Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care : Proceedings of an Invitational Conference.

Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care : Proceedings of an Invitational Conference.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, Institute of Medicine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1989.
Subjects:
Medical care > Research > Congresses > Evaluation.
Medicare.
Health insurance.
National health insurance.
Organization.
Insurance.
Social control.
Health services administration.
Public welfare.
Medical care.
Government aid.
Federal aid.
Economics.
Public health administration.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
insurance.
welfare services.
federal aid.
economics.
Economics
Federal aid
Government aid
Health insurance
Health services administration
Insurance
Medical care
Medicare
National health insurance
Organization
Public health administration
Public welfare
Social control
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Table of Contents:
  • Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care; Copyright; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; EFFECTIVENESS VERSUS EFFICACY; METHODOLOGIES; IMPACT UPON COSTS; RISK ADJUSTMENTS AND OUTCOMES; CONCLUSIONS; Contents; PART I INTRODUCTION; 1 Genesis of the Effectiveness Initiative and IOM's Role; THE BROADER CONTEXT; The Institute of Medicine's Contribution; The IOM Clinical Workshop; The Condition-Specific Workshops; Effectiveness and Outcomes Conference; Proceedings; 2 Promise and Limitations of Effectiveness and Outcomes Research; IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; Medicare Data Bases.
  • KEY ASPECTS OF EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCHReliability and Validity of Data; Longitudinal Studies; Tracking the Patient; Health Status Assessment; Risk Stratification; Prevention; The Aging Process; PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE FEDERAL EFFORTS; Range of Study Designs; Funding; Balance of Approaches; Coordination; Technology Assessment; Influencing Provider Behavior; The Confluence of Biomedical, Health Services, and Effectiveness Research; PART II OVERVIEW; 3 Research on the Effectiveness of Medical Treatment: New Challenges and Opportunities; Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program.
  • Implementation of the ProgramPriorities for Research; New Patterns of Collaboration; References; 4 The Health Care Financing Administration and the Effectiveness Initiative; HCFA'S INTEREST IN EFFECTIVENESS; THE EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVE; FUTURE ACTIVITIES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 5 The Effectiveness Initiative: Retrospective and Prospects; THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; PROSPECTS; 6 The Social Perspective; THE PRESENT SCENARIO; COSTS OF HEALTH CARE; VARIATIONS IN MEDICAL COSTS AND PRACTICE; REASONS FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVE.
  • HOW TO PROCEED IN EFFECTIVENESS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH7 The Clinical Perspective; ISSUES IN THE USEFULNESS OF EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; MEETING PHYSICIANS' NEEDS; Accessibility of Results; Aiding Patient Invol Vement; Relation to Payment Mechanisms; Unbalanced Regulation; IMPACT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVE; Reference; 8 The Legislative Perspective; UNMET HEALTH CARE NEEDS; GROWING AWARENESS OF EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; THE CHALLENGE TO SCIENTISTS; CONCLUSION; PART III THE IOM CLINICAL CONDITION WORKSHOPS; The IOM Condition Workshops: Introduction; 9 Breast Cancer.
  • THE PROBLEM OF POOR COMPLIANCECONTROVERSIES; Screening; Treatment; THE ROLE OF EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES IN BREAST CANCER; References; 10 Hip Fracture; PREVENTION; TREATMENT; IN-HOSPITAL CARE; REHABILITATION; CONCLUSION; 11 Claims Data and Effectiveness: Acute Myocardial Infarction and Other Examples; STRENGTHS OF CLAIMS DATA; GENERAL LIMITATIONS; Limitations for Diagnostic Devices; Limitations for Drugs; Limitations for Therapies; CONCLUSION; References; PART IV METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND WORK IN PROGRESS; Use of Large Data Bases: Introduction.

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