World Health Organization
Organizations
Molecular Sequence Data
Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.
Health Maintenance Organizations
Organized systems for providing comprehensive prepaid health care that have five basic attributes: (1) provide care in a defined geographic area; (2) provide or ensure delivery of an agreed-upon set of basic and supplemental health maintenance and treatment services; (3) provide care to a voluntarily enrolled group of persons; (4) require their enrollees to use the services of designated providers; and (5) receive reimbursement through a predetermined, fixed, periodic prepayment made by the enrollee without regard to the degree of services provided. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
Accountable Care Organizations
Organizations of health care providers that agree to be accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service program who are assigned to it. Assigned means those beneficiaries for whom the professionals in the organization provide the bulk of primary care services. (www.cms.gov/OfficeofLegislation/Downloads/Accountable CareOrganization.pdf accessed 03/16/2011)
Base Sequence
Organizations, Nonprofit
Amino Acid Sequence
Cytoskeleton
Actins
Filamentous proteins that are the main constituent of the thin filaments of muscle fibers. The filaments (known also as filamentous or F-actin) can be dissociated into their globular subunits; each subunit is composed of a single polypeptide 375 amino acids long. This is known as globular or G-actin. In conjunction with MYOSINS, actin is responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle.
Cloning, Molecular
Microtubules
Multigene Family
A set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene. Such genes may be clustered together on the same chromosome or dispersed on different chromosomes. Examples of multigene families include those that encode the hemoglobins, immunoglobulins, histocompatibility antigens, actins, tubulins, keratins, collagens, heat shock proteins, salivary glue proteins, chorion proteins, cuticle proteins, yolk proteins, and phaseolins, as well as histones, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA genes. The latter three are examples of reiterated genes, where hundreds of identical genes are present in a tandem array. (King & Stanfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen.
Chromosome Mapping
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Introns
Managed Care Programs
Health insurance plans intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services; increased beneficiary cost sharing; controls on inpatient admissions and lengths of stay; the establishment of cost-sharing incentives for outpatient surgery; selective contracting with health care providers; and the intensive management of high-cost health care cases. The programs may be provided in a variety of settings, such as HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS and PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.
Exons
Models, Biological
Transcription, Genetic
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Chromatin
Genes
Provider-Sponsored Organizations
Models, Organizational
Mutation
Voluntary Health Agencies
International Cooperation
Restriction Mapping
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Protein Structure, Tertiary
The level of protein structure in which combinations of secondary protein structures (alpha helices, beta sheets, loop regions, and motifs) pack together to form folded shapes called domains. Disulfide bridges between cysteines in two different parts of the polypeptide chain along with other interactions between the chains play a role in the formation and stabilization of tertiary structure. Small proteins usually consist of only one domain but larger proteins may contain a number of domains connected by segments of polypeptide chain which lack regular secondary structure.
Sequence Alignment
The arrangement of two or more amino acid or base sequences from an organism or organisms in such a way as to align areas of the sequences sharing common properties. The degree of relatedness or homology between the sequences is predicted computationally or statistically based on weights assigned to the elements aligned between the sequences. This in turn can serve as a potential indicator of the genetic relatedness between the organisms.
Organizational Innovation
International Agencies
DNA
A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine).
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Organizational Culture
Professional Review Organizations
Brain Mapping
Evolution, Molecular
Chromosomes
Actin Cytoskeleton
Open Reading Frames
Cell Nucleus
Within a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-limited body which contains chromosomes and one or more nucleoli (CELL NUCLEOLUS). The nuclear membrane consists of a double unit-type membrane which is perforated by a number of pores; the outermost membrane is continuous with the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. A cell may contain more than one nucleus. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)
Delivery of Health Care
Genome
Preferred Provider Organizations
Arrangements negotiated between a third-party payer (often a self-insured company or union trust fund) and a group of health-care providers (hospitals and physicians) who furnish services at lower than usual fees, and, in return, receive prompt payment and an expectation of an increased volume of patients.
Organizational Objectives
Membrane Proteins
Protein Binding
Microfilament Proteins
Species Specificity
The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Sequences of DNA or RNA that occur in multiple copies. There are several types: INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES are copies of transposable elements (DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS or RETROELEMENTS) dispersed throughout the genome. TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES flank both ends of another sequence, for example, the long terminal repeats (LTRs) on RETROVIRUSES. Variations may be direct repeats, those occurring in the same direction, or inverted repeats, those opposite to each other in direction. TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES are copies which lie adjacent to each other, direct or inverted (INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES).
Biological Evolution
Neurons
Microscopy, Confocal
Cell Membrane
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Cell Polarity
Models, Molecular
Decision Making, Organizational
Interinstitutional Relations
DNA, Complementary
Health Policy
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Health Services Research
The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
Cells, Cultured
Tubulin
A microtubule subunit protein found in large quantities in mammalian brain. It has also been isolated from SPERM FLAGELLUM; CILIA; and other sources. Structurally, the protein is a dimer with a molecular weight of approximately 120,000 and a sedimentation coefficient of 5.8S. It binds to COLCHICINE; VINCRISTINE; and VINBLASTINE.
Pan American Health Organization
RNA, Messenger
RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm.
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.
Drosophila melanogaster
Cooperative Behavior
Leadership
Drosophila Proteins
Efficiency, Organizational
DNA Restriction Enzymes
Enzymes that are part of the restriction-modification systems. They catalyze the endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA sequences which lack the species-specific methylation pattern in the host cell's DNA. Cleavage yields random or specific double-stranded fragments with terminal 5'-phosphates. The function of restriction enzymes is to destroy any foreign DNA that invades the host cell. Most have been studied in bacterial systems, but a few have been found in eukaryotic organisms. They are also used as tools for the systematic dissection and mapping of chromosomes, in the determination of base sequences of DNAs, and have made it possible to splice and recombine genes from one organism into the genome of another. EC 3.21.1.
Plasmids
Escherichia coli
A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc.
Conserved Sequence
Signal Transduction
The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation. Examples of signal transduction systems are the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-postsynaptic receptor-calcium ion channel system, the receptor-mediated T-cell activation pathway, and the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipases. Those coupled to membrane depolarization or intracellular release of calcium include the receptor-mediated activation of cytotoxic functions in granulocytes and the synaptic potentiation of protein kinase activation. Some signal transduction pathways may be part of larger signal transduction pathways; for example, protein kinase activation is part of the platelet activation signal pathway.
Nerve Net
A meshlike structure composed of interconnecting nerve cells that are separated at the synaptic junction or joined to one another by cytoplasmic processes. In invertebrates, for example, the nerve net allows nerve impulses to spread over a wide area of the net because synapses can pass information in any direction.
Chromosome Positioning
Questionnaires
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Test for tissue antigen using either a direct method, by conjugation of antibody with fluorescent dye (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT) or an indirect method, by formation of antigen-antibody complex which is then labeled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT). The tissue is then examined by fluorescence microscopy.
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Widely used technique which exploits the ability of complementary sequences in single-stranded DNAs or RNAs to pair with each other to form a double helix. Hybridization can take place between two complimentary DNA sequences, between a single-stranded DNA and a complementary RNA, or between two RNA sequences. The technique is used to detect and isolate specific sequences, measure homology, or define other characteristics of one or both strands. (Kendrew, Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994, p503)
Blotting, Southern
Genomic Library
Gene Expression Regulation
Independent Practice Associations
A partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that enters into an arrangement for the provision of services with persons who are licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry, and with other care personnel. Under an IPA arrangement, licensed professional persons provide services through the entity in accordance with a mutually accepted compensation arrangement, while retaining their private practices. Services under the IPA are marketed through a prepaid health plan. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
Phenotype
Binding Sites
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point. The image is constructed by detecting the products of specimen interactions that are projected above the plane of the sample, such as backscattered electrons. Although SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY also scans the specimen point by point with the electron beam, the image is constructed by detecting the electrons, or their interaction products that are transmitted through the sample plane, so that is a form of TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.
Community Networks
Drosophila
Developing Countries
Operon
Interphase
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
Electron Microscope Tomography
Mitosis
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Organizational Affiliation
Spindle Apparatus
Morphogenesis
Centrosome
The cell center, consisting of a pair of CENTRIOLES surrounded by a cloud of amorphous material called the pericentriolar region. During interphase, the centrosome nucleates microtubule outgrowth. The centrosome duplicates and, during mitosis, separates to form the two poles of the mitotic spindle (MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS).
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Data Collection
Program Development
United Nations
An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.
Quality of Health Care
Community Health Services
Health Promotion
Heterochromatin
Intercellular Junctions
Direct contact of a cell with a neighboring cell. Most such junctions are too small to be resolved by light microscopy, but they can be visualized by conventional or freeze-fracture electron microscopy, both of which show that the interacting CELL MEMBRANE and often the underlying CYTOPLASM and the intervening EXTRACELLULAR SPACE are highly specialized in these regions. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p792)
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Public Health
Program Evaluation
Capitation Fee
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Guidelines as Topic
A systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. The text may be cursive or in outline form but is generally a comprehensive guide to problems and approaches in any field of activity. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available.
Safety Management
The development of systems to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences in an institutional setting. The concept includes prevention or reduction of adverse events or incidents involving employees, patients, or facilities. Examples include plans to reduce injuries from falls or plans for fire safety to promote a safe institutional environment.
Transcription Factors
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Proteins
Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein.
Extracellular Matrix
Financial Support
Visual Cortex
Cats
The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
Brain
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
Cell Movement
Community-Institutional Relations
Nucleosomes
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Protein Conformation
The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).
Intermediate Filaments
Protein Transport
Nuclear Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Cosmids
Synteny
Gene Expression
Cluster Analysis
A set of statistical methods used to group variables or observations into strongly inter-related subgroups. In epidemiology, it may be used to analyze a closely grouped series of events or cases of disease or other health-related phenomenon with well-defined distribution patterns in relation to time or place or both.
Models, Genetic
Health Care Reform
Innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services.
Organizational Policy
A course or method of action selected, usually by an organization, institution, university, society, etc., from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions and positions on matters of public interest or social concern. It does not include internal policy relating to organization and administration within the corporate body, for which ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION is available.
Immunohistochemistry
DNA Primers
Visual Pathways
HeLa Cells
Membrane Microdomains
Centromere
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Services Accessibility
Total Quality Management
Collagen
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
A health care system which combines physicians, hospitals, and other medical services with a health plan to provide the complete spectrum of medical care for its customers. In a fully integrated system, the three key elements - physicians, hospital, and health plan membership - are in balance in terms of matching medical resources with the needs of purchasers and patients. (Coddington et al., Integrated Health Care: Reorganizing the Physician, Hospital and Health Plan Relationship, 1994, p7)
Cell Differentiation
Models, Neurological
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
DNA-Binding Proteins
Microtubule-Organizing Center
Cryoelectron Microscopy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.
Financial Management
Policy Making
Chromosomes, Bacterial
Health Care Sector
Primary Health Care
Internationality
Membrane Lipids
Lipids, predominantly phospholipids, cholesterol and small amounts of glycolipids found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. These lipids may be arranged in bilayers in the membranes with integral proteins between the layers and peripheral proteins attached to the outside. Membrane lipids are required for active transport, several enzymatic activities and membrane formation.
Polymerase Chain Reaction
In vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments of defined length and sequence from small amounts of short oligonucleotide flanking sequences (primers). The essential steps include thermal denaturation of the double-stranded target molecules, annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences, and extension of the annealed primers by enzymatic synthesis with DNA polymerase. The reaction is efficient, specific, and extremely sensitive. Uses for the reaction include disease diagnosis, detection of difficult-to-isolate pathogens, mutation analysis, genetic testing, DNA sequencing, and analyzing evolutionary relationships.
What health plans should know about clinical practice guidelines--round-table discussion. (1/211)
Quality is the watchword for health plans that wish to survive to see the new century, and accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance is becoming quality's indispensable stamp. Practice guidelines are an imperative for that accreditation. Here's what seven managed care leaders had to say about guidelines in a recent round-table discussion. (+info)Organizational selection and assessment of women entering a surrogacy agreement in the UK. (2/211)
In the UK, surrogacy procedures are unregulated and not monitored. Information concerning the selection and assessment of intended (the mother commissioning) and surrogate mothers (the mother carrying and delivering the baby) is therefore not generally available (BMA, 1996). It is important to determine what type of assessment is used, and how selection takes place within the organizations dealing with surrogate motherhood arrangements. The present survey enquired about the incidence, selection and assessment procedures of all registered surrogate and commissioning couples, and aimed to find out what advice and support is given. Eight organizations took part in the survey, six were clinics and two agencies dealing with surrogate arrangements. Two voluntary organizations/helplines were also surveyed, but their data are not relevant to the results presented here. An interview and questionnaire approach was used. Psychosocial assessment was minimally addressed by all organizations, and no fixed procedures for assessment and selection were employed. Despite this, few incidences of controversial cases were reported. Confidence in this practice could be increased in the future if both parties embarking on a surrogacy arrangement knew they were properly selected and assessed. A regulatory body could monitor consistent use of professional evidence-based criteria prior to arrangements. (+info)Benchmarking organ procurement organizations: a national study. (3/211)
OBJECTIVE: An exploratory examination of the technical efficiency of organ procurement organizations (OPOs) relative to optimal patterns of production in the population of OPOs in the United States. DATA SOURCES: A composite data set with the OPO as the unit of analysis, constructed from a 1995 national survey of OPOs (n = 64), plus secondary data from the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations and the United Network for Organ Sharing. STUDY DESIGN: The study uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to evaluate the technical efficiency of all OPOs. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Overall, six of the 22 larger OPOs (27 percent) are classified as inefficient, while 23 of the 42 smaller OPOs (55 percent) are classified as inefficient. Efficient OPOs recover significantly more kidneys and extrarenal organs; have higher operating expenses; and have more referrals, donors, extrarenal transplants, and kidney transplants. The quantities of hospital development personnel and other personnel, and formalization of hospital development activities in both small and large OPOs, do not significantly differ. CONCLUSIONS: Indications that larger OPOs are able to operate more efficiently relative to their peers suggest that smaller OPOs are more likely to benefit from technical assistance. More detailed information on the activities of OPO staff would help pinpoint activities that can increase OPO efficiency and referrals, and potentially improve outcomes for large numbers of patients awaiting transplants. (+info)Political analysis of health reform in the Dominican Republic. (4/211)
This article examines the major political challenges associated with the adoption of health reform proposals, through the experience of one country, the Dominican Republic. The article briefly presents the problems of the health sector in the Dominican Republic, and the health reform efforts that were initiated in 1995. The PolicyMaker method of applied political analysis is described, and the results of its application in the Dominican Republic are presented, including analysis of the policy content of the health reform, and assessment of five key groups of players (public sector, private sector, unions, political parties, and other non-governmental organizations). The PolicyMaker exercise was conducted in collaboration with the national Office of Technical Coordination (OCT) for health reform, and produced a set of 11 political strategies to promote the health reform effort in the Dominican Republic. These strategies were partially implemented by the OCT, but were insufficient to overcome political obstacles to the reform by late 1997. The conclusion presents six factors that affect the pace and political feasibility of health reform proposals, with examples from the case of the Dominican Republic. (+info)Dr Louis T. Wright and the NAACP: pioneers in hospital racial integration. (5/211)
Louis Tompkins Wright, the son of a man born into slavery, was an outstanding African American surgeon who devoted his life to the racial integration of health care in the United States. Despite the fact that both his father and stepfather were physicians, despite his innate intellectual gifts and disciplined character, Wright experienced discrimination throughout his life and career. This experience led him to fight for the rights of African Americans, both health care professionals and patients. In addition to making numerous contributions in the fields of surgery and infectious disease, Wright held leadership positions in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for more than 20 years, leaving a legacy of equity for African Americans in medical education and in health care. (+info)Public health aspects of the Rainbow Family of Living Light annual gathering--Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania, 1999. (6/211)
The Rainbow Family of Living Light (RFLL) is a loosely organized group that developed out of the late 1960s counterculture movement. RFLL has had a 2-week "Gathering for World Peace and the Healing of the Earth" in a different national forest each summer since 1972. For the June 21-July 10, 1999, gathering, RFLL selected the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. The site was not accessible by vehicle and was an hour's walk to the nearest road. No sanitary facilities were available, and water from streams was consumed without treatment. Approximately 20,000 persons attended from the United States and several foreign countries. The state health department requested federal assistance to establish and maintain public health surveillance and to advise on outbreak prevention and control. This report describes the public health aspects of the gathering and presents recommendations for the management of health risks at large outdoor events. (+info)Patient safety: a call to action: a consensus statement from the National Quality Forum. (7/211)
OBJECTIVE: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry have both recently highlighted healthcare errors as a serious public health problem. An in-depth review of the issue was conducted by the National Quality Forum (NQF) in preparation for work the federal government has asked the NQF to do. PARTICIPANTS: The membership of the NQF includes a wide array of public and private health agencies, healthcare provider organizations, consumer groups, healthcare purchasers, and research and quality improvement organizations. EVIDENCE: Published literature, including more than 350 journal articles and over 30 books and monographs, were reviewed, and input was solicited from individuals and organizations known to be knowledgeable on the topic, including the Harvard University Executive Session on Medical Error, the VA National Patient Safety Center, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the National Patient Safety Foundation, and the IOM. The principal observations and findings were collated; 10 high-priority strategic areas needing action were identified; and specific recommendations for each area were crafted. CONSENSUS PROCESS: A draft statement was prepared and submitted to the NQF membership and Directors, as well as to external reviewers. The statement was revised following subsequent rounds of review and comment, after which it was approved by the NQF Board of Directors. CONCLUSIONS: There is an urgent need to reduce healthcare errors; however, numerous barriers impede progress in this regard, including widespread misunderstanding about why healthcare errors occur, the prevailing culture of "name and blame" surrounding these events, lack of user-friendly error-reporting mechanisms, and fear of litigation if errors are acknowledged and reported. To eliminate these barriers, and to begin to reduce healthcare errors, the NQF recommends that concerted action be taken in the 10 strategic areas identified here. (+info)Paying for reproductive health services in Bangladesh: intersections between cost, quality and culture. (8/211)
In 1997 a consortium of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh began to implement health sector reform measures intended to expand access to and improve the quality of family planning and other basic health services. The new service delivery model entails higher costs for clients and requires that they take greater initiative. Clients have to travel further to get certain services, and they have to pay more for them than they did under the previous door-to-door family planning model. This paper is based on findings from a qualitative study looking at client and community reactions to the programme changes. It examines a number of barriers to access and constraints to cost recovery, including gender, class and ideas about entitlements, the role of government and obligations among people. The NGOs want to maximize cost recovery while making the basic services they offer accessible to most people. The findings suggest that this requires more than the establishment of an appropriate pricing structure. Attitudes related to charging and paying for services must also change, along with the institutional policies and practices that support them. (+info)
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Dubin Johnson Syndrome - NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)
Representatives of patient organizations whose medical advisors are interested in assisting NORD in creating a report on a ... The content of the website and databases of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is copyrighted and may not be ... NORD is a registered 501(c)(3) charity organization. Please note that NORD provides this information for the benefit of the ... National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). 55 Kenosia Ave., Danbury CT 06810 • (203)744-0100 ...
Trimethylaminuria - NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)
The content of the website and databases of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is copyrighted and may not be ... To search for patient organizations and other pages related to this topic, use the Advanced Search function at the top right ... NORD is a registered 501(c)(3) charity organization. Please note that NORD provides this information for the benefit of the ... Other Organizations. *Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center*PO Box 8126 ...
The laminar organization of the Drosophila ellipsoid body is semaphorin-dependent and prevents the formation of ectopic...
The organization of layered/laminated axon projections in specific regions of the fruitfly central brain is regulated by short- ... Schematics to the right show the brain coordinates and domain organization of WT Sema-1a and Sema-1aEcTM proteins (E). For ... The laminar organization of the Drosophila ellipsoid body is semaphorin-dependent and prevents the formation of ectopic ... Refinement of R neuron laminar organization within the ellipsoid body. Though pb-eb-gall dendrites appear to form a scaffold ...
Non-Profit Organizations
DES Advocacy Organizations
Consumers Home , Additional DES Resources , Partner and Government Organizations , DES Advocacy Organizations. ... This organization offers a quarterly newsletter and many publications on various aspects of DES exposure and links DES-exposed ... DES Action USA is a national, non-profit consumer organization dedicated to informing the public about DES and helping DES- ... DES Cancer Network is an international advocacy organization that addresses the special needs of women exposed to DES who have ...
Organizations: MedlinePlus
Find a list of organizations and agencies whose materials appear on MedlinePlus health topic pages. ... URL of this page: https://medlineplus.gov/organizations/all_organizations.html Organizations. ... These organizations include NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices; other U.S. federal government agencies; and selected non- ... This list is composed of organizations and agencies whose materials appear on MedlinePlus health topic pages. ...
Category:Arts organizations - Wikipedia
Pages in category "Arts organizations". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect ... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ... Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Arts_organizations&oldid=724674701" ...
International Student Organizations
... International Advisory Committee. The International Advisory Committee (IAC) is an ... If you would like to start a student organization, please visit the Student Life website to find out how to register a student ... For a complete list of active student organizations or to find how to contact their current president, click here to go to ... OUs David L. Boren College of International Studies is proud to offer support to international student organizations on campus ...
Terrorist Organizations | RAND
Since the early 1970s, RAND research has explored the structure and activities of terrorist organizations--most recently Al ... Terrorist organizations threaten the security, infrastructure, or citizens of a nation or community by planning and carrying ... Terrorist Organizations. Featured. Terrorist organizations have long threatened the security, infrastructure, and citizens of ... The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization). Researcher Spotlight. * Etienne Rosas. Assistant Policy Researcher. Etienne Rosas ...
Subscribing Organizations :: SSRN
If you are a member of any of these departments or organizations, you may be able to join their site. Click here to ask to join ... If your organization is not listed we invite you to subscribe as an individual. ... The schools, university departments, firms, and other organizations who currently have site subscriptions to the -Humanities ...
Active Student Organizations
Student Organizations. Student organizations are a great way to get involved at OU. There are currently over 500 active ... Click on an organization to view its contact information. If you are interested in joining a student organization, contact the ... Below is a list of all the currently active registered student organizations. Search the list based on keywords or interests. ... If you cant find a student organization that interests you, you can even start your own. ...
Tribes and Indian Organizations | CDC
3) Native-serving organizations, including urban Indian organizations and rural Indian organizations." [CDC/ATSDR Tribal ... Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Public Healthplus icon *Tribes and Indian Organizationsplus icon *Tribal Population ... As a developmental process, tribes and tribal organizations are able to build a research infrastructure, including a core ... 2) Any regional or national organizations whose board is comprised of federally recognized Indian Tribes and elected/appointed ...
Complexity theory and organizations - Wikipedia
Complexity theory and organizations, also called complexity strategy or complex adaptive organizations, is the use of the study ... Organization Science, 10(3): 249-321. *McMillan, E. 2004 Complexity, Organizations and Change. Routledge.. ISBN 041531447X ... "A Complex Adaptive Organization Under the Lens of the LIFE Model:The Case of Wikipedia". Retrieved 25 August 2012.. ... Organizations can be treated as complex adaptive systems (CAS) as they exhibit fundamental CAS principles like self- ...
UN Sister Organizations
UNHCR has expanded both the number and type of organizations it works with. We work closely with ... Non-Governmental Organizations *Partnerships *Private Sector Supporters *UN Sister Organizations *UNCT in Malaysia ... World Health Organization. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the principal directing and co-ordinating authority within ... International Organization for Migration. Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading ...
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Solution focus in organizations
... * 1. Solution Focus in Organizations Alan Kay: The Glasgow Group Accelerate Change Solution ... Perhaps thats because organizations are just like families. Most, if not all, organizations tend to be problem--‐focused. ... 3. Solution Focus in Organizations Those who use SF see it as a toolbox rather than a system. What really matters is how we ... 2. Solution Focus in Organizations "Ah yes," you say, "but what if the solution is the wrong one?" The answers to that often ...
DOAG: Associated Agencies & Organizations
2011 Directory of Agricultural Organizations State Government CT Agricultural Experiment StationDepartment of Consumer ... Associated Agencies and Organizations For information on councils overseen by the agency, please visit our Boards, Councils, ... Organizations and Nonprofits (links to respective website)BuyCTGrown ... ...
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
The Colleges student organizations have received outstanding recognition for their excellence and they allow students to meet ... Leaders from each of these organizations serve on the Deans Advisory Council. They meet with the dean once a month to provide ... Information Systems Organization (ISO) Supply Chain Management Association Women in Business Leadership RallyCap Sports Get ... We encourage you to participate in student organizations while attending BGSU. ...
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
Our Student Organization Directory lists all contact information for organizations currently registered at BGSU. Look it over ... We encourage you to participate in student organizations while attending BGSU. The Colleges student organizations have ... Involvement in student organizations is a great way to get connected to the campus, develop leadership skills, meet people, and ... If you are interested in joining Alpha Eta Rho, or would like more information about the organization, please contact Sam ...
Names Organizations
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Category:Sports organizations - Wikimedia Commons
... organization involved primarily in sports (en); Organisation mit Bezug zum Sport (de); en Organisazion mit Bezug zum Sport (gsw ... sport organization, sports organisation (en); մարզական կազմակերպություն (hy); organism sportiv (ro); 스포츠 조직, 스포츠 단체, 스포츠단, 스포츠 ... sports organization (en); Sportorganisation (de); organização desportiva (pt); sport organisation (en-gb); نهاد ورزشی (fa); 体育组 ... "Sports organizations" категоринчи файлсем. Ку категоринчи 45 файлтан 45 кăтартнă. ...
Creating Learning Organizations - Education Week
Creating Learning Organizations. A former teacher and education-technology consultant says todays professional development ... In his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, scientist and organizational-theory expert ... In my mind, there are three reasons why schools have failed to develop as true learning organizations-culture, competition, and ... any-place professional learning organizations. Teams of teachers within a school could collaborate and learn together with ...
Organizations: : R: Rehabilitation - healthfinder.gov
The organization has a nationwide network of community-based chapters. DS/USA conducts an annual "The Hartford Ski Spectacular ... The organization believes in the positive psychological aspects of a rehabilitation program of competitive sports, and hopes ... Founded in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, TASH advocates for human rights and inclusion for people with the most ... The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy ...
Organizations
The first step would be to find a student organization that you like and join that organization in some capacity. After that, ... Because my experience was so enriching with this student organization, I decided to lead another student organization, the ... Culture, Organizations, Social, Video. Purdue ISS - We are Boilermakers 0. Purdue Graduate School. September 22, 2017 3:30 pm. ... Advice, Experience, Grad Student Life, Organizations, Social. Expand Your Network: Honor Society & Fraternity I 0. I-Fan Lin. ...
Organizations: : A: Arthritis - healthfinder.gov
American Juvenile Arthritis Organization The American Juvenile Arthritis Organization (AJAO), a Council of the Arthritis ... The Organization serves as a clearinghouse of information for the public; sponsors an annual national conference; monitors and ... The organization has three goals: to educate patients, physicians, and the public about Marfan syndrome and related connective ... This is an organization of physicians, health professionals, and scientists that serves its members through programs of ...
M1911 Pistols Organization Forums Site1
- Welcome to The M1911 Pistols Organization Forums Site. (m1911.org)
Community Organizations2
- CURB member organizations and allies agree to assist with the research and outreach necessary to bring together community organizations and leaders who are committed to reducing the 65% recidivism rate currently reported for state prisoners, reducing the jail population, preventing costly and unnecessary jail expansion, and providing support resources so that individual returning to their home can become assets to their communities and families. (curbprisonspending.org)
- In addition, we have worked with a variety of community organizations to help with local issues, programs for young people, alternative transportation, animal rights, environmental causes, marijuana laws reform, secular humanism, electoral campaigns and many other causes. (lifeisartfest.org)
World Trade Organi1
- ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. - In an effort to support and defend U.S. agriculture, 15 ag organizations are urging the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to prioritize agriculture during the eleventh World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial conference. (world-grain.com)
2019-20201
- The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County has recommended a total of $4,825,600 in grants to 40 cultural organizations in Palm Beach County for fiscal year 2019-2020. (palmbeachculture.com)
Organizer1
- Discover the power of organization with this natural esthetics Bamboo Drawer Organizer. (solutions-stores.ca)
Grants2
- As the county's official support agency for the arts, we're honored to administer these grants to organizations that excel in growing our destination through the arts, sciences and humanities. (palmbeachculture.com)
- LINCOLN- Nebraska Flood Recovery Fund has made grants to six communities and organizations for community development efforts that address flood recovery for the future. (mycentralnebraska.com)
Membership1
- Issues Related To Volunteers, Membership Organization. (americansandassociation.org)
Specifically1
- It specifically focuses on areas that are unique to Not-For-Profit Organizations. (researchbib.com)
Local1
- Knife Organizations and Club Boards This is where you'll find the members and discussions relating to local, national and world knife clubs and organizations. (knifenetwork.com)
Work3
- While traditional organizations work with a hierarchical structure and many layers of bureaucracy, DAOs have no hierarchy. (binance.com)
- This ensures that the different participants can work together to keep Bitcoin running as a decentralized autonomous organization. (binance.com)
- Part of this includes establishing a non-profit organization to work with tax-deductible donations. (lifeisartfest.org)
Company1
- Welcome to Organization Direct, a Professional Organizing Company with a focus on creating individual and personalized solutions for your home and office organizing needs. (organizationdirect.com)
Effective2
- Lauren Reid is being named President of the John Gore Organization, effective immediately. (broadway.com)
- Whereas the report from the L.A. County Probation Department's report of June 11, 2012 presented to the Board on June 19 did not establish clear performance goals to ensure the broadest, most effective partnership with Community Based Organizations and Faith Based Organizations. (curbprisonspending.org)
Post1
- Where to post your questions about M1911.ORG, the Home Page, the E-zine and the Forums Site, or where you can make suggestions about our Organization. (m1911.org)
Letter2
- Since the release of our initial letter, pressure has grown from organizations, advocates and New Yorkers to #DefundNYPD," said Anthonine Pierre, CPR spokesperson (she/her) and Brooklyn Movement Center Deputy Director. (changethenypd.org)
- The ag organizations sent a letter to Lighthizer outlining key issues they would like addressed during the Dec. 10-13 conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (world-grain.com)
Impact1
- A panel of Cultural Council board members and community volunteers review and score the grant applications based on cultural excellence, marketing impact, organization stability and potential for growth. (palmbeachculture.com)
Programs2
- The John Gore Organization is committed to supporting theater access and education programs that introduce Broadway to the next generation of audiences and theater professionals. (broadway.com)
- In simple terms, a DAO is an organization that is governed by computer code and programs. (binance.com)
Give1
- This article will give an introduction to what these organizations might look like. (binance.com)
National1
- National Basketry Organization, Inc. (nationalbasketry.org)
Rules2
- These rules are completely transparent and written in the open-source software that governs the organization. (binance.com)
- The Bitcoin protocol defines the rules of the organization, while bitcoins as currency provide an incentive for users to secure the network. (binance.com)
Ensure1
- One final technique you can deploy to ensure that your organization keeps growing and growing is utilizing digital advertising services. (cdotechdirect.com)
Gallery1
- If you're in need of a new Sierra Wireless Airlink gx450 Gateway product, you can obtain it from organizations like Wireless Phone Gallery. (cdotechdirect.com)
Million1
- Whereas out of the $124 million for LA County Realignment Implementation no funds have been granted directly to Community Based Organizations yet $56,878,000 is still designated for the Sheriff's department to create hundreds of new sheriff county staff positions. (curbprisonspending.org)
Made1
- So in recognition of the high esteem I and the whole industry hold her in, I have made her President of the entire organization. (broadway.com)
Education1
- Mr. Rubio is correct not only about Washington but also about education, our military, the legislature, and most of our organizations. (behavior.net)