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Development and Applications of an Outcomes Assessment Framework for Care Management Programs in Learning Health Systems

eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes), 2015
Purpose: To develop and apply an outcomes assessment framework (OAF) for care management programs in health care delivery settings.Background: Care management (CM) refers to a regimen of organized activities that are designed to promote health in a population with particular chronic conditions or risk profiles, with ...
Wang, Lin, Kuntz-Melcavage, Kara, Forrest, Christopher, Lu, Yanyan, Piet, Leslie, Evans, Kathy, Uriyo Uriyo, Maria, Sherry, Melissa, Richardson, Regina, Hawkins, Michelle, Neale, Donna   +10 more
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Evaluation of Severe Maternal Outcomes to Assess Quality of Maternal Health Care at a Tertiary Center [PDF]

The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India, 2014
Maternal mortality and near-miss index reflect the quality of care provided by a health facility. The World Health Organization recently published near-miss approach where strict near- miss criteria based on markers of organ dysfunction are defined.The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of severe maternal complications, maternal near-miss ...
Gupta, Sangeeta, Wadhwa, Leena, Gupta, Taru, Kumari, Sushma, Gupta, Nupur, Pritam, Amrita   +5 more
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Venous ulcer healing treated with conventional therapy and adjuvant laser: is there a difference?

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021
Objectives: to evaluate the effects of venous ulcer healing in patients after six months of conventional treatment and adjuvant low-power laser therapy.
Viviane Maria Osmarin, Taline Bavaresco, Vania Naomi Hirakata, Amália de Fátima Lucena, Isabel Cristina Echer   +4 more
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Conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in Men After Prostate Surgery (MAPS) : two parallel randomised controlled trials [PDF]

, 2011
Final Report Submitted to NIHR HTA ProgrammePeer ...
L Vale, C Ramsay, N'Dow, J, Vale, L., Glazener, C, Kilonzo, M, N'Dow, J., Cochran, C, Grant, A, Ramsay, C, Grant, A., McDonald, A, C Glazener, Buckley, B., J Norrie, Kilonzo, M., Moore, K, McPherson, G., A McDonald, Buckley, B, Cochran, C., J N’Dow, Hagen, S.; id_orcid, Moore, K., C Boachie, McDonald, A., G Dorey, Norrie, J D T, Ramsay, C., Vale, L, G McPherson, Dorey, G, S Hagen, M Kilonzo, C Cochran, A Grant, K Moore, McPherson, G, B Buckley, Glazener, C., Dorey, G., Glazener, C M A, Norrie, J., Boachie, C., Boachie, C, Hagen, S   +45 more
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Chelsea critical care physical assessment tool (CPAx): validation of an innovative new tool to measure physical morbidity in the general adult critical care population; an observational proof-of-concept pilot study

, 2013
Objective To develop a scoring system to measure physical morbidity in critical care – the Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx). Method The development process was iterative involving content validity indices (CVI), a focus group and ...
Corner, EJ, Grant, RL, Englebretsen, C., Thomas, A, Nikoletou, D, Soni, N., Soni, N, Nikoletou, D., Grant, R. L., Wood, H, Thomas, A., Englebretsen, C, Corner, E. J.   +12 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Variations in the Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratios in Korea [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2014
Objectives: The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) has been widely used because it allows for robust risk adjustment using administrative data and is important for improving the quality of patient care.
Eun-Jung Lee, Soo-Hee Hwang, Jung-A Lee, Yoon Kim   +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source