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The Official Journal of the
National Association for Healthcare Quality
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July/August 2008
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Guest Editorial: Writing for Publication–Research Manuscripts
Robert J. Rosati
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Guest Editorial: Connect to Patients and Fill a Quality Chasm
K. L. Drummond
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TMF Health Quality Institute undertook a collaborative initiative to reduce unnecessary Medicare 1-day hospital admissions in Texas. Collaborative hospitals focused on the admission process in combination with education of physicians, utilization managers, and case managers, resulting in a 19% decrease in 1-day stays among the participant hospitals.
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Writing for Publication: You Can Do It!
Elizabeth Hahn Winslow
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This article provides tips to improve writing, to inspire readers to write for publication, and to help novice writers get started.
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Interview with a Quality Leader: Regina E. Herzlinger on Consumer-Driven Healthcare
Carole S. Guinane
Abstract: Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration Chair at Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA. She is widely recognized for her innovative research in healthcare, including her early predic-tions of the unraveling of managed care and the rise of consumer-driven healthcare. |
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Interview with a Quality Leader: Kevin B. Weiss on Measures in the Ambulatory Setting
Pamela K. Scarrow
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Kevin B. Weiss, MD MPH, is president and CEO of the American Board of Medical Specialties. For more than 20 years, he has devoted his medical career to quality and access issues in primary care, conducting epidemiologi-cal and health services research projects related to guideline implementation, chronic care management, outcomes measurement, and quality improvement.
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Evaluating Healthcare Quality Using Natural Language Processing
Karen Brandt Baldwin
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Narrative data most often require costly retrieval by manual extraction. NUD*IST, a qualitative research computer program, was used as an automated natural language processing tool to extract and code data for analysis of screening and treatment for breast cancer. The study method demonstrated acceptable levels of precision and recall compared to large-scale natural language processing programs. |
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Clinical Outcomes Assessment in Behavioral Healthcare: Searching for Practical Solutions
Alok Madan, Jeffrey Borckardt, Ben Weinstein, Mark Wagner, Cynthia Dominick, Harriet Cooney, Joan Herbert
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A computerized system was designed to collect relevant psychiatric symptom ratings in a manner that allows for real-time feedback at the patient and clinician levels regarding clinical improvement and higher-level, administrative evaluation of overall clinic performance. The costs and benefits of this system are discussed.
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The Effect of a Women- and Healthcare-Provider-Focused Heart Health Awareness Initiative on Diagnostic Catheterization Rates in Women at Community Hospitals
Richard Snow, Kathy Spencer, Patricia Crego, Debbra Debaets, Michelle LaLonde, Teresa Caulin-Glaser
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The American College of Cardiology–National Cardiovascular Data Registry was used to assess the impact of a community education campaign on heart disease in women on the number of women, relative to men, receiving diagnostic catheterization prior to initiation of the campaign and at 2-year follow-up.
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Report on the 2008 JHQ Reader Survey Findings
Linda Harrington, Barbara Corn, Joann Genovich-Richards, Jean A. Grube, Barbara Hofmaier, Cathy Munn, Robert J. Rosati, Linda Scribner
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JHQ Web Exclusives
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q&a: Rosemary Luquire on Evidence-Based Quality
Deborah M. Flores
Media Reviews
Quality NETwork
Industry Trends
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