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Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
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Definition of 'Outcome Assessment (Health Care)'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). Common names: 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 |
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30 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: While general thoracic surgical procedures are performed by several different surgical subspecialties, debate remains as to whether surgeon specialty impacts outcomes. METHODS: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried for ... Read more...
Psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment: its utility in stroke.
30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment by Rasch analysis and conventional statistics to improve its clinical utility. METHODS: A total of 107 patients after stroke were evaluated using the Rivermead ... Read more...
Poor functional recovery after a critical illness: a longitudinal study.
30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the time course of functional health status, and to inventory impairments in body functions, limitations in activities, and restrictions in participation after critical illness. DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Outcome Assessment (Health Care)'
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Nov 2009 - The influence of surgeon specialty on outcomes in general thoracic surgery: a national sample 1996 to 2005. 30 Oct 2009
- Surgeon specialty is associated with better outcomes: the facts speak for themselves. 30 Oct 2009
- Anesthesia-related mortality. 30 Oct 2009
- Comments on "Development of the rehabilitation patient experiences questionnaire". 30 Oct 2009
- Psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment: its utility in stroke. 30 Oct 2009
- Poor functional recovery after a critical illness: a longitudinal study. 30 Oct 2009
- Strategies for rehabilitation professionals to move evidence-based knowledge into practice: a systematic review. 30 Oct 2009
- Overall effect of TCAB on initial participating hospitals. 30 Oct 2009
- Reducing falls among outpatients: a volunteer transports patients from the parking lot to their exercise programs. 30 Oct 2009
- Transporting telemetry patients. 30 Oct 2009
- Ring! Ring!: safeguarding patient information with password protection for phone calls. 30 Oct 2009
- Quiet time: a daily period without distractions benefits both patients and nurses. 30 Oct 2009
- Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
- Robot-mediated and clinical scales evaluation after upper limb botulinum toxin type A injection in children with hemiplegia. 30 Oct 2009
- Robot-mediated therapy for paretic upper limb of chronic patients following neurological injury. 30 Oct 2009
- An estimated 30-60% of adult patients after stroke do not achieve satisfactory motor recovery of the upper limb despite intensive rehabilitation. 30 Oct 2009
- Participation: a comparative analysis of multiple rehabilitation stakeholders' perspectives. 30 Oct 2009
- Three-year cost analysis of function-centred versus pain-centred inpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. 30 Oct 2009
- Test-retest and alternate forms reliability of the assisting hand assessment. 30 Oct 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