Quality Indicators, Health Care
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery may increase the risk of surgical site infections. A survey of a Cochrane review]

3 Oct 2009 In theory, the products act as a barrier, which hinders the spreading of bacteria from the deeper skin layers and hair follicles to the incision. On the other hand, the use of plastic adhesive drapes may promote bacterial overgrowth due to a ... Read more...

Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a medical intensive care unit.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a simulation-based mastery learning model on central venous catheter insertion skill and the prevalence of procedure-related complications in a medical intensive care unit over a 1-yr period. DESIGN: ... Read more...

The identification and treatment of isolated tumor cells reflect disparities in the delivery of breast cancer care.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Disparities in the quality of health care delivered among different socioeconomic strata (SES), race/ethnic groups, and health care systems are well documented; however, relevant quality measures in breast cancer have been debated. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Quality Indicators, Health Care'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• The business case for TCAB. 30 Oct 2009
• [Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery may increase the risk of surgical site infections. A survey of a Cochrane review] 3 Oct 2009
• Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a medical intensive care unit. 29 Sep 2009
• The identification and treatment of isolated tumor cells reflect disparities in the delivery of breast cancer care. 29 Sep 2009
• Celebrating 8 projects that improved our world. 26 Sep 2009
• Implementing electronic health record-based quality measures for developmental screening. 26 Sep 2009
• Does vascular surgery cost too much? 24 Sep 2009
• Standardised metrics for global surgical surveillance. 24 Sep 2009
• [Analysis of quality data based on national clinical databases] 12 Sep 2009
• [Pharmacotherapy in nursing homes] 8 Sep 2009
• Database duels do not advance quality improvement. 30 Aug 2009
• The "big picture": communicating with families about end-of-life care in intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• Reforming cardiovascular care: quality measurement and improvement, and pay-for-performance. 30 Aug 2009
• A clear & present measure. Take ownership of patient satisfaction. 30 Aug 2009
• [Maternal morbidity and quality of health care. Severe maternal morbidity--new indicator of inequality in obstetric care] 30 Aug 2009
• National trends in hospital quality measures. 30 Aug 2009
• Wasted hospital days impair the value of length-of-stay variables in the quality assessment of trauma care. 30 Aug 2009
• Developing quality indicators for cancer end-of-life care: proceedings from a national symposium. 30 Aug 2009
• The impact of TennCare on hospital efficiency. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Quality Indicators, Health Care'

Definition: Norms, criteria, standards, and other direct qualitative and quantitative measures used in determining the quality of health care.

Descriptor UI: D019984

Alternative terms: Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality Indicators, Healthcare; Healthcare Quality Indicator; Healthcare Quality Indicators; Indicator, Healthcare Quality; Indicators, Healthcare Quality; Quality Indicator, Healthcare; Quality Indicators; Indicator, Quality; Indicators, Quality; Quality Indicator;

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

Tree Number: N04.761.789;

History Note: 98