Wholey, "Differences in Access and Quality of Care across HMO Types," Health Services Management Research (March 1991): 32-45. The most common surrogate for real quality judgment may be prestige, as shown in Japan by the growth of outpatient clinics at the university hospitals....
Design.—Retrospective quality-of-care review of 2024 outpatient medical records of 135 providers sampled from system-wide Medicaid claims data in Maryland. Subjects.—Providers in three types of practice settings (hospital outpatient clinic, community health center, and physician's office) were stratif...
Outpatient visits (clinics) Hospitals Nursing homes Other health care institutions Many of the risk factors relate to impaired or low immune functioning, as seen with age, chronic illnesses and particularly conditions like HIV infection. Any dysfunction of the cough reflex also increases the risk for...
10,15-17These methods introduce significant biases that limit the generalizability of findings to routine clinical practice.A recent report by the American Medical Association18,19 recommends that efforts be made to “dramatically” strengthen the research base for outpatient safety, especially in the ...
The treatments for chronic pain are as diverse as the causes. From over-the-counter and prescription drugs to mind/body techniques to acupuncture, there are a lot of approaches. But when it comes to treating chronic pain, no single technique is guaranteed to produce complete pain relief. Relie...
The treatments for chronic pain are as diverse as the causes. From over-the-counter and prescription drugs to mind/body techniques to acupuncture, there are a lot of approaches. But when it comes to treating chronic pain, no single technique is guaranteed to produce complete pain relief. Relie...
The outpatient surgery centers Minor emergency clinics Outpatient dialysis units Outpatient birthing centers Types of Health Care Organizations Classification by ownership Classification by ownership 1) Governmental Organizations: Owned, administered, and controlled by government Provide free care for patients May...
There are short-term detox centers, long-term residential treatment facilities, and even individual outpatient counseling at local clinics. Regardless of your financial situation, non-profit treatment centers make it possible for you and/or your loved ones to get the help needed. The following is ...
We recruited 71 older adults with MCI from the neurological outpatient clinics of a medical center in Northern Taiwan. We included older adults (age 60 years and older) who were able to walk 10 m independently and to meet the inclusion criteria of MCI (subjective cognitive complaints, a ...
patients experiencing an unintended reaction as a result of medication, and 25% of patients evaluated in outpatient clinics reporting an adverse reaction to at least one medication. However, trueallergicreactions to medications only account for about 5 to 10% of all adverse drug reactions....