• Despite the potential effect of stress on staff's health and children's outcomes in Head Start, we are not aware of any studies that describe the health of Head Start staff. (cdc.gov)
  • Health care quality is the degree to which health care services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Donabedian model is a common framework for assessing health care quality and identifies three domains in which health care quality can be assessed: structure, process, and outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are potential adverse health outcomes with underutilization. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using clinical pathways to reduce costs and errors improves quality by providing a systematic approach to assessing health care outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Indicators should also be responsive to outcomes and link to valued health outcomes for patients and families. (ahrq.gov)
  • In the greater New York City area, Healthfirst, a non-for-profit, hospital-sponsored health plan and pioneer in value-based care, recognized the need for collaborative data exchange with providers for quality and improved member outcomes. (intersystems.com)
  • We aimed to see how hospitalization affects frailty and to evaluate its effects on health outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objectives To quantify the relationship between a national primary care pay-for-performance programme, the UK's Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), and all-cause and cause-specific premature mortality linked closely with conditions included in the framework. (bmj.com)
  • Primary care has enormous potential to improve population health outcomes-including mortality from common chronic conditions-through early intervention in the disease process 1 2 and coordinated provision of care. (bmj.com)
  • Effective primary care is associated with reduced morbidity, increased longevity, and more equitable health outcomes, 3 4 but quality of primary care varies widely between providers. (bmj.com)
  • In order to improve patient outcomes, policymakers worldwide have attempted to link remuneration for providers to quality of care through pay-for-performance programmes. (bmj.com)
  • The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), one of largest pay-for-performance programmes in the world, links up to 25% of family practitioners' income to performance on over 100 publicly reported quality indicators. (bmj.com)
  • The focus of this programme is to support local providers to achieve the national improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) key performance indicators, with improved health care outcomes and quality of life of people with anxiety and depression. (england.nhs.uk)
  • Background In 2013, the English National Health Service launched the policy of 7-day services to improve care quality and outcomes for weekend emergency admissions. (bmj.com)
  • Secondary outcomes included error-related adverse event rates, global quality of care and four indicators of good practice. (bmj.com)
  • Although frailty was generally defined as a multidimensional, biopsychosocial construct with loss of resilience and vulnerability to adverse outcomes, most studies defined the study population based on older age and physical impairments derived from subjective assessment by the researcher, a healthcare professional, or a family member. (hindawi.com)
  • Improved Health Outcomes: With increased access to healthcare and a reduction in stress due to financial burdens, health outcomes may improve among the less affluent members of society. (culturalecology.info)
  • Based on the World Health Organization (WHO) "six building blocks" model and Donabedian's "Structure-Process-Outcomes" framework, an intervention package was developed to increase financial and human resouce investment to strengthen basic health care and strive for a better quality of pediatric care. (frontiersin.org)
  • Bergqvist J, Iderberg H, Mesterton J, Bengtsson N, Wettermark B, Henriksson R. Healthcare resource use, comorbidity, treatment and clinical outcomes for patients with primary intracranial tumors: a Swedish population-based register study. (janusinfo.se)
  • Sveréus S, Larsson K, Rehnberg C. Clinic continuity of care, clinical outcomes and direct costs for COPD in Sweden: a population based cohort study. (janusinfo.se)
  • Sinclair C , 2023 , 'Goal-concordant end-of-life care: the ultimate goal for advance care planning? (edu.au)
  • At the population level, or macro-level, assessments of health care quality include indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality rates, incidence, and prevalence of certain health conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • In all countries, the expected epidemiological impact on incidence, prevalence and mortality depends on national tuberculosis programmes performing well in ensuring the highest possible case-detection and treatment-success rates. (who.int)
  • Declaration and of reproductive health at the International Conference on Population and Development, plays a major role in reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. (who.int)
  • Prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) - a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis- is a multifaceted approach, mainly based on well-designed and implemented infection control and water quality programs. (asn-online.org)
  • We used multiple linear regressions to investigate the relationship between spatially estimated recorded quality of care and mortality. (bmj.com)
  • In general, there was no significant relationship between practice performance on quality indicators included in the QOF and all-cause or cause-specific mortality rates in the practice locality. (bmj.com)
  • We monitor the incidence, mortality and survival patterns of cancer in Ireland using data and reports from the National Cancer Registry, Ireland as well as statistics from the Central Statistics Office and the Public Health Information System. (hse.ie)
  • Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. (nationmaster.com)
  • The main outcome indicators were the changes in the allocation of pediatricians and pediatric beds, pediatric service efficiency, and the impact of pediatricians on child mortality. (frontiersin.org)
  • Despite the significant reduction in child mortality globally, the increasing prevalence of premature, congenital abnormalities, injury, mental illness, and chronic conditions among children pose an unprecedented challenge to the present pediatric health care systems across countries ( 3 ), particularly in the context of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (frontiersin.org)
  • Strengthening pediatric service delivery is critical to achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals, including the reduction of maternal mortality, child mortality, and disease burden resulting from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria ( 4 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The report is organized around 4 main types of indicators: incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • It helps analysts produce incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence statistics for studying the impact of cancer on the Ontario population. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • To reduce the incidence of complications aassociated with diabetes, hypertension and certain types of cancer, programs to improve prevention, early diagnosis and management of these diseases will be implemented, especially in the health centers, health posts and regional and community hospitals. (who.int)
  • In the mobile examination centers (MECs), data for the oral health component were recorded directly onto a computerized data collection form. (cdc.gov)
  • Ben-Yehuda, Arie 2018-06-04 00:00:00 Background: In view of increasing global and local trends in population ageing and the high healthcare utilization rates among the elderly, this study assesses the quality of primary care provided to the elderly population in Israel. (deepdyve.com)
  • Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (2018) 7:21 Page 2 of 15 Background utilizing quality indicators from within the framework of Worldwide population ageing, due to an increase in life the Israel National Program for Quality Indicators in expectancy and decrease in fertility rates, is occurring Community Healthcare (QICH) [18]. (deepdyve.com)
  • 11. For example, from 2010 to 2020, the capacity and capability of the healthcare system have been strengthened significantly. (moh.gov.sg)
  • Estimated percentage of children ages 0-18 with and without one or more serious difficulties in hearing, vision, cognitive ability, ambulatory ability, self-care, or independent living, by health insurance coverage status (e.g., among uninsured California children in 2016-2020, 3.1% had major disabilities). (kidsdata.org)
  • see Information and Advice on 2020 Federal Data Quality and Use . (kidsdata.org)
  • Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic women had the highest prevalence of 4 or more chronic conditions, whereas Asian or Pacific Islander men and women, in general, had the lowest. (cdc.gov)
  • Nurses' perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services. (ahrq.gov)
  • 3 Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. (who.int)
  • As readmissions are sometimes thought of as "missed opportunities to better coordinate care,"[19] our results provide additional evidence that interventions to improve coordination of care across inpatient settings and between the inpatient and outpatient settings are important in reducing readmission rates. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • His day job is Director of the Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center at the Boston VA Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • Implementing quality indicators which are reflective of the scope of care, feasible to implement, and supported by evidence might help to identify areas and settings most in need of improvement. (ahrq.gov)
  • 4 Measuring and improving the quality of cancer end-of-life care requires quality indicators that are reflective of the domains of quality cancer care, feasible to implement, and supported by experts and research evidence. (ahrq.gov)
  • 5 , 6 This process, however, identified only a handful of indicators with sufficient scientific evidence or field testing in cancer populations to meet NQF criteria. (ahrq.gov)
  • Conceptual and statistical approaches were developed to handle this key step and to assess in addition the overall evidence for an intervention effect across all indicators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Law on Health Evidence and Statistical Research in Health. (who.int)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based policy is crucial to mitigate the health impact of pandemics such as Covid-19. (kingsfund.org.uk)
  • This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework of mechanisms associated with measles case fatality ratios (CFRs) and assess the scope of evidence available for related indicators. (cdc.gov)
  • We conducted a literature review by searching PubMed on 31 October 2021 to determine the scope of evidence for the expert-identified indicators. (cdc.gov)
  • Studies were included if they contained evidence of an association between an indicator and CFR and were excluded if they were from non-human studies or reported non-original data. (cdc.gov)
  • Our study used expert consultation and a literature review to provide additional insights and a summary of the available evidence of these underlying mechanisms and indicators that could inform future measles CFR estimations. (cdc.gov)
  • In view of this, it is imperative that the process of rate-setting is based on robust evidence of the cost of providing healthcare services that are produced in the context of the Indian healthcare delivery setup. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • AIMS: To identify nursing care most frequently missed in acute adult inpatient wards and to determine evidence for the association of missed care with nurse staffing. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • There was little evidence that adding support workers to the team reduced missed care. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • More recently, FAO has funded a follow-on validation research initiative in an effort to further explore and strengthen the evidence for the validity of such a simple indicator of women's diets. (dhsprogram.com)
  • The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the empirical evidence on the association between periods of economic crisis and the use of mental health care. (cambridge.org)
  • The evidence on the use of mental health care specifically due to suicide behaviour is mixed. (cambridge.org)
  • Page 2 of 10 interventions, and health care management and indicates the need to increase the evidence base on the epidemiology of multiple chronic conditions (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, two non-age specific quality indicators relating to diabetes mellitus were included: the rate of HbA1C documentation and uncontrolled diabetes. (deepdyve.com)
  • In the atlas, diabetes prevalence is defined as the number of beneficiaries receiving antidiabetics or diabetes-related products, per 1000 beneficiaries. (who.int)
  • Data source: Croatian National Diabetes Registry (CroDiab) and Central Health Information System of the Republic of Croatia (CEZIH). (who.int)
  • Source: The National Diabetes Registry, The Danish Health Data Authority. (who.int)
  • Several indicators relate to organisation of care and patient experience, but most relate to management of common chronic diseases, 13 including the leading causes of death in the UK: coronary heart disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, stroke, and diabetes. (bmj.com)
  • 12502618 , Erratum in: Diabetes Care 2003;26:972. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • There has been a widely documented and recognized increase in diabetes prevalence, not only in high-income countries (HICs) but also in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), over recent decades. (springer.com)
  • 3. This framework aims to provide guidance on how to revitalize the family planning component of national reproductive health programmes in order to ensure a comprehensive approach to improving maternal and child health in the context of the MDGs. (who.int)
  • Although frailty increases with age, it differs from normal aging and represents the cumulative effect of aging processes, morbidity, and psychosocial, behavioral, and environmental factors on health and well-being [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Parental reports of asthma symptoms, health care use, medication use, school days missed, and quality of life were used as indicators of asthma morbidity. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Structural measures describe the providers' ability to provide high quality care, process measures describe the actions taken to maintain or improve community health, and outcome measures describe the impact of a health care intervention. (wikipedia.org)
  • Comparing quality indicators based on claims data between the intervention region and 13 structurally similar control regions constitutes the basic scientific approach. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A key step in the analysis is the assessment of a potential trend in prevalence for a single quality indicator over time in the intervention region compared to the corresponding trends in the control regions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • More precisely, the idea was to determine for a single indicator the prevalence trend in each region and to compare the observed trend in the intervention region with the trends in the control regions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • AFR/RC53/11) which identifies family planning as an intervention for improving the quality of life of women. (who.int)
  • Intervention National pay-for-performance programme incentivising performance on over 100 quality-of-care indicators. (bmj.com)
  • While the PM-JAY is a promising intervention to improve health and reduce financial hardship, there are ongoing challenges that have been identified and that the implementing body, the National Health Authority (NHA) continues to work on. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on the pediatric health system over two different periods in Guangzhou. (frontiersin.org)
  • In future, more rigorous and multi-faceted indicators should be integrated in a comprehensive evaluation of the intervention. (frontiersin.org)
  • Schmidt-Mende K, Andersen M, Wettermark B, Hasselström J. Educational intervention on medication reviews aiming to reduce acute healthcare consumption in elderly patients with potentially inappropriate medicines -A pragmatic open-label cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. (janusinfo.se)
  • Researchers use a variety of quality measures to attempt to determine health care quality, including counts of a therapy's reduction or lessening of diseases identified by medical diagnosis, a decrease in the number of risk factors which people have following preventive care, or a survey of health indicators in a population who are accessing certain kinds of care. (wikipedia.org)
  • The measures can be difficult to define in health care. (wikipedia.org)
  • Does this validate rehospitalization rate as an outcome measure or PSIs as quality measures or both? (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • 1 , 2 Such data requires common usage of quality indicators or quality measures. (ahrq.gov)
  • CANQUAL reviewed existing quality standards for cancer symptom management and advance care planning through a National Quality Forum (NQF) call for measures and an accompanying systematic review. (ahrq.gov)
  • Gender disparities were observed across all measures, after age stratification, with worse indicator rates among females compared to males. (deepdyve.com)
  • Member data is updated in near real-time through these connections, and shared with internal care managers, providers, and members to help coordinate care and close measures. (intersystems.com)
  • Healthfirst members receive care from the health plan's providers, who "share accountability for the value-based quality measures," Beck said. (intersystems.com)
  • Today, its HIE data informs 20 priority measures and consistently contributes to Healthfirst's quality measure ratings. (intersystems.com)
  • Data were abstracted on study design, missed care prevalence and measures of association. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Performance measures or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are one mechanism of measuring quality. (hse.ie)
  • The report includes 31 indicators spanning the continuum of cancer care, along with several measures related to cancer prevention. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • Proactive measures such as healthcare cost containment, primary care delivery, innovation in medical procedures (3-D printing, block chain, and robotic surgery to name a few), safe and effective drug delivery, and well-defined healthcare regulatory compliance models are targeted at placing the sector on a high growth trajectory across key regional markets. (pharmiweb.com)
  • Reducing variations in practice patterns promotes improved collaboration among interdisciplinary players in the health care system. (wikipedia.org)
  • As part of an on-going quality control practice, all data are reviewed systematically for logical inconsistencies and examiner error. (cdc.gov)
  • Clear frailty inclusion and exclusion criteria and a standardized approach in the reporting of how frailty is conceptually and operationally defined in study abstracts and the methodology used is necessary to facilitate dissemination and development of metasynthesis studies that aggregate qualitative research findings that can be used to inform future research and applications in clinical practice to improve healthcare. (hindawi.com)
  • The performance of a practice in delivering services and care to their registered patient can be a key to the health outcome for the patient as well as the effectiveness of the NHS for that community. (www.gov.uk)
  • To deliver the commitment the Department of Health has worked with primary care organisations including the Royal College of General Practitioners to bring together clinical service and outcome data on each GP practice in England. (www.gov.uk)
  • Information about practice population, demographics and the prevalence of chronic conditions has been included to help in understanding practice performance. (www.gov.uk)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) projects by 2050 the world's older population (60 years Methods or above, WHO definition) will encompass 22% of the The Israeli National Health Insurance (NHI) law was total population [2]. (deepdyve.com)
  • A breakthrough effort in this direction has been the launch of the world's largest health assurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the implementation of which resides with the National Health Authority. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • One of the breakthrough efforts in this direction towards achieving UHC has been the launch of the world's largest publicly financed health insurance scheme-Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • The estimated global prevalence in 2013 amounts to 8.3 % among people aged 20-79 years, with the world's most populous countries, India and China, reaching prevalence rates between 9 and 10 %, corresponding to 65 and 100 million in absolute numbers, respectively. (springer.com)
  • The lack of readily available data on quality of care for patients with advanced cancer has been a major barrier to improving palliative and end-of-life care, which is care focusing on quality of life, communication, and decision-making for patients with advanced disease. (ahrq.gov)
  • Due to the growing need to address deficits in palliative and end-of-life care for cancer patients, the National Cancer Institute and other Federal agencies initiated the Cancer Care Quality Measurement Project (CANQUAL). (ahrq.gov)
  • My research interests include decision-making and ageing, decision-making capacity, supported decision-making, dementia, advance care planning, palliative and end-of-life care, aged care and research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities. (edu.au)
  • Understanding teamwork in rapidly deployed interprofessional teams in intensive and acute care: a systematic review of reviews. (ahrq.gov)
  • In general, index hospitalizations with any prior PSI event had a greater likelihood of readmission for complications related to surgical or medical care or implanted devices, or for acute problems such as infections that might be hospital acquired, compared with those without any prior PSI event. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • Despite a proliferation of frailty frameworks and some agreement on aspects of physical frailty, the precise defining characteristics and clinical indicators for frailty and how to measure them in diverse care contexts (e.g., community, nursing home, and acute care hospital) are still evolving [ 2 , 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included. (nationmaster.com)
  • Multiple activities centering on education have been successful in reducing inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of antimicrobials in ambulatory care for essentially viral infections such as acute respiratory infections. (strath.ac.uk)
  • Data intermediaries and NHS organisations are able to access the raw data, in a spreadsheet format through the NHS Information Centre indicator portal. (www.gov.uk)
  • Interventions are needed to increase screening in women of all sexual orientation groups, particularly in areas with poor health care policies. (cdc.gov)
  • These factors have resulted in low contraceptive prevalence rates among sexually active women, high total fertility rates and high unmet needs for family planning. (who.int)
  • Using Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety indicators (PSIs), the authors defined multiple patient safety events (MPSEs) as the occurrence of multiple PSIs during a single hospitalization. (rand.org)
  • First up, Examining the Impact of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) on the Veterans Health Administration: The Case of Readmissions , by Amy Rosen et al. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • However, the causal nature of this relationship is uncertain and omissions of nursing care (referred as missed care, care left undone or rationed care) have been proposed as a factor which may provide a more direct indicator of nurse staffing adequacy. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Missed care is a promising indicator of nurse staffing adequacy. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • From 2005-2010, FANTA, with funding from USAID, undertook, in collaboration with IFPRI and a number of other institutions, a multi-year research initiative to develop and validate a simple indicator to reflect the micronutrient adequacy of women's diets. (dhsprogram.com)
  • In order to find the states that are most friendly to seniors and offer the highest quality of life, Caring.com's 2022 Senior Living Report graded every state in the U.S. across five different categories, using 46 individual metrics. (caring.com)
  • Ontario Cancer Statistics 2022 features a special focus on the estimated future prevalence of cancer in Ontario. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • Seven elderly-specific quality indicators from within the QICH framework were included: influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, benzodiazepine overuse, long-acting benzodiazepine use, body weight documentation, weight loss and underweight. (deepdyve.com)
  • Government will implement the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) and promote the "baby friendly" programs, while working towards ensuring that all health care workers are suitably trained and all hospitals are certified for Baby-Friendly Hospital status. (who.int)
  • Response time to cardiac and stroke care at our hospitals has also improved. (moh.gov.sg)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Low Registered Nurse staffing is associated with reports of missed nursing care in hospitals. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Preventing falls in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care. (scielo.br)
  • Point prevalence surveys have been successful in hospitals to identify areas for quality improvement programs, principally centering on antimicrobial stewardship programs. (strath.ac.uk)
  • Over 120 million women in sub-Saharan Africa still have unmet needs for family planning, and 350 million lack access to a full range of contraceptive methods.3 The majority of these are the poor and adolescent populations who are at high risk of unwanted pregnancy, HIV/STIs and other reproductive ill-health. (who.int)
  • Health care managers utilize clinical pathways as a method to reduce variation in care, decrease resource utilization, and improve quality of care. (wikipedia.org)
  • This component will address public health significance in areas of surveillance, prevention, treatment, dental care utilization, health policy, evaluation of Federal health programs, standardization of new methods, and oral health disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • QICH works ious disabilities in the elderly, WHO reports an increase with the four HMOs and evaluates the quality of in multiple morbidities, burden of chronic diseases, and community-based medical care in Israel, provides this health-care utilization [1, 5]. (deepdyve.com)
  • The purpose of this component is to assess the prevalence of oral conditions and diseases, such as edentulism, denture use, dental sealants, and dental caries. (cdc.gov)
  • human development, fluoridated water, and the experience of dental caries in 5-year-old children in the cities of the Regional Health Care Management of the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil (GRSJF). (bvsalud.org)
  • Results: It could be observed that the actions from oral healthcare services were not significantly associated with the dental caries experience. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: The human development policies contributed to an improvement in the dental caries indicators at 5 years of age and illustrated that fluoridated water and the oral healthcare services had no significant impact. (bvsalud.org)
  • Furthermore, due to strict regulations placed on health services research, data sources are not always complete. (wikipedia.org)
  • The quality of data in this survey was controlled by (1) an intense training period for the health technologists who were assigned to conduct the oral health examinations with calibration of OH examiners prior to the beginning of the survey, (2) periodic monitoring and recalibration of OH examiners, and (3) periodic retraining of OH examination teams. (cdc.gov)
  • Internal quality control data reviews indicate that data quality is acceptable. (cdc.gov)
  • Data for this release (2007-08) should only be combined with oral health data from the 2005-06 data cycle for analysis purposes. (cdc.gov)
  • In order to help advance quality indicator development and implementation in this area, we developed a conceptual framework based on previous related initiatives, updated reviews of end-of-life cancer quality indicators and relevant data sources, and expert input. (ahrq.gov)
  • The handbook provide data reflecting various aspects of the standard of living and quality of life of the population. (gov.by)
  • Data originate from the National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare (QICH), which operates in full collaboration with Israel'sfour HMOs. (deepdyve.com)
  • Leveraging the relationship with its sponsors, Healthfirst created a private health information exchange (HIE) in 2015 to access timely data from its provider network and drive care coordination processes. (intersystems.com)
  • A few years ago, Healthfirst qualified its HIE as a supplemental data source for HEDIS and began providing data to show measure adherence and close care gaps. (intersystems.com)
  • Claims data with its traditional 30+ day lag wasn't timely enough to effectively coordinate care, but the real-time nature of HIE data allowed Healthfirst to identify activity that would likely add the member to the denominator of a measure, and then share timely and actionable data with providers to support the closure of these care gaps. (intersystems.com)
  • Source of data: National Health Information Analytic Center, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia http://moh.am/?section=static_pages/index&id=625&subID=824,29. (who.int)
  • The source data are administrative data and billing data for reimbursed care. (who.int)
  • This new feature allows HSCD users to visualise their data at different geographical levels and for different property indicators against the Google Map background which we are all so familiar with. (bregroup.com)
  • Findings from the EHS are used to inform BRE's housing stock models so quality control of data is vitally important. (bregroup.com)
  • The audit aims to serve as a tool to assess the prevalence of malnutrition in the participating units and to collect data on patients' characteristics, malnutrition risk factors and quality indicators of nutritional care . (espen.org)
  • The large nDay database, with data from 281000 patients and residents, allows national and international analysis on nutrition care elements and processes in hospitalized patients and nursing homes residents. (espen.org)
  • Large data analysis results, published in more than 40 peer-reviewed publications highlight the importance of monitoring major risk factors associated to malnutrition and poor outcome, point out to current practices and existing quality indicators of nutrition care and its association with possible gaps in the management of patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. (espen.org)
  • Later revisions relied on health facility costing studies, and now there is an initiative to establish a national hospital costing system relying on provider-generated data. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • Given the scarcity of cost data, at the time of initiation of PM-JAY, the HBP rates were devised based on an extensive review of reimbursement rates under existing public health insurance schemes, followed by a series of consultations with experts. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • DATA SOURCES: We searched the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Embase and Medline for quantitative studies of associations between staffing and missed care. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Methods-- Data on breast and colorectal cancer screening, sexual orientation, and sociodemographics were gathered prospectively from 1989 through 2005 from 85,759 U.S. women in the Nurses' Health Study II. (cdc.gov)
  • Publicly available data on state-level health care quality and sexual orientation-related legal protections were also gathered. (cdc.gov)
  • 6). Recent data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a representative sample of U.S. women, indicates only 53% of women 40 years and older received a mammogram in the past year (8) and 67% in the past two years (9), though among women ages 50-74 years, the percentage screened in the past two years reached 81% (10). (cdc.gov)
  • and question 558n into 'other fruits' and 'other vegetables' to better capture data for the women's dietary diversity indicator. (dhsprogram.com)
  • In addition, given that the women's dietary diversity indicator is now collected in the baseline/final evaluations for the USAID Feed the Future and Title II Development Food Assistance Programs, national level tracking information such as that which could be provided by inclusion of the indicator in the DHS could be very beneficial for these USAID programs in way of secondary data. (dhsprogram.com)
  • Methods: Data from the National Health Survey (PNS), 2013, a transversal population-based study, were used. (scielosp.org)
  • Methods: Data from the Brazilian National Health Survey (2013) were used. (scielosp.org)
  • Study selection, data extraction and the assessment of study quality were performed in duplicate. (cambridge.org)
  • The first data set used here is from large-scale epidemiological surveys implemented as part of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative (WMHSI). (nationmaster.com)
  • The second set of data is from the European Quality of Life Survey conducted in 2007 by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. (nationmaster.com)
  • In combination with the other articles in this issue of Preventing Chronic Disease that address multiple chronic conditions, this study begins to fill the gaps and improve our understanding of the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions across different populations using different data sources. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods: In this cross-sectional study (November 18, 2000, to December 12, 2003) of children aged 3 to 5 years with asthma, we compared the BMI data of HS asthmatic patients (n = 213) with the data of peer control subjects from a sample (n = 816) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey aged 3 to 5 years and with children in prekindergarten in Arkansas public schools (n = 1,024). (elsevierpure.com)
  • Data typically originate from sources including the Ontario Cancer Registry, Cancer Care Ontario publications, and federal, provincial or regional health surveys. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • The data can also be considered, linked and analysed to improve the quality of patient care and make services responsive to the people that use them. (www.gov.uk)
  • Despite attention to the health of low-income children in Head Start, little is known about the health of adults working for the program. (cdc.gov)
  • We also compared the prevalence of these health indicators with the prevalence found in 2 national samples of adults who have similar sociodemographic characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • Older adults receiving home care services. (ahrq.gov)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the changes in muscle quality reflected by muscle stiffness derived from shear-wave elastography (SWE) and its association with falls in older adults. (bvsalud.org)
  • Managing frailty is recognized as an important component in tailoring healthcare for frail older adults. (hindawi.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: An age-appropriate sore throat score identified GAS infection in children and adults with sore throat better than usual care by family physicians, with significant reductions in unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics. (cmaj.ca)
  • The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend. (nationmaster.com)
  • [ 9 ] In a recent study, severe tooth loss in older adults was found to be a key indicator of a compromised dietary quality. (medscape.com)
  • The objective of our study was to compare the physical and mental health of women working in Pennsylvania Head Start programs with the health of US women who have similar sociodemographic characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • Women working with children in Head Start programs have poorer physical and mental health than do US women who have similar sociodemographic characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • Incidence and characteristics of adverse events in paediatric inpatient care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (ahrq.gov)
  • To improve access to quality health care, particularly in hinterland areas, facilities will be upgraded to provide basic health services, including immunization, vaccination, blood and urine tests, and chest X-rays. (who.int)
  • NHANES is critical for monitoring oral health status, risk indicators for disease, and access to preventive and treatment services. (cdc.gov)
  • He is also a Professor with the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University's School of Public Health, a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Services Research. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • There are statistical indicators characterizing the development of the consumer market of goods and services, transport and communications for the population, and the network of tourism and recreation institutions. (gov.by)
  • However, a shared savings contract may lead to lower levels of care, that is, an underutilisation of health services. (biomedcentral.com)
  • HMO, transfer from one HMO to another, and receive While modern health improvements help reduce ser- health services through their HMO [19]. (deepdyve.com)
  • With this type of bi-directional exchange, the health plan and providers share an understanding about what services have been provided to the member and which services are still needed. (intersystems.com)
  • 5. Effective repositioning of family planning through improved integration into reproductive health services at all operational levels will require policy decisions from Member States as well as concerted efforts from governments, the World Health Organization and partners. (who.int)
  • This focus will continue in 19/20 as services need to continue their journey to delivery high quality services in a range of innovative ways to an increasing proportion of the population. (england.nhs.uk)
  • India envisions achieving universal health coverage to provide its people with access to affordable quality health services. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • India is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) for all by 2030, aiming to provide its people with access to affordable quality health services. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • The scheme employs a system of case-based bundled payments in which providers are paid a fixed rate for a set of services provided against a defined Health Benefits Package (HBP). (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • PM-JAY employs a case-based bundled payment model for hospital services where healthcare providers are reimbursed at prefixed prices for a defined set of HBPs. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • Funding informationThis is independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Services & Delivery Research programme (Grant number 13/114/17). (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Aims To determine whether the quality of care of emergency medical admissions is worse at weekends, and whether this has changed during implementation of 7-day services. (bmj.com)
  • Good information is essential to the delivery of good health services. (hse.ie)
  • For questions about health services, your entitlements, or how to access HSE health or social services in your area? (hse.ie)
  • Ascertaining the prevalence of ADEs has services, 11 surgical services, 3 intensive been shown to be a useful indicator for this care units (ICUs) and 2 emergency units-- purpose [ 5 ]. (who.int)
  • Therefore, it is suggested that changes be made in the rendering of oral healthcare services in an attempt not only to reduce the biological indicators of diseases, but also to improve the quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: The improvement of health services is essential for an effective response to the double burden of illness in the middle- and low-income countries. (scielosp.org)
  • Search terms included (1) economic crisis, (2) use of mental health services and (3) mental health problems. (cambridge.org)
  • Reduced Poverty: Wealth equality can help reduce poverty levels, as resources are distributed more evenly, and disadvantaged individuals have better access to education, healthcare, and other essential services. (culturalecology.info)
  • The objective of this study was to use the US Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Framework on multiple chronic conditions as a basis to examine the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries. (cdc.gov)
  • Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions are the heaviest users of health care services, including such high-cost services as hospitalizations and emergency department visits, which translates into increased Medicare spending. (cdc.gov)
  • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Initiative on multiple chronic conditions calls for the need to enhance the understanding of chronic condition comorbidities. (cdc.gov)
  • Key markets across the world are facing a massive rise in demand for critical care services that are pushing global healthcare spending levels to unimaginable limits. (pharmiweb.com)
  • The NHANES Oral Health Component is a collaborative effort between the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Oral Health (NCCDPHP/DOH), and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (cdc.gov)
  • Preadmission processes in the community were suboptimal at weekends and deteriorated between epochs (fewer family doctor referrals, more patients with chronic disease or palliative care designation). (bmj.com)
  • This method, known as Basic Screening Examination (BSE), differed from previous NHANES oral health protocols because it did not assess each tooth surface and the assessments are not made by a dentist. (cdc.gov)
  • A quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to assess quality of care , 3 specified with a numerator and denominator to indicate the intended population, recommended care, and exclusions. (ahrq.gov)
  • It also examines state performance by family income, insurance status, and race/ethnicity to assess the equity of the child health care system-the fourth dimension of performance. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • 4,8-11,22] Second, despite the relatively low prevalence of individual PSIs [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator], index hospitalizations with selected PSIs had significantly higher readmission rates than those without PSIs. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • As we near the 20th anniversary of these attacks, researchers have determined that those responders who arrived at the WTC site earlier have a significantly higher prevalence of hepatic steatosis compared with those who arrived in the days that followed. (medscape.com)
  • The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of physical and mental health conditions, poor health-related quality of life, and health care access in a defined population of Head Start and Early Head Start staff. (cdc.gov)
  • In this study of a single neonatal unit, point-of-care testing resulted in many more quality errors compared to central laboratory testing. (ahrq.gov)
  • To help seniors discover the most senior-friendly locations around the country, Caring.com conducted a new study, "The Best and Worst Places for Senior Living. (caring.com)
  • Participants 8647 English general practices participating in the QOF for at least one year of the study period, including over 99% of patients registered with primary care. (bmj.com)
  • Included studies were assessed for study quality. (cdc.gov)
  • ADE and patients admitted for this reason tion, improving the quality of health care were excluded from the study. (who.int)
  • Decreasing the prevalence participated in the study. (who.int)
  • Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and results of a prevention program. (ahrq.gov)
  • Better and more equitable results will require improving the quality of children's health care across the continuum of their needs as well as holding health care systems accountable for preventing health problems and promoting health, not just caring for children when they are sick or injured. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Details for: Measuring geographical disparities in England at the time of Covid-19 : results using a composite indicator of population vulnerability. (kingsfund.org.uk)
  • RESULTS: Eighteen studies gave subjective reports of missed care. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • As a result of this research, several large USAID funded programs, such as Feed the Future and the Title II Development Food Assistance Programs, adopted a women's dietary diversity indicator in their M&E results frameworks. (dhsprogram.com)
  • The results from the included articles suggest that periods of economic crisis might be linked to an increase of general help sought for mental health problems, with conflicting results regarding the changes in the use of specialised psychiatric care. (cambridge.org)
  • Since the mid-1980s, most countries have developed national programmes for reproductive health, including family planning. (who.int)
  • These challenges relate to the identification of entitled beneficiaries, developing robust information technology systems, making the HBPs more need-based and scientifically prudent as well as aligned with other national health programmes, and introducing quality standards. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • Assessment of health care quality may occur on two different levels: that of the individual patient and that of populations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The association between nurse staffing and omissions in nursing care: A systematic review. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • We aimed to model the potential for measles and rubella elimination globally to inform a WHO report to the 73rd World Health Assembly on the feasibility of measles and rubella eradication. (cdc.gov)
  • I undertake a range of research projects in aged care and end-of-life care, including clinical trials and implementation research. (edu.au)
  • Information are also collected by the unit healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, dietitians) which give clinical feedback on the health status of the same patients. (espen.org)
  • and heavy investments in clinical innovation are just some of the factors that are impacting the performance of the global healthcare industry. (pharmiweb.com)
  • The information in this report is intended to support decision-makers, the public health community, healthcare providers, researchers and others in planning, investigating, measuring and monitoring population-based cancer control efforts, including those related to cancer screening, prevention and treatment. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • As with quality in other fields, it is an assessment of whether something is good enough and whether it is suitable for its purpose. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is a compact form of the original hospital questionnaires representing only short assessment of selected aspects of nutrition care in the unit. (espen.org)
  • Discuss strategies and assessment tools to address opioid issues in collaboration with the healthcare team. (hss.edu)
  • that is, to ensure good quality of life, cure illnesses when possible, to extend life expectancy, and so on. (wikipedia.org)
  • respondents identify important dimensions of quality of life in each domain. (ahrq.gov)
  • A concurrent set of questions administered during the household interview assesses issues related to oral health quality of life. (cdc.gov)
  • By using this conceptual framework, indicator developers, researchers, and policymakers can refine and implement indicator sets to effectively evaluate and improve care at the end of life. (ahrq.gov)
  • The NQF process highlighted challenges in developing and implementing indicators specific to end-of-life care. (ahrq.gov)
  • A child's health, ability to participate fully in school, and capacity to lead a productive, healthy life depend on access to preventive and effective health care-starting well before birth and continuing throughout early childhood and adolescence. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • The cities were graded using 46 metrics across five categories: Health Care, Senior Living & Housing, Affordability, Quality of life, and Transportation. (caring.com)
  • Looking more widely at the costs to society as a whole, which takes into account the wider impacts of housing related illnesses and injuries, such as distress, reduced economic potential, life-long care and increased burden on welfare finances, the full cost of poor housing in Wales is over £1bn. (bregroup.com)
  • They are considered to be an emerging problem whose resolution is of some urgency, due to the negative impact of falls on the functionality and quality of life in people over 65 years old 1 1. (scielo.br)
  • There was also a trend for more daytime symptoms (P = .05) and lower quality of life (P = .06). (elsevierpure.com)
  • In addition, he and his colleagues are working to establish a registry to collect information on the impact of liver disease as it relates to quality of life in members of the WTC GRC. (medscape.com)
  • To create a world without kidney diseases, the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health elevates care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine throughout the world. (asn-online.org)
  • discussed the BRE toolkits/models available to local authorities for more localised analysis and how these could be used to identify the prevalence of poorer housing among older households. (bregroup.com)
  • 10 11 12 In the United Kingdom a national primary care incentive scheme was introduced in 2004. (bmj.com)
  • Index hospitalizations with PSIs reflecting continuity of care had a higher likelihood of being readmitted than hospitalizations that did not have these PSIs. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • ABSTRACT We determined the prevalence of adverse drug events (ADEs) in a general teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco. (who.int)
  • There is a remaining batch which is mostly on preventive care, which I will address. (moh.gov.sg)
  • 8. Today, I would like to update Members on a major healthcare initiative to focus on preventive care. (moh.gov.sg)
  • 9. It will address the questions on preventive care from several members - Dr Tan Wu Meng, Ms Ng Ling Ling, Mr Ang Wei Neng, Dr Lim Wee Kiak, and Mr Henry Kwek and others. (moh.gov.sg)
  • However, the report also finds that where children live and their parent's incomes significantly affect their access to affordable care, receipt of preventive care and treatment, and opportunities to survive past infancy and thrive. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • MOH's instructions to the leaders of our public health institutions are clear - we must always protect them against abuse and insults. (moh.gov.sg)
  • a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. b The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR. (ahrq.gov)
  • Public Health Institute - Department of health statistics and informatics -Annual ambulant report. (who.int)
  • Public Health Institute of Republic of Srpska. (who.int)
  • We evaluated measles and rubella burden and elimination across two national transmission models each (Dynamic Measles Immunisation Calculation Engine [DynaMICE], Pennsylvania State University [PSU], Johns Hopkins University, and Public Health England models), and one subnational measles transmission model (Institute for Disease Modeling model). (cdc.gov)
  • Our findings can help public health researchers target prevention and management strategies to improve care and reduce costs for people with multiple chronic conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Cancer statistics are also provided by public health unit. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • It is imperative to develop new quality indicators for ambulatory care given current concerns, and instigate programs with clear public health messaging to reduce misinformation, essential for pandemics. (strath.ac.uk)
  • Few physicians and other health providers are trained to explain the relevance of genetic information to patients or to use it in delivering care. (aaas.org)
  • 1 Department of Mother Child Health, 4 Women Hospital and Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. (who.int)
  • Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing. (ahrq.gov)
  • Information is published on housing conditions, health and medical care, pension and social protection of certain categories of population, education and culture, environmental conditions and crime rates. (gov.by)
  • Dr. Sherwood Hall, a Methodist medical missionary from Canada, founded a sanatorium for TB care in 1928 ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Several factors that vary across geographies, such as age, existing disease prevalence, medical resource availability, and deprivation, can trigger adverse effects on the National Health System during a pandemic. (kingsfund.org.uk)
  • Böhne SEJ, Hiesmayr M, Sulz I, Tarantino S, Wirth R, Volkert D. Recent and current low food intake - prevalence and associated factors in hospital patients from different medical specialities. (espen.org)
  • Medicare like all health insurers is constantly looking for ways to avoid paying for unnecessary medical care. (blablawriting.net)
  • The objective is to improve patient care and reduce the number of preventable medical errors * The cost: Average cost per stay increases from $8000.00-$43,1800.00 when pressure ulcers extend past the average length stay. (blablawriting.net)
  • Conclusions-- Concerns have been raised that unequal health care access for sexual orientation minorities may adversely affect cancer screening. (cdc.gov)
  • and (vi) access to quality health care. (who.int)
  • With the goal of identifying opportunities to improve, this Scorecard examines state performance on 20 key health system indicators for children clustered into three dimensions: access and affordability, prevention and treatment, and potential to lead healthy lives. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) works to ensure that everyone affected by childhood cancer has access to the best care and support. (cancercareontario.ca)
  • In all indicators except benzodiazepine overuse, Israel showed a higher quality of care for the elderly in comparison with the international healthcare community. (deepdyve.com)
  • While an inadequately low rate may deter providers from getting empanelled, refusing care or compromising the quality of care, a higher rate could lead to inefficiencies and cost escalation. (medicalbuyer.co.in)
  • Fourteen studies found low nurse staffing levels were significantly associated with higher reports of missed care. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Using expert consultation, we developed a conceptual framework of mechanisms associated with measles CFR and identified population-level indicators potentially associated with each mechanism. (cdc.gov)