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Assessing Cultural Perspectives on Healthcare Quality.

Bagchi, Ann D.; Ursin, Raquel af; Leonard, Alicia - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

This article explores cultural differences in perceptions of quality of care and examines whether existing surveys, such as the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPSÂ®) questionnaires, adequately capture conceptions of care quality among members of racial or ethnic...

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Bridging the Disconnect Between Patient Wishes and Care at the End of Life

Reschovsky, James D.; Lechner, Amanda E.; Cassil, Alwyn - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015

Most Americans want to die at home, but most die in hospitals or other facilities. Most people care more about quality of life than prolonging life as long as possible, but many receive invasive, life-sustaining treatments that diminish quality of life.

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Basing Health Care on Empirical Evidence.

Bernstein, Jill; Chollet, Deborah; Peterson, Stephanie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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Using Quality Information for Health-Care Decisions and Quality Improvement.

Lake, Tim; Kvam, Chris; Gold, Marsha - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005

Health care quality measurement and reporting have grown rapidly during the past decade and now enjoy wide support. The … generate scientifically sound measures of consumer perspectives on health care access and quality. This report reviews research … it has made a standardized instrument available for assessing consumer experiences with health care, and that consumers …

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New Hospital Information Technology: Is It Helping to Improve Quality?

Felt-Lisk, Suzanne - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

Although health information technology (IT) is at the center of efforts to improve the nation’s health care system by …

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Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Rich, Eugene; Pham, Hoangmai; Machta, Rachel - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This overview of the patient-centered medical home offers a timeline of the concept, problems it addresses, key features as described in the joint principles, and the patient-centered medical home’s position in a larger, integrated delivery system.

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"Cast back into the dark ages of medicine"? : the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015

combination of public health measures, rising living standards, and new medical knowledge all played their part in this. Even if … AMR increases, the continuing effect of these factors and of new public health measures can limit the negative …

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Reducing Infant Mortality: Lessons Learned from Healthy Start

Devaney, Barbara; Howell, Embry; McCormick, Marie; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

Presents results from the six-year evaluation, noting that the programs filled important gaps in services, that strong program administration and leadership are associated with better implementation and outcomes, and that coordination with existing clinical services is important.

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How Are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Testing the Children's Electronic Health Record Format?

Foster, Leslie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

This Highlight focuses on how North Carolina and Pennsylvania are testing how well the Children's Electronic Health …

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Findings from an Analysis of Publicly Available Reports on Medicaid and CHIP Performance Measures

Natzke, Brenda; Colby, Maggie; Taylor, Erin - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

of stratification used by states in their analyses, such as beneficiary, provider, or health plan, and the frequency with …

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