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Appendix E Methodology and Analytic Frameworks
Pages 170-176

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... the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) six aims for quality improvement in health care; (3)
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... , pain management, self-management/health literacy Health care conditions: asthma; cancer; pneumonia; depression; diabetes; children with special health care needs; frailty associ ated with old age (preventing falls and pressure ulcers, maximiz ing function, and developing advanced-care plans) ; hypertension; ischemic heart disease; kidney disease; mental illness; obesity; pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care; stroke; and tobacco dependence (prevention and treatment)
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... health care system. The report proposes a restructuring of the health care delivery system so that Americans will consistently receive the quality of care they deserve.
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... recommended that no fewer than 15 priority areas be identified as the focus of quality improvement efforts, based on the premise that a limited number of chronic conditions account for the majority of the nation's health care burden and resource use. It was argued that by focusing on a discrete set of common chronic conditions, sizable improvements in the quality of care could be made over the next decade (IOM, 2003)
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... 2. Assess the current state of performance measurement and identify gaps.
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... Limitations to the Matrix The matrix was a useful tool for cataloging leading performance measurement sets and identifying gaps in needed areas. However, the committee's analytic approach has some limitations.
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... 1980. Methods for deriving criteria for assessing the quality of medical care.
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Key Terms

  • quality improvement
  • healthcare research
  • medicaid services
  • national quality
  • quality forum

  • performance measurement
  • medical care
  • quality measures
  • health care


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