Self-rated health (SRH) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are two outcome measures used to assess health status. However, little is known about population-based SRH and HRQOL in China. Methods Data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance, a nationally represent...
Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program data, showing strong participation among Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), ASC Focus December 20 reports. Of the 6,012 facilities included in the list...
In old age, fluctuations in health status from one day to another can lead to acute needs of health care. The emergency department (ED) is often an inappropriate setting for the older people with complex health problems, because of its stressful environment, long length of stay, and poor ...
Globally, variations exist in cultural norms and factors such as accessibility, affordability of health and social services which impact reliance of persons with dementia (PWD) on family members to take on a caregiver role [1]. Malaysia as an aging society with a rapid demographic change has, ...
Healthcare providers should be aware of the potential for longer term cognitive impacts after COVID-19 illness, including for those who report mild symptoms, a short recovery time, or subjective recovery after prolonged symptoms. This issue may be especially pronounced for patients who had COVID-...
Health-related millennium development goals are off track in most of the countries in the sub-Saharan African region. Lack of access to, and low utilization of essential services and high-impact interventions, together with poor quality of health service
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. Background: In the emerging Value-Based Payment healthcare model, Pathology's governance of referral (send-out) testing is a prime opportunity to demonstrate domain expertise and reduce costs. However, in the absence of an institutional governance mechanism, ...
VHA Office of Quality and Performance and the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI); 2009. 12. Bravata DM, Myers LJ, Arling G, et al. Quality of care for veterans with transient ischemic attack and minor stroke. ...
One of the most widely used definitions of QoL is from the World Health Organization (WHO): ‘Quality of life is defined as individuals’ perceptions of their position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standar...
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