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What was the critical impact of the Flexner Report of 1910 on the health care field?
What was the critical impact of the Flexner Report of 1910 on the health care field?
- It led to the widespread use of electronic data capture in health assessments
- It raised public awareness about the importance of health care organizations
- It introduced advanced computing capabilities for health system evaluations
- It initiated rigorous scientific assessments of health care performance (correct)
How did the availability of electronic computing capacity in the 1970s impact health systems assessments?
How did the availability of electronic computing capacity in the 1970s impact health systems assessments?
- It contributed to the decentralization of health care systems
- It led to the development of advanced medical imaging techniques
- It facilitated the widespread adoption of telemedicine in health care
- It enabled assessments to move from small, time-consuming studies to current evaluations based on 'big health data' (correct)
Why is it essential for health care professionals to understand the assessment process of health system performance?
Why is it essential for health care professionals to understand the assessment process of health system performance?
- They are primarily responsible for funding health system assessments
- They develop advanced computing capabilities for health system evaluations
- They provide regulatory oversight for health care organizations
- They increasingly contribute to the process of assessing and improving system performance (correct)
What is the basis of confidence and support that health care organizations need from individuals and institutions?
What is the basis of confidence and support that health care organizations need from individuals and institutions?
What prompted medicine and the health care field to move toward rigorous scientific assessments?
What prompted medicine and the health care field to move toward rigorous scientific assessments?
How have today's performance assessments improved compared to the past?
How have today's performance assessments improved compared to the past?
What is HALE a measure of?
What is HALE a measure of?
Which of the following is NOT a health-adjusted life expectancy measure mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a health-adjusted life expectancy measure mentioned in the text?
In 2013, what was the HALE at birth for US females?
In 2013, what was the HALE at birth for US females?
Where did US men rank in Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) in comparison to other countries?
Where did US men rank in Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) in comparison to other countries?
What was the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) rank for the US compared to other countries?
What was the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) rank for the US compared to other countries?
Which country had the highest age-standardized DALY per 100,000 population for all causes of death in 2012?
Which country had the highest age-standardized DALY per 100,000 population for all causes of death in 2012?
What factors can influence population health outcome measures according to the text?
What factors can influence population health outcome measures according to the text?
What measure reflects the health care system but is also influenced by factors outside it?
What measure reflects the health care system but is also influenced by factors outside it?
Which of the following is NOT one of Aday et al.'s evaluation criteria for health care system performance?
Which of the following is NOT one of Aday et al.'s evaluation criteria for health care system performance?
At the microlevel, what is a potential measure for evaluating the quality of care for cataract patients?
At the microlevel, what is a potential measure for evaluating the quality of care for cataract patients?
Which of the following is an example of a structure-oriented question in Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
Which of the following is an example of a structure-oriented question in Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
What is assessed using Donabedian's model in the context of health care quality assessment?
What is assessed using Donabedian's model in the context of health care quality assessment?
Which level of assessment evaluates the quality of care for seniors using chronic disease mortality rates?
Which level of assessment evaluates the quality of care for seniors using chronic disease mortality rates?
What is used as a benchmark in the assessment process of health care system performance?
What is used as a benchmark in the assessment process of health care system performance?
Which aspect of health care system performance is evaluated using hospitalization costs at the macrolevel?
Which aspect of health care system performance is evaluated using hospitalization costs at the macrolevel?
'Insurance coverage comparison' is used as a measure for evaluating which aspect of health care system performance at the macrolevel?
'Insurance coverage comparison' is used as a measure for evaluating which aspect of health care system performance at the macrolevel?
Which of the following does NOT fall under Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
Which of the following does NOT fall under Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
At the microlevel, what can be used to evaluate equity in health care system performance?
At the microlevel, what can be used to evaluate equity in health care system performance?
What type of resources fall under Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
What type of resources fall under Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
Which level of assessment evaluates the efficiency of health care using medical care costs?
Which level of assessment evaluates the efficiency of health care using medical care costs?
What is the focus of the health system historically?
What is the focus of the health system historically?
How can health system efficiency be assessed?
How can health system efficiency be assessed?
What are clinical outcomes?
What are clinical outcomes?
When do clinical outcomes assessments begin?
When do clinical outcomes assessments begin?
Which of the following is an example of a clinical outcome?
Which of the following is an example of a clinical outcome?
Why is patient perspective increasingly important in determining clinical outcomes success or failure?
Why is patient perspective increasingly important in determining clinical outcomes success or failure?
What do clinical outcomes studies provide the foundation for?
What do clinical outcomes studies provide the foundation for?
What do systematic reviews aggregate to provide more reliable findings?
What do systematic reviews aggregate to provide more reliable findings?
What is the focus of the text?
What is the focus of the text?
What are used to assess the quality of health care systems?
What are used to assess the quality of health care systems?
Which measure evaluates the number of deaths among infants under 1 year old?
Which measure evaluates the number of deaths among infants under 1 year old?
What does HALE (Healthy Life Expectancy) take into account?
What does HALE (Healthy Life Expectancy) take into account?
Which type of death rate can be measured at the population level?
Which type of death rate can be measured at the population level?
What is NOT a measure used to assess population health outcomes?
What is NOT a measure used to assess population health outcomes?
What is an example of a structure-oriented question in Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
What is an example of a structure-oriented question in Donabedian's model for assessing health care quality?
What is the first step in developing a clinical practice guideline according to Shekelle, Woolf, Eccles, and Grimshaw (1999)?
What is the first step in developing a clinical practice guideline according to Shekelle, Woolf, Eccles, and Grimshaw (1999)?
Why were the reviewers unable to recommend practice guidelines for the treatment of dementia with atypical antipsychotic drugs?
Why were the reviewers unable to recommend practice guidelines for the treatment of dementia with atypical antipsychotic drugs?
What is a key point illustrated by the systematic review of atypical antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia?
What is a key point illustrated by the systematic review of atypical antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia?
What do clinical practice guidelines rely on when scientific evidence is absent or inconclusive?
What do clinical practice guidelines rely on when scientific evidence is absent or inconclusive?
What is becoming increasingly used by insurers and other payers to evaluate the quality of health care provided to patients?
What is becoming increasingly used by insurers and other payers to evaluate the quality of health care provided to patients?
What lays the foundation for assessing health care quality?
What lays the foundation for assessing health care quality?
What is a key requirement for an outcome measure used to hold providers accountable for care according to Baker and Chassin (2017)?
What is a key requirement for an outcome measure used to hold providers accountable for care according to Baker and Chassin (2017)?
'Using outcome measures for accountability requires extreme care,' according to Baker and Chassin (2017), because:
'Using outcome measures for accountability requires extreme care,' according to Baker and Chassin (2017), because:
'The goal of medicine is to improve health outcomes for patients,' as stated by Baker and Chassin (2017), emphasizes the importance of:
'The goal of medicine is to improve health outcomes for patients,' as stated by Baker and Chassin (2017), emphasizes the importance of:
What is critical as value-based payment of providers gains momentum, according to the text?
What is critical as value-based payment of providers gains momentum, according to the text?
What are proposed as criteria for all outcome measures used to hold providers accountable for care by Baker and Chassin (2017)?
What are proposed as criteria for all outcome measures used to hold providers accountable for care by Baker and Chassin (2017)?
What is needed to ensure that the assessment process is adequate and fair, according to the text?
What is needed to ensure that the assessment process is adequate and fair, according to the text?
Study Notes
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Health care system performance assessment influences the roles, practices, and training of healthcare professionals and organizations.
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The book uses Aday et al.'s framework, which identifies three evaluation criteria: quality, equity, and efficiency.
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Performance assessment can be conducted at the microlevel (organizations and treatments) or macrolevel (regions, states, nations).
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At the microlevel, we can evaluate the quality of care for cataract patients using postsurgical complications, efficiency using medical care costs, and equity using insurance coverage.
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At the macrolevel, we can evaluate the quality of care for seniors using chronic disease mortality rates, equity using insurance coverage comparison, and efficiency using hospitalization costs.
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The assessment process requires a comparison to a "gold standard" or a "benchmark" - an entity's own past performance or another entity's performance.
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Health care quality is assessed using Donabedian's model: structure, process, and outcomes.
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Structure includes material resources, human resources, and organizational characteristics.
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Process includes activities carried out by professional personnel and patients/families.
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Examples of structure-oriented questions: nurse-to-patient ratio, hospital age, insurance coverage, and physician payment structure.
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Examples of process-oriented questions: infection control policy adherence, medication error rate, and patient education effectiveness.
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The text discusses various aspects of health care, focusing on structures, processes, and outcomes.
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Structures and processes of health care impact outcomes, which are desirable changes in individual and population health.
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The text covers several health care outcomes: population health and clinical outcomes.
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Population health outcomes include life expectancy, mortality rates, and years of potential life lost. These measures are used to assess the quality of health care systems.
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The text explains how to calculate life expectancy, premature death, and years of potential life lost.
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Mortality rates can be measured at the population level, with different types of death rates (crude, cause-specific, age-specific, and age-adjusted).
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The infant mortality rate is another population health outcome, measuring the number of deaths among infants under 1 year old.
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The text also introduces the concept of healthy life expectancy (HALE), which takes into account years lived in less than full health.
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The text emphasizes the importance of assessing health care outcomes to ensure quality, equitable, and efficient health care.
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Learn about health-adjusted life expectancy measures like HALE, QALYs, DALYs, and YHL, which provide estimates of the years of life that can be expected in a specified state of health. Understand how these measures combine length and quality of life, mortality, disability, and perceived health status.
