• Our objective was to determine whether implementation of a hospital-initiated smoking cessation intervention would reduce mortality and downstream healthcare usage. (bmj.com)
  • Methods A 2-group effectiveness study was completed comparing patients who received the 'Ottawa Model' for Smoking Cessation intervention (n=726) to usual care controls (n=641). (bmj.com)
  • The intervention was implemented for 2 years, from May 2015 - April 2017, in three health centers in Lima (2 in Comas and 1 in Callao). (paho.org)
  • Evaluation measures included annual CRC screening uptake, EBIs implemented, funds received and expended by each health system to implement EBIs, and intervention costs to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and health systems. (scienceopen.com)
  • Participants were 66 OPs (32 intervention and 34 control) employed at one of six sites of an Occupational Health Service in southern Netherlands. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Medical records of 114 workers sick-listed with mental health problems were assessed (56 intervention and 58 control). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Costs of intervention needed to reduce from £258 to under £100 per year in order for health checks to be cost-effective. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Simulation-enhanced nurse mentoring to improve preeclampsia and eclampsia care: an education intervention study in Bihar, India. (jptcp.com)
  • In this paper we examine costs and cost-effectiveness of this intervention. (plos.org)
  • Under study conditions, intervention costs were 19,342 USD, of which 45% were for developing and pretesting text-messages, 12% for developing text-message distribution system, 29% for collecting health workers' phone numbers, and 13% were costs of sending text-messages and monitoring of the system. (plos.org)
  • If the intervention was implemented in the same areas by the MoH, the costs would be 28% lower (13,920 USD) due to lower costs of collecting health workers' numbers. (plos.org)
  • A simple text-messaging intervention improving health worker adherence to malaria guidelines is effective and inexpensive. (plos.org)
  • One such intervention tested in a randomized controlled trial in Kenya showed that simple text-message reminders sent regularly to health workers' personal mobile phones substantially improved management of pediatric outpatients in accordance with national malaria guidelines [9] . (plos.org)
  • The quantitative effects of the intervention and qualitative investigations of health workers' perceptions have been presented elsewhere [9] , [10] . (plos.org)
  • The paper featured on the list, "Comparative effectiveness of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction regionalization strategies," compared several scenarios for increasing access to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). (payerprovider.com)
  • Scientists calculated vaccine effectiveness to be 80% in a large group of fully vaccinated frontline workers between December 2020 and August 2021, compared to 91% in earlier surveys. (hpnonline.com)
  • Estimated percentage of adults with caregiving responsibilities for children ages 0-17 whose household members (i.e., themselves, their children, or others) had accessed mental health care via telehealth in the period after the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, by effectiveness of telehealth relative to in-person mental health care and household income level (e.g., in Wave 4 (Jun. (kidsdata.org)
  • Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycInfo and Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Sources were searched from January 2003 until January 2020 for studies that examined hospital-based allied health professionals communicating with community-based primary care practi-tioners. (edu.au)
  • The early distribution of two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) to HCP provided an opportunity to examine vaccine effectiveness in a real-world setting. (cdc.gov)
  • The first U.S. multisite test-negative design vaccine effectiveness study among HCP found a single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be 82% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 2 doses to be 94% effective. (cdc.gov)
  • A test-negative case-control study is underway to evaluate mRNA COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against symptomatic illness among HCP at 33 U.S. sites across 25 U.S. states. (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed to determine the factors associated with vaccine coverage for both vaccines and documented the vaccine effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in a cohort of health -care workers undergoing regular asymptomatic testing. (bvsalud.org)
  • indicated by at least one vaccine dose recorded by at least one of the two vaccination data sources ) for the vaccine coverage analysis and SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by a PCR test for the vaccine effectiveness analysis . (bvsalud.org)
  • A single dose of BNT162b2 vaccine showed vaccine effectiveness of 70% (95% CI 55-85) 21 days after first dose and 85% (74-96) 7 days after two doses in the study population . (bvsalud.org)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) on November 18-19, 2004, in Atlanta, Georgia. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions Considering the relatively low cost, greater adoption of hospital-initiated tobacco cessation interventions should be considered to improve patient outcomes and decrease subsequent healthcare usage. (bmj.com)
  • Questions addressed in this report are: 1) What is the evidence of the comparative effectiveness of medical, surgical, and endoscopic treatments for improving objective and subjective outcomes in patients with chronic GERD? (ahrq.gov)
  • Lack of guideline adherence can lead to refraining from essential care, suboptimal patient outcomes and wasted resources [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Nurse Led Mentoring using Quality improvement methodology for health care workers in improving maternal and neonatal outcomes at selected tertiary care hospitals in Delhi. (jptcp.com)
  • The Nurse Led Intervention's effectiveness in enhancing maternal and newborn outcomes has thus been shown. (jptcp.com)
  • The CER-focused Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), created through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 with approximately $3.5 billion over 10 years. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • BOSTON - April 24, 2012: The American Heart Association's journal, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, recently released a review of the most important papers on health costs, cost-effectiveness, and resource utilization. (payerprovider.com)
  • She has held visiting positions at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Centre for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research of the US Veterans Healthcare Administration. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Sen McCain has said that publicizing information on treatment options and developing national standards for measuring and recording outcomes can address the rapidly rising cost of US healthcare. (formularywatch.com)
  • We performed a register-based 3-year follow-up study of participants in the randomized controlled trial REGASSA (n = 940) using healthcare utilization and dispensed medicines as outcomes. (lu.se)
  • Conclusions This scoping review provided a comprehensive overview on the concept of integration of oral health in primary care. (medscape.com)
  • Variation in effectiveness of continuous quality improvement (CQI) interventions between services is commonly reported, but with little explanation of how contextual and other factors may interact to produce this variation. (nih.gov)
  • The objectives of the current study were to assess changes in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake and the cost-effectiveness of implementing multiple evidence-based interventions (EBIs). (scienceopen.com)
  • Interventions included patient and provider reminder systems (health system 1), provider assessment and feedback (health systems 1 and 2), and numerous support activities (health systems 1 and 2). (scienceopen.com)
  • In both health systems, the multicomponent interventions implemented likely resulted in improvements in CRC screening. (scienceopen.com)
  • Guideline adherence was determined by auditing the records using 12 guideline-based performance indicators (PI), grouped into 5 PIs: process diagnosis, problem orientation, interventions/treatment, relapse prevention, and continuity of care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • An implementation strategy which addressed key barriers for change and tailor-made interventions improves adherence to an occupational health guideline for mental health problems compared to traditional guideline dissemination. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Simple interventions for improving health workers' adherence to malaria case-management guidelines are urgently required across Africa. (plos.org)
  • Several complex, labor intensive and expensive interventions, such as high-quality in-service training, supportive supervision of health workers, audit and feedback, and quality improvement schemes, have been suggested as interventions to improve drug use and adherence to guidelines in developing countries [5] , [6] . (plos.org)
  • More recently, the possibility of using mobile health technologies as simple, inexpensive but effective interventions for behavior change that could be easily replicated in weak health systems in Africa has been proposed [7] , [8] . (plos.org)
  • In all these examples observational studies were adequate to demonstrate effectiveness. (bmj.com)
  • VE of partial (1-dose) and complete (2-dose) vaccination in this population is comparable to that reported from clinical trials and recent observational studies, supporting the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic disease in adults, with strong 2-dose protection. (cdc.gov)
  • This review aims to summarize and assess the association between SM wearing and ARI incidence, from existing interventional and observational studies conducted in non-healthcare settings. (frontiersin.org)
  • Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. (ahrq.gov)
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research, 10 Years After the ACA: Where Do We Go from Here? (commonwealthfund.org)
  • In part, it's because most other countries rely on comparative effectiveness research (CER) to assess the relative clinical value of a drug. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Comparative effectiveness (CE) research aims to provide information that will help patients and their doctors choose the most appropriate care options. (formularywatch.com)
  • The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended in its June 2007 annual report that Congress establish an independent entity to sponsor "credible research on comparative effectiveness of healthcare services. (formularywatch.com)
  • Despite the essential role of observational methods in shedding light on the effectiveness of many aspects of health care, some scientists believe such methods have little or even nothing to contribute. (bmj.com)
  • It is not known which methods of communication to use, nor how effectively they facilitate the transition of care when a patient is discharged home from hospital. (edu.au)
  • Our systematic review aims to investigate the methods and effectiveness of communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners. (edu.au)
  • While none of the included studies specifically investigated the methods or effectiveness of communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners, 12 of the 24 studies described processes that addressed components of their discharge communication. (edu.au)
  • How general practice team composition and climate relate to quality, effectiveness and human resource costs: a mixed-methods study in England. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Research projects How general practice team composition and climate relate to quality, effectiveness and human resource costs: a mixed-methods study in England. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Given that health care workers will be on the front lines during an influenza pandemic, protecting them with the best available prevention methods and PPE is imperative to reducing illness and death and preventing the progression of a pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Schematic representation of the sequence of events that occurred each time symptoms consistent with influenza developed in a health care worker during the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil, May-October, 2009. (cdc.gov)
  • Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, health care personnel (HCP) have been at high risk for exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, through patient interactions and community exposure ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 29, 2022), telehealth had been more effective than in-person mental health care for 21.1% of California caregivers living in households with annual incomes below $30,000 and whose household members had used telehealth for mental health care during the pandemic). (kidsdata.org)
  • With an increase in SM usage worldwide, a global shortage which is detrimental to the healthcare setting and pandemic control ensues. (frontiersin.org)
  • One issue the committee deemed of high importance is PPE for healthcare workers in the event of pandemic influenza. (cdc.gov)
  • Controlling the spread of a potential influenza pandemic is of critical importance to the more than 14 million healthcare workers in the United States (approximately 10 percent of the U.S. workforce) and their patients. (cdc.gov)
  • The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended prioritization of HCP for COVID-19 vaccination to maintain provision of critical services and reduce spread of infection in health care settings ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Given the continued focus of federal government enforcement actions in the health care industry, this updated guidance in the so-called 'Monaco Memo' presents an opportunity for health care companies to review their internal practices to ensure that they are operating consistent with DOJ expectations. (bakerdonelson.com)
  • Recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are available for laboratory personnel and health care worker response teams who may be at risk for exposure to orthopoxviruses. (cdc.gov)
  • In England, health checks were introduced in 2008 in the form of a national scheme which incentivises general practices to offer checks to people registered as having an ID each year (which is why they are typically referred to as 'annual health checks') [ 23 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 5. Iyengar SD, Iyengar K, Suhalka V, Agarwal K. Comparison of domiciliary and institutional delivery-care practices in rural Rajasthan, India. (jptcp.com)
  • HHS has implemented five key efforts since 2015 that focus on expanding access to MAT for opioid use disorders-four grant programs that focus on expanding access to MAT in various settings (including rural primary care practices and health centers) and regulatory changes that expand treatment capacity by increasing patient limits for buprenorphine prescribers and allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe buprenorphine. (gao.gov)
  • Sen Clinton wants to establish a "best practices" institute to provide better information on what works in healthcare. (formularywatch.com)
  • However, the results could be considered as a first step in the development of health care policies that support collaborative practices and patient-centred care in the field of primary care sector. (medscape.com)
  • Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a large tertiary hospital for acute care purposes established in 1967. (hubpages.com)
  • Acute sore throat is one of the most common symptoms among patients presenting to primary care. (ox.ac.uk)
  • During this COCA call, clinicians will receive an update on COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, including data on COVID-19 vaccine safety in pregnancy. (cdc.gov)
  • The network followed 4,136 healthcare personnel, first responders and essential workers who had not previously had COVID-19. (hpnonline.com)
  • Surgical mask (SM) wearing has been shown to be effective in reducing ARI among healthcare workers. (frontiersin.org)
  • A recent trial in Kenya showed that text-message reminders sent to health workers' mobile phones improved management of pediatric outpatients by 25 percentage points. (plos.org)
  • The failure of health workers to manage patients according to national malaria guidelines remains a barrier to effective implementation of malaria case-management policies and provision of quality of care across Africa [1] - [4] . (plos.org)
  • COVID-19 vaccine coverage in health-care workers in England and effectiveness of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against infection (SIREN): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study. (bvsalud.org)
  • There are many complexities involved in protecting healthcare workers with PPE such as ensuring that workers appreciate the differences between medical masks and respirators. (cdc.gov)
  • Increase the capacity and skil s of health-care workers and skil ed birth attendants. (who.int)
  • The 90 HEDIS measures are divided into six "domains of care": Effectiveness of Care Access/Availability of Care Experience of Care Utilization and Relative Resource Use Health Plan Descriptive Information Measures Collected Using Electronic Clinical Data Systems Measures are added, deleted, and revised annually. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and its utility for clinical and policy decision making among U.S. obstetricians and gynecologists is reviewed. (nih.gov)
  • Data were derived from annual clinical audits from 36 health centers operating in diverse settings, quarterly project monitoring reports, and workshops with 12 key informants who had key roles in project implementation. (nih.gov)
  • Health centers with strong central management of CQI, and those in which CQI efforts were more dependent on local health center initiative and were adapted to resonate with local priorities were both favorable contexts for collective valuing of clinical data. (nih.gov)
  • Dr Hayward is an Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and a part-time Oxfordshire GP. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The study was managed by the Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit and was funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The Defense Health Agency Immunization Healthcare Division supports DOD immunization programs and provides clinical consultative services, educational support, and training resources for the entire DOD family. (health.mil)
  • This study, carried out in the context of real clinical practice, will provide information for decision-taking concerning the effectiveness of special dressings. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive blood pressure (BP) control program on improving lifestyle indicators, BP levels, and laboratory examination results among people living in low-income urban areas of Peru. (paho.org)
  • The aims were 1) to assess adherence to a mental health guideline in occupational health care and 2) to evaluate the effect of a tailored implementation strategy on guideline adherence compared to traditional guideline dissemination. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, for the first time a high-quality study will evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in the process of healing venous leg ulcers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has been admission allowing early recognition of possible 2019-nCoV adapted from WHO's Infection prevention and control during infection and immediate isolation of patients with suspected health care for probable or confirmed cases of Middle East nCoV infection in an area separate from other patients (source respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection ,1 control). (who.int)
  • Principles of IPC strategies associated with The promotion of hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene are health care for suspected nCoV infection essential preventive measures. (who.int)
  • COVID-19 vaccines remain effective, but their potency has diminished in recent months, according to a nationwide study at eight sites, including Salt Lake City, Utah, reported by the University of Utah Health. (hpnonline.com)
  • The vaccines are still helping save lives and keep people from getting sick despite a slight diminishing return over many months," explains Matthew Thiese, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Utah Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). (hpnonline.com)
  • During that time period, the vaccines were 80% effective for all fully vaccinated study participants, but preliminary data indicate that vaccines may wane in intensity over time with lower effectiveness after five or more months following full vaccination. (hpnonline.com)
  • Clinicians will also get information about the v-safe COVID-19 Pregnancy Registry, which collects additional health information that helps CDC monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in people who are pregnant. (cdc.gov)
  • As more people in the U.S. become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, clinicians are likely to hear increasing questions and concerns from patients who want more information about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • Whilst findings need to be considered with caution as the model was exploratory in that it was based on assumptions to overcome evidence gaps, they suggest that the way health systems deliver care for vulnerable populations might need to be re-examined. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of healthcare providers. (cdc.gov)
  • We included comparisons of treatment effectiveness in subgroups of patients with OME, and whether outcome differences were related to factors affecting health care delivery or the receipt of pneumococcal vaccine inoculation. (ahrq.gov)
  • Strong community linkages, staff ability to identify with patients, and staff having the skills and support to take broad ranging action, were favorable contexts for the mechanism of increased population health orientation. (nih.gov)
  • Experiences of transgender and gender nonbinary patients in the emergency department and recommendations for health care policy, education, and practice. (ahrq.gov)
  • The authors note that uncertainty remains about the role of oral corticosteroids for patients presenting in primary care with sore throat. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The present analysis assessed the cost-effectiveness of once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg versus empagliflozin 25 mg for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with inadequate glycaemic control on metformin monotherapy from a healthcare payer perspective in the UK. (springer.com)
  • Once-weekly semaglutide 1 mg was projected to be a cost-effective treatment option from a healthcare payer perspective compared with empagliflozin 25 mg for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes in the UK setting. (springer.com)
  • Sen Obama supports CE research on which drugs, devices, and procedures are the best for individual patients as one way to reduce the "considerable waste in our healthcare system. (formularywatch.com)
  • The assumed preva- vices at local health centres in the mornings lence of ear problems in this population when there is peak demand from patients. (who.int)
  • Yet, they present the healthcare worker with other challenges that include difficulties in verbal communications and interaction with patients and family members, decreased tactile sensitivity through gloves, and physiological burdens such as difficulties in breathing while wearing a respirator. (cdc.gov)
  • physical exercise and internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (internet-CBT), compared to usual care in patients with mild to moderate depression in a Swedish primary care setting. (lu.se)
  • A significantly lower proportion of patients in both treatment arms were dispensed hypnotics and sedatives year 2-3 compared to the usual care arm, RR for both physical exercise and internet-CBT was 0.72 (95% CI = 0.53-0.98). (lu.se)
  • In conclusion, considering long-term effects, both physical exercise and internet-CBT, being resource-efficient treatments, could be considered as appropriate additions for patients with mild to moderate depression in primary care settings. (lu.se)
  • Personal protective technology includes devices such as respirators, chemical-resistant clothing, hearing protectors, and safety goggles and glasses that provide a barrier between the worker and an occupational safety or health risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical masks are loose-fitting coverings of the nose and mouth designed to protect the patient from the cough or exhaled secretions of the physician, nurse, or other healthcare worker. (cdc.gov)
  • Protection of the healthcare worker against infectious disease can also involve gloves, eye protection, face shields, gowns, and other protection. (cdc.gov)
  • Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) were calculated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Once-weekly semaglutide was associated with an increase in costs of GBP 1017 per patient, leading to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of GBP 4439 per QALY gained. (springer.com)
  • An incentive for many health plans to collect HEDIS data is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement that health maintenance organizations (HMOs) submit Medicare HEDIS data in order to provide HMO services for Medicare enrollees under a program called Medicare Advantage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Majority of healthcare firms have established their compliance programs, but is such a program effective? (hubpages.com)
  • In general, the compliance program at Tenet Healthcare Corporation was found to be effective, but needs various improvements to make it stronger. (hubpages.com)
  • Mr. Ziko employs his stance within the sector and his expertise in corporate governance including various compliance guidelines, and the federal sentencing guidelines in advising Tenet Healthcare Corporation's senior management and board of directors concerning the sensitive issues of the company's corporate compliance program. (hubpages.com)
  • According to Mr. Ziko, Tenet Healthcare Corporation has been committed to establish and maintain an efficient compliance program in accord to the regulation of the U.S Department of Human Services and Health. (hubpages.com)
  • In this paper, we explore how patterns of change in delivery of services may have been achieved in a diverse range of health centers participating in a wide-scale program to achieve improvements in quality of care for Indigenous Australians. (nih.gov)
  • The Monaco Memo provides further clarification and guidance to prosecutors on the factors to be considered in resolving corporate criminal investigations requiring prosecutors to consider a company's history of misconduct, use of opportunity to self-disclose, degree of corporate cooperation, and effectiveness of its compliance program. (bakerdonelson.com)
  • The new guidance document, titled " Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs ," expands on prior guidance regarding the topics and questions prosecutors weigh when determining the effectiveness of a company's compliance program in an enforcement action. (bricker.com)
  • View the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program Effectiveness Data - PDF for the associate of applied science degree in Elgin Community College. (elgin.edu)
  • This accreditation is important because it indicates that the program is committed to academic excellence, health care quality, and patient and professional safety. (elgin.edu)
  • The PATH program provides assistance with tuition, textbooks, reimbursement for travel expenses, and more to eligible students pursuing industry-recognized credentials for in-demand careers in health care. (elgin.edu)
  • The following report builds upon the Kaiser Foundation's study with information on more states and providing available cost-effectiveness and savings data information on every state identified in the GAO's February 2007 report as having adopted a premium assistance program under SCHIP. (galen.org)
  • The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), a public program that utilizes CER and actively negotiates its pharmaceutical formulary. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Dr. Apurv Gupta was featured in an article in Brown Medicine Magazine about his role in Brown's forthcoming Executive Master in Healthcare Leadership Program. (payerprovider.com)
  • Some CE advocates have discussed building on the program at the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ), which supports CE research to inform coverage and treatment decisions for Medicare and other government health programs. (formularywatch.com)
  • In a 10-year research project, a team at the Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) set out to measure the impact of one such program that was implemented across 200 nursing home centres. (cdc.gov)
  • In California, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (LPFCH) , the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and California Department of Public Health's (CDPH's) Essentials for Childhood Initiative (EfC) , and CDPH's Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) funded an oversample of the questionnaire in order to improve the reliability of findings for sub-state regions and for families with CSHCN. (kidsdata.org)
  • To be most effective, mpox vaccination should be included as part of broader prevention activities and sexual health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Health checks for people with ID have been introduced in countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia to improve detection, treatment and prevention of new health conditions in this population [ 21 , 22 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Dr. Henry Falk will serve as Director of the Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • However, a communi- effectiveness of screening and make rec- ty-based survey conducted in 1996 in ommendations for future programmes of Oman found a high prevalence of ear dis- auditory screening in Oman. (who.int)
  • These programmes used various strategies to empower oral health integrated care, including building interdisciplinary networks, training non-dental care providers, oral health champion modelling, enabling care linkages and care coordinated process, as well as the use of e-health technologies. (medscape.com)
  • To improve the quality of patient treatment and decrease variability in care, it is important to improve implementation of and adherence to practice guidelines [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background Despite its importance, the integration of oral health into primary care is still an emerging practice in the field of health care services. (medscape.com)
  • This means experts review scientific studies evaluating the effectiveness and safety of the drug compared to existing therapies, and policymakers base coverage and pricing decisions on the findings. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • and organizational change towards a population health orientation. (nih.gov)
  • 2) Is there evidence that effectiveness of medical, surgical, and endoscopic treatments varies for specific patient subgroups? (ahrq.gov)
  • Type 2 diabetes represents a continuing healthcare challenge, and choosing cost-effective treatments is crucial to ensure that healthcare resources are used efficiently. (springer.com)
  • A related strategy is to steer healthcare spending to those medical treatments and products demonstrating real-world effectiveness. (formularywatch.com)
  • All participants were provided with individualized consultations, group health education sessions, regular group meetings to improve self-management, and text messages providing health education. (paho.org)
  • Antibiotics are prescribed at 60 percent of UK primary care sore throat consultations, despite national guidelines advising against prescriptions. (ox.ac.uk)
  • For this outcome both treatment arms had significantly fewer consultations compared to usual care, during year 2-3, the risk ratio (RR) for physical exercise and internet-CBT was 0.64 (95% CI = 0.43-0.95) and 0.61 (95% CI = 0.41-0.90), respectively. (lu.se)
  • Such efforts should have health equity principles as a foundation and include strategies such as allowing individuals to self-attest vaccine eligibility (e.g., providing mpox vaccination without requiring individuals to specify which criterion they meet), community outreach, holding vaccination events on-site in locations where groups of people disproportionately impacted by mpox may convene, education efforts, and communication about behavioral strategies to minimize risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Using consumer engagement strategies to improve healthcare safety for young people: an exploration of the relevance and suitability of current approaches. (ahrq.gov)
  • In this era of healthcare reform, attention is focused on increasing the quality of care and access to services, while simultaneously reducing the cost. (nih.gov)
  • I suggest that such attitudes limit our potential to evaluate health care and hence to improve the scientific basis of how to treat individuals and how to organise services. (bmj.com)
  • The facility, whose services are considered as being state of the art, has greatly contributed to the development and provision of enhanced health services in the whole of Texas. (hubpages.com)
  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken steps to prevent its contractors from conducting certain duplicative postpayment claims reviews-reviews of the same claims that are not permitted by the agency-but CMS neither has reliable data nor provides sufficient oversight and guidance to measure and fully prevent duplication. (gao.gov)
  • The Department of Health and Human Services implemented a number of efforts to improve access to MAT for opioids, such as grant programs for rural primary care settings and allowing additional providers to prescribe buprenorphine. (gao.gov)
  • In an effort to reduce the prevalence of opioid misuse and the fatalities associated with it, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established a goal to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT). (gao.gov)
  • Subsequently, she gained a PhD in Health Services Research from the University of Surrey and became Professor of Health Economics in 2012. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • The health care facility employs both nursing and medical professionals from many countries including but not limited to U.S, German, India, South Africa, England, China, Malaysia, philipines among other nations. (hubpages.com)
  • We identified five recent systematic reviews a priori and searched MEDLINE,® Embase,® the Cochrane Library, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL®), from root through August 13, 2012, for additional studies. (ahrq.gov)
  • Conclusion: There is currently no "gold standard" method or measure of communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners. (edu.au)
  • Through a series of plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles, we employed a point-of-care quality improvement (QI) to adopt and maintain these two immediate infant care procedures in our delivery room over a period of two years. (jptcp.com)
  • The aim of the present study is to measure the effectiveness and cost of compression treatment for venous leg ulcers combined with special dressings, in comparison with low-adherence ones and acupuncture. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ABSTRACT Audiometric screening was conducted in Dhofar region to study the magnitude of ear problems and cost-effectiveness of screening first-year preparatory-school children in Oman. (who.int)
  • He plans to save up to $30 billion by repealing the ban on government price negotiations for drugs purchased by Medicare and to increase the use of generic drugs by government health programs. (formularywatch.com)
  • The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a widely used set of performance measures in the managed care industry, developed and maintained by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). (wikipedia.org)
  • In July 2007, NCQA announced that the meaning of "HEDIS" would be changed to "Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. (wikipedia.org)
  • It provides detailed data on all measures and is intended for employers, consultants and insurance brokers who purchase health insurance for groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • Baseline data were linked to healthcare administrative data. (bmj.com)
  • At the state level, data also are broken down by household income level, caregiver's race/ethnicity, and for families with and without children with special health care needs (CSHCN). (kidsdata.org)
  • See the effectiveness data for our other medical imaging programs. (elgin.edu)
  • GAO recommends that CMS take actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of contractors' postpayment review efforts, which include providing additional oversight and guidance regarding data, duplicative reviews, and contractor correspondence. (gao.gov)
  • The Kaiser Family Foundation produced a report in 2005 about the divergent cost-effectiveness determinations, requirements and savings data realized by five states implementing a form of premium assistance. (galen.org)
  • Upgrade the service delivery systems and strengthen systems for collecting data on health needs. (who.int)
  • To improve adherence to guideline recommendations on mental health problems, an implementation strategy was developed for Dutch occupational physicians (OPs). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The work was carried out as part of a national guideline and informed recommendations about system changes to achieve more equal health care provisions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • PCORI funding has just been renewed , but there has been limited impact to date, which can be attributed partly to its research focus and legislative limitations that prohibit it from issuing coverage recommendations or using certain cost-effectiveness measures. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • MERS-CoV.2 · establish a well-equipped triage station at the WHO will update these recommendations as new information entrance of health care facility, supported by trained becomes available. (who.int)
  • 9. Raven J, Hofman J, Adegoke A, Van Den Broek N. Methodology and tools for quality improvement in maternal and newborn health care. (jptcp.com)
  • There are substantial challenges of identifying health conditions early in this population due to 'diagnostic overshadowing', i.e. where physical and mental health symptoms are not only misattributed to the ID but also to age-related changes [ 5 , 15 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As Director of Surrey Health Economics Centre, Heather oversees a varied portfolio of applied health and social care projects. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Home health care cost effectiveness: an overview of the literature. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, the cost-effectiveness is currently unknown. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As part of a national guideline for this population we sought to explore the likely cost-effectiveness of annual health checks in England. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Decision-analytical Markov modelling was used to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a strategy, in which health checks were provided for older people with intellectual disability, when compared with standard care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 3. National Rural Health Mission Framework for Implementation. (jptcp.com)
  • Agenda item (number, title): 17.3, Progress Report on the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health 2016-2030: Implementation in the African Region. (who.int)
  • FAMSA acknowledges the effective measures taken by the WHO African Region Member States and stakeholders to realize the implementation of the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's, and Adolescent Health. (who.int)
  • Health information technology and hospital patient safety: a conceptual model to guide research. (ahrq.gov)
  • Increased attention to medical care for seniors prompted the addition of measures related to glaucoma screening and osteoporosis treatment for older adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • We found no studies examining the influence of any health care factors on treatment effectiveness. (ahrq.gov)
  • Four enablers to effective communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners were identified: multidisciplinary care plans, patient and caregiver involvement, health information technology and a designated person for follow up/care management. (edu.au)
  • Caregivers with children ages 0-17 are asked a series of questions relating to the pandemic's impact on family economic security, public service use, emotional and behavioral experiences, health care, child care, and education. (kidsdata.org)
  • The BSC received a report on NCEH/ATSDR's proposal to integrate social and behavioral sciences (SBS) into its environmental health programs and activities. (cdc.gov)