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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Medicare home health benefit is predicated on physician referral and involvement. In this study, we investigated (1) the frequency and (2) implications of home health patients' evaluation and management by community physicians. ... Read more...

Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008.

30 Sep 2009 On the morning of September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall on the upper Texas Gulf coast at Galveston Island as a category 2 storm, with hurricane force winds extending 125 miles from its center. As the storm continued through nearby Houston ... Read more...

Rates of skin cancer screening and prevention counseling by US medical residents.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine factors related to residents' self-reported skill level for the skin cancer examination (SCE). DESIGN: Survey of residents in November 2003. SETTING: Four US residency programs. PARTICIPANTS: Medical residents in family ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Needs Assessment'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients. 30 Oct 2009
• TCAB in the curriculum: creating a safer environment through nursing education. 30 Oct 2009
• Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. 30 Sep 2009
• Rates of skin cancer screening and prevention counseling by US medical residents. 29 Sep 2009
• Relationship between malocclusion, orthodontic treatment, and tooth wear. 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical review of factors leading to perioperative dissatisfaction related to orthognathic surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Intentional exposure to loud music: the second MTV.com survey reveals an opportunity to educate. 29 Sep 2009
• [Development and implementation of health targets for children and adolescents. What contribution can the Robert Koch Institute's National Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) make?] 29 Sep 2009
• Who should administer insulin in schools? Sorting out the controversy. 26 Sep 2009
• An analysis of the association between parental acculturation and children's medication use. 26 Sep 2009
• Where all the children are above average. 26 Sep 2009
• [Evaluation of trainee doctors' skills] 12 Sep 2009
• [Social participation and vocational integration as an objective of child and adolescent psychiatric rehabilitation] 30 Aug 2009
• [Patient needs for consultation with pharmacists] 30 Aug 2009
• Assessing and training patients on peritoneal dialysis in their own homes can influence better practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Disaster preparedness of households with special needs in southeastern Pennsylvania. 30 Aug 2009
• Service and support needs of Australian carers supporting a family member with disability at home. 30 Aug 2009
• Endurance of aloneness among Tibetan indigenous women in Western China: application of repeat focus group discussions as a tool for empowerment and for data collection. 30 Aug 2009
• [The needs of the critical patients' relatives in the emergency department and how they are met] 30 Aug 2009
• The use of infection probability score and sequential organ failure assessment scoring systems in predicting mechanical ventilation requirement and duration. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Needs Assessment'

Definition: Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.

Descriptor UI: D020380

Alternative terms: Needs Assessment; Needs Assessments; Educational Needs Assessment; Assessment, Educational Needs; Needs Assessment, Educational; Needs Assessments, Educational; Determination of Health Care Needs; Determination of Healthcare Needs; Assessment of Healthcare Needs; Needs Assessment, Healthcare; Needs Assessments, Healthcare; Assessment of Health Care Needs;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.594; N03.349.380.565; N05.300.537;

History Note: 99; ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS & DETERMINATION OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS use HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND 1980-98