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• Quality Care Assessment Examines Surgical Quality For Colorectal Cancer Patients
  ...New research has identified indicators of surgical quality for colorectal cancer patients, according to a study published in the November 15 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Quality of care measures have been developed for many diseases and are used by agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to evaluate the quality of care for a variety of diseases. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
  
• Quality changes by hospitals aren''t across the board
  ...A time-series study shows quality of care improving, but an analysis of Medicare data reveals performance gaps between regions as well as within individual facilities....
  American Medical News - Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:00 EST
  
• Quality concerns spur scrutiny of Caribbean medical schools
  ...State medical boards worry about the caliber of graduates'' training as they seek U.S. medical licenses....
  American Medical News - Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Quality evaluations enhanced by patient feedback
  ...From secret shoppers to sophisticated surveys, patient reports about their care experiences are providing insights for quality improvement....
  American Medical News - Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Quality Evidence-Based Medical Information For Physicians Of Hospitalized Patients
  ...The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., have announced a collaborative agreement to launch InfoPOEMs for Hospitalists in spring 2007. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Quality gap between best and worst hospitals grows
  ...NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey released today by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization, shows a widening gap between the best- and worst-performing non-federal hospitals in the United States....
  Reuters - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:34 EST
  
• Quality improvement CME gets thumbs up
  ...95% of respondents to a survey of doctors participating in the pilot project found the experience positive....
  American Medical News - Sun, 03 Apr 2005 09:00 EST
  
• Quality Improvement Collaborative in Asthma Care Improved Processes but not Health Outcomes of Asthmatic Adults
  ...In the first controlled evaluation of an Institute for Healthcare Improvement Breakthrough Series Collaborative for asthma care, researchers found that the intervention improved patient self-management practices (attending educational sessions, having a written action plan, setting goals, monitoring peak flow rates, and using long-term asthma medications), but had no effect on health-related outcomes (quality of life, number of bed days caused by asthma-related illness, and acute care service use)... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 31 May 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Quality Improvement Organizations to Help Physicians Adopt and Use IT for Better Care, USA
  ...Under a new three-year contract (2005-2008) with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the national network of Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) will begin in 2005 to help physicians adopt and use Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other health information technology (HIT) to improve care... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 May 2005 05:59 EST
  
• Quality Not Quantity Important For Immune Response To HIV
  ...When it comes to an immune response against HIV, research funded by the Wellcome Trust in the UK and the National Institutes of Health in the US has found that bigger is not necessarily better, contrary to conventional medical wisdom. The research may have a profound impact on the development of a vaccine against the disease....
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
  
• Quality Not Quantity Important For Immune Response To HIV
  ...When it comes to an immune response against HIV, research funded by the Wellcome Trust in the UK and the National Institutes of Health in the US has found that bigger is not necessarily better, contrary to conventional medical wisdom. The research may have a profound impact on the development of a vaccine against the disease. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
  
• Quality Of Care For People With Autism To Improve As Mount Sinai And YAI/NIPD Network Join Forces
  ...The Seaver and New York Autism Center for Excellence at Mount Sinai School of Medicine announced that it is entering into an affiliation with the YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities (YAI/NIPD) Network to offer enhanced programs and greater access to diagnostic services for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 02 May 2006 12:00 EST
  
• Quality of care in hospitals varies among regions and within individual hospitals,USA
  ...Ashish Jha, assistant professor of health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues from Brigham and Women''s Hospital and the Boston Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, have for the first time assessed the quality of care in U... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Jul 2005 04:00 EST
  
• Quality of care nearly equal if access is equal
  ...But some experts say access must be factored in because it is such a big barrier to care....
  American Medical News - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Quality of care not necessarily better in hospitals that participate in quality improvement program
  ...Hospitals that participate with the quality improvement organization (QIO) program are not more likely to show improvement on quality indicators than hospitals that do not participate, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
  
• Quality of care seen improving
  ...Researchers say greater use of evidence-based guidelines is needed....
  American Medical News - Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:00 EST
  
• Quality Of Depression Care Improved
  ...Quality of care for depression is improved when patients participate actively in the patient-physician encounter and when physicians explore and validate patient concerns. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Quality Of Food, Water And Air: 18th World Congress Of Soil Science
  ...The quality of food, water, and air depends heavily on the life-sustaining properties of soil. Leading international soil scientists will meet to discuss key issues in this field, including hazardous waste remediation, land use, and environmental protection. Participants include Michael Clegg, foreign secretary of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth M. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
  
• Quality Of Life Associated With Long-term Survival In Patients With Head And Neck Cancer
  ...Quality of life measured one year after treatment for head and neck cancer appears to be associated with longer-term survival, according to a study in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Several studies have provided evidence that quality of life (QOL) might be associated with long-term survival in cancer patients, according to background information in the article... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:00 EST
  
• Quality Of Life Can Improve In Old Age, Claim Researchers
  ...Increasing age does not necessarily cause a reduction in the quality of life, and in some cases, can even improve it.Research published online this month in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, describes how researchers looked at indicators of the quality of life, and found that in England it is above average between the ages of 50 and 84, and in some cases increases compared with earlier years... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:00 EST