PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (Quality Chasm)

Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care it provides an explanation of a patients health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions The diagnostic process is a complex collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patients health problem According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care diagnostic errorsinaccurate or delayed diagnosespersist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime sometimes with devastating consequences Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment providing unnecessary or harmful treatment or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible but also represents a moral professional and public health imperativeImproving Diagnosis in Health Care a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human 2000 and Crossing the Quality Chasm 2001 finds that diagnosisand in particular the occurrence of diagnostic errorshas been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals health care organizations patients and their families researchers and policy makers The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety. Crystal . Kallem. , Lantana Consulting Group. Executive . Director, Analysis & . Policy. Crystal Kallem. Executive Director of . Analysis & . Policy, Lantana . Consulting . Group. CDA . Academy . Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT). Growth of the . Private Health Sector in India. In 1947. , the private health sector provided only 5-10 per cent of total patient care (. Sengupta. Catherine Travers. PROJECT FOCUS. Service Models. Improving . access . Diagnosis of Dementia. Research Support. Co-Investigators. Dr.. Melind. a Martin-Khan . PhD . Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, AUS. PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS. Dr. Vu . Dinh. Minh. National Hospital of . Odonto. - . Stomatology. , Hanoi. Oral Health Care Quality. Effectiveness. SITUATION. Oral Health Care System. Governmental services. By . Dr. Simon . Mueke. Head, . RMHSUnit. DFH, MOH. Friday 8.30am, February 7, 2014. Who are Critically Ill Mothers? . Status and Preparedness of the Kenya Health System to Provide Care….. Challenges Encountered in management of these Conditions across the Country & Suggestions on Ways to Improve Quality of Care.. USAID’s experience improving the quality of care in low and middle income countries. Applying Science to Strengthen and . Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project . 2. Approaches to Improving Health Care Processes (Quality). ,. Informing Families. ConneCT. to Quality. CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. High Quality Care for Children with High Needs. High Needs Categories. Number of. Children . Low-Income. Children. The Role of . Telehealth. Thomas Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H.. Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Technologies and Alliances. Director, Center for Health and Technology. Chief Scientist, CITRIS. University of California, Davis. Connecting . Universal Coverage to . Better . Health Outcomes . John Peabody MD, . PhD, FACP. Professor. , UCSF and . UCLA. President, QURE Healthcare. World Bank Brown Bag Lunch – 17 September 2015. What is Best Practice?. Do I have a choice to participate?. If you are participating with HealthNow on January 1, 2017 you will be automatically enrolled in BestPractice reimbursement model.. The only way to opt-out is to not participate with HealthNow . Dr Peter Jones, Ministry of Health. Catherine Gerard, Health Quality & Safety Commission. Martin . Carrell. , Pegasus PHO. Kanchan Sharma, Ministry of Health. Session outline. Introductions . Patient experience of care surveys overview – Catherine Gerard. ●. . Section . was . renamed. ●. . . N. ew recommendation. : . using . reliable data . metrics. ●. . . D. iscussion on . the social determinants of . health. ●. . . Te. lemedicine role. . Ayo Kalejaiye. President and CEO. MedisoftRx. Corona, California, U.S.A.. www.medisoftanalytics.com. 1. 1. 2. 3. Company Overview . Chronic Disease – Current Situation. Where Do We Go From Here? . biomedical. . equipment. and maintenance for the . quality. and . safety. of care. OUSSEY Sadikou. Head . of . Technical . and . Biomedical . S. ervice at Campus University Hospital, . MSHPAUS/CHUC.