Quality of Care for General Medical Conditions
A Review of the Literature and Quality Indicators
This report is one of five volumes providing detailed information on the QA Tools, RAND’s comprehensive, clinically based system for assessing quality of care for children and adults. The QA Tools indicators encompass screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in 46 clinical areas and cover a variety of modes of providing care, including history,physical examination, laboratory study, medication, and other interventions and contacts. Development of each indicator was based on the ratings of a panel of experts in the relevant fields and on a focused review of the scientific literature, which is clearly documented for each clinical condition. This volume focuses on indicators for care of general medical conditions. Each chapter summarizes the results of the literature review for a particular condition, provides RAND staff’s recommended indicators based on that review, and notes the level of scientific evidence supporting each indicator along with the relevant citations. In addition, this work details the process by which the expert panel evaluated the indicators and the final disposition of each indicator. Clinical conditions covered in this volume are: Acne, alcohol dependence, allergic rhinitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, cataracts, cholelithiasis, dementia, depression, diabetes mellitus, hormone replacement therapy, headache, hip fracture, hysterectomy, inguinal hernia, acute low back pain, orthopedic conditions. Other RAND Health titles on the QA Tools system focus on indicators for children and adolescents, oncology and HIV, cardiopulmonary conditions, and women.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 498
- List Price: $30.00
- Price: $24.00
- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2916-9
- Document Number: MR-1280-AHRQ
- Year: 2000
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Preface PDF
Tables PDF
Figures PDF
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments PDF
Introduction PDF
Chapter 1
Acne PDF
Chapter 2
Alcohol Dependence PDF
Chapter 3
Allergic Rhinitis PDF
Chapter 4
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) PDF
Chapter 5
Cataracts PDF
Chapter 6
Cholelithiasis PDF
Chapter 7
Dementia PDF
Chapter 8
Depression PDF
Chapter 9
Diabetes Mellitus PDF
Chapter 10
Hormone Replacement Therapy PDF
Chapter 11
Headache PDF
Chapter 12
Hip Fracture PDF
Chapter 13
Hysterectomy PDF
Chapter 14
Inguinal Hernia PDF
Chapter 15
Low Back Pain (Acute) PDF
Chapter 16
Orthopedic Conditions PDF
Chapter 17
Osteoarthritis Treatment PDF
Chapter 18
Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease PDF
Chapter 19
Preventive Care PDF
Chapter 20
Vaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases PDF
Chapter 21
Urinary Tract Infection PDF
Chapter 22
Vertigo and Dizziness PDF
Appendix A
Panel Rating Summary by Condition PDF
Appendix B
Crosswalk Table of Original and Final Indicators PDF
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