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Tracking Medicine
Written by a groundbreaking figure of modern medical study, Tracking Medicine is an eye-opening introduction to the science of health care delivery, as well as a powerful argument for its relevance in shaping the future of our country. An indispensable resource for those involved in public health and health policy, this book uses Dr. Wennberg's pioneering research to provide a framework for understanding the health care crisis; and outlines a roadmap for real change in the future. It is also a useful tool for anyone interested in understanding and forming their own opinion on the current debate.
Tracking the Care of Patients with Severe Chronic Illness
This Atlas builds on the analyses presented in the 2006 edition. As before, the focus is on Medicare beneficiaries who had severe chronic illnesses and were in their last two years of life. This edition both updates the earlier analyses to encompass more recent data (through 2005) and expands the scope to include all sectors of care covered by the Medicare program. This Atlas also proposes new ways of thinking about how to achieve better care coordination and reduce the overuse of acute care hospital services. It offers concrete recommendations on the ways different stakeholders can use the new data - from choosing the right provider to reforming the U.S. health care system.
Quality in Health Care
Here's a reference book that will explore the difficult issues facing quality management professionals and energize your approach to concerns you face daily. Examines quality in healthcare from both a historical, and current perspective. You'll get proven strategies on how to survive in today's managed care environment. Explore the extensive framework of quality in healthcare and discover how it relates to other industries. Examine real life situations, explore the benefits, And The pitfalls to avoid. Plus, visualize the quality process with the help of charts and tables, and easy-to-understand diagrams.
Demanding Medical Excellence
Demanding Medical Excellence is a groundbreaking and accessible work that reveals how the information revolution is changing the way doctors make decisions. Michael Millenson, a three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee as a health-care reporter for the Chicago Tribune, illustrates serious flaws in contemporary medical practice and shows ways to improve care and save tens of thousands of lives. "If you read only one book this year, read Demanding Medical Excellence. It's that good, and the revolution it describes is that important."—Health Affairs "Millenson has done yeoman's work in amassing and understanding that avalanche of data that lies beneath most of the managed-care headlines. . . . What ...
The Care of Patients with Severe Chronic Illness
This edition of the Dartmouth Atlas reports on the last two years of life among Medicare enrollees with severe chronic illnesses--the services received by Medicare enrollees who died between 1999 and 2003 and who had at least one of 12 common chronic conditions. The most prevalent conditions in this cohort were congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer. It concentrates on inpatient acute care hospitals and physician services under Medicare Part A and B. Other services provided under traditional Medicare will be reported in upcoming editions of the Atlas. Medicare Part C data are not available.
Interagency Coordination in Drug Research and Regulation: Testimony and exhibits (including subsequent correspondence) on specialized drugs and drug problems: 1) drugs for mental illness; 2) antibiotics; 3) drug testing; 4) neonatal pharmacology; and 5) communication on drug emergencies
Reviews cooperative efforts among Federal and international agencies responsible for medical research on experimental drugs and regulation of pharmaceutical industry marketing practices. Includes review of thalidomide marketing and use, drugs for mental illness, neonatal pharmacology, etc.
Interagency Coordination in Drug Research and Regulation
Reviews cooperative efforts among Federal and international agencies responsible for medical research on experimental drugs and regulation of pharmaceutical industry marketing practices. Includes review of thalidomide marketing and use.
