Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - Organization & administration
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Radiology failure mode and effect analysis: what is it?

30 Jul 2009 Proactive prevention of medical errors is critical in medical practice. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a conventional method used to deal with errors that result in an adverse event. However, RCA has several limitations. An analytic method for health ... Read more...

Nationwide outcome registrations to improve quality of care in rectal surgery. An initiative of the European Society of Surgical Oncology.

13 Jun 2009 In recent years there have been significant improvements in rectal cancer treatment. New surgical techniques as well as effective neoadjuvant treatment regimens have contributed to these improvements. Key is to spread these advances towards every ... Read more...

Clinical supervision in treatment transport: effects on adherence and outcomes.

30 May 2009 This nonexperimental study used mixed-effects regression models to examine relations among supervisor adherence to a clinical supervision protocol, therapist adherence, and changes in the behavior and functioning of youths with serious antisocial ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• RN+RN=better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes? 29 Sep 2009
• NICE set to revise Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators. 20 Aug 2009
• Innovative learning activity. Evidence-based practice to outcomes management: spiraled learning activities, Part II. 30 Jul 2009
• Radiology failure mode and effect analysis: what is it? 30 Jul 2009
• Sally Casswell: champion for communities tackling alcohol. Interview by Kelly Morris. 25 Jun 2009
• Nationwide outcome registrations to improve quality of care in rectal surgery. An initiative of the European Society of Surgical Oncology. 13 Jun 2009
• Clinical supervision in treatment transport: effects on adherence and outcomes. 30 May 2009
• Filling the gaps between performance incentive programs and health care quality improvement. 30 May 2009
• Survey of health-system pharmacy leadership pathways. 13 May 2009
• AAPM exerts leadership in public policy: the AMA summit, the pain research database, and opioid safety. 29 Apr 2009
• Moving beyond either/or toward improved patient outcomes. 29 Apr 2009
• Coronary artery bypass graft surgery: exploring a broader perspective of risks and outcomes. 29 Apr 2009
• What factors influence suboptimal ward care in the acutely ill ward patient? 27 Apr 2009
• Development of the Hospital Nurse Surveillance Capacity Profile. 30 Mar 2009
• Retention, learning by doing, and performance in emergency medical services. 3 Mar 2009
• Improving oral medication management in home health agencies. 27 Feb 2009
• One organization's journey to improved operations. 27 Feb 2009
• How many therapy visits? It depends! The disablement model: a conceptual basis for therapeutic intervention in home care. 27 Feb 2009
• Economic evaluation of nursing practices: a review of literature. 27 Feb 2009
• Patient health outcomes in psychiatric mental health nursing. 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Outcome Assessment (Health Care)'

Definition: Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).

Descriptor UI: D017063

Alternative terms: Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Assessment, Outcome (Health Care); Assessments, Outcome (Health Care); Outcome Assessments (Health Care); Outcomes Assessment; Assessment, Outcomes; Assessments, Outcomes; Outcomes Assessments; Patient Outcome Assessment; Outcomes Assessments, Patient; Outcome Assessment, Patient; Assessment, Patient Outcome; Assessments, Patient Outcome; Outcome Assessments, Patient; Patient Outcome Assessments; Assessment, Patient Outcomes; Assessments, Patient Outcomes; Outcomes Assessment, Patient; Patient Outcomes Assessment; Patient Outcomes Assessments; Outcomes Research; Research, Outcomes; Outcome Measures; Measure, Outcome; Measures, Outcome; Outcome Measure; Outcome Studies; Outcome Study; Studies, Outcome; Study, Outcome;

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

Tree Number: N04.761.559.590; N05.715.360.575.575;

Online Note: use OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) to search PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT 1979-91

History Note: 92; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT was see OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-91

Technical Notes: note category: for admin aspects of patient assessment; outcome only: for outcome assessment with process assessment, OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) and TREATMENT OUTCOME are available; DF: OUTCOME ASSESS