robotic laparoscopic surgery: cost and training.

30 May 2009 The advantages of minimally invasive surgery are well accepted. Shorter hospital stays, decreased postoperative pain, rapid return to preoperative activity, decreased postoperative ileus, and preserved immune function are among the benefits of the ... Read more...

[What's the price of routine sonography--results of an analysis of costs and processes in a district hospital]

17 May 2008 PURPOSE: The introduction of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG) in hospitals also requires a calculation of the costs for material and staff to perform ultrasonographic examinations. Ultrasonography is currently not part of the regular procedure ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Clinical Competence - Economics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The trainer, the trainee and the surgeons' assistant: clinical outcomes following total hip replacement. 29 Jun 2009
• Robotic laparoscopic surgery: cost and training. 30 May 2009
• Looking beyond model fidelity. 30 May 2009
• Surgical skills training and simulation. 30 Mar 2009
• [The future of German surgery lies in documentation by transparent outcome quality] 30 Oct 2008
• [What's the price of routine sonography--results of an analysis of costs and processes in a district hospital] 17 May 2008
• Introducing a methodology for estimating duration of surgery in health services research. 10 May 2008
• Compensating for a lack of skill. Response to Protocol Review scenario: poor methodology. 30 Mar 2008
• The cost of learning robotic-assisted prostatectomy. Mar 2008
• Quality dentistry and profits--is there a relationship? 30 Oct 2007
• Spine surgery at a crossroads: does economic growth threaten our professionalism? 13 Sep 2007
• Institutional futility: factual or phony? 29 Jun 2007
• A cost-effective proficiency-based knot-tying and suturing curriculum for residency programs. 29 Jun 2007
• Effect of an integrated teaching intervention on clinical decision analysis: a randomized, controlled study of undergraduate medical students. 27 Feb 2007
• Issues in health care: interventional pain management at the crossroads. 27 Feb 2007
• Impact of physician income source on productivity. 30 Dec 2006
• [Are family physicians less competent than gynecologists? Many colleagues ignore chances in the EMB system] 23 May 2006
• Quality credentialing: boon or boondoggle? 29 Apr 2006
• An agency-financed capstone experience for graduating seniors. 30 Mar 2006
• Pay-for-performance initiatives and B. F. Skinner. 30 Jan 2006

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Technical information about 'Clinical Competence'

Definition: The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.

Descriptor UI: D002983

Alternative terms: Clinical Competence; Competence, Clinical; Clinical Skill; Skills, Clinical; Clinical Skills; Skill, Clinical;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I02.399.630.210; N04.761.210;

History Note: 75

Technical Notes: competence in professional activities directly related to patient care: differentiate from PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE which refers to competence not necessarily related to patient care; DF: CLIN COMPETENCE