BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2001;14:34–35 According to a recent article, Texas is in the lowest quartile of states in its delivery of health care to patients >65 years of age (1). Physicians may wonder how these statistics came about and how Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) is trying to improve health care quality. This article begins by defining quality. It then discusses the performance measures and the...

BACKGROUND The Iranian health system, under the banner of family physician (FP) programme, has undergone substantial reforms to change utilization of health services, improve quality of care and enhance affordability. The national implementation of FP initiated in 2005 in parallel with rural health insurance (RHI) in rural areas and cities of <20 000 populations in Iran. The implementation of F...

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abstract background: quality of care is of great importance in health services as these services have the important mission to preserve health, and to give care to the society. the present study aimed to investigate the quality of midwifery services from the viewpoint of the clients, under coverage of health care centers in isfahan, through servqual model. materials and methods: this descriptiv...

The growth in home health care in the United States since 1970, and the exponential increase in the provision of Medicare-covered home health services over the past 5 years, underscores the critical need to assess the effectiveness of home health care in our society. This article presents conceptual and applied topics and approaches involved in assessing effectiveness through measuring the outc...

This issue of the Health Care Financing Review focuses on issues and advances in measuring and improving the quality of care, particularly for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Discussions of quality-related topics are especially timely, given the growing and widespread interest in improving quality in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care services. This article has severa...

Various understanding of occupational health services (OHS) roles, structures and functions in European counties depends mainly on the legal, financial and organizational issues, which influence the health of employees. The OHS aims and functions are often related to public health, and/or to the management of enterprises. In consequence, quality assessment (QA) of OHS is used in the management ...

Caring for the 9 million low-income elderly or disabled adults who are eligible for full benefits under both Medicare and Medicaid can be extremely costly. As part of the federal Financial Alignment Initiative, states have the opportunity to test care models for dual-eligibles that integrate acute care, behavioral health and mental health services, and long-term services and supports, with the ...

BACKGROUND A principal reason for low use of public health care services is the perception of inferior quality of care. Studying health service user (HSU) experiences with their care and their perception of health service quality is critical to understanding health service utilization. The aim of this study was to define reference points for some aspects of health care quality and to analyze wh...