BACKGROUND Congestive heart failure is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States, and guidelines to improve the quality of care for patients with congestive heart failure have been developed. However, adherence is typically low. We hypothesized that a guideline-based care management team would result in greater quality and efficiency of care than guidelines alone. METHOD...

care costs, and they have failed to fill the gaping voids in coverage. Yet politicians continue on a path to increase the involvement of these failed models of ‘reform’ by expanding their participation in our public programs. . . It is long past time for our nation to open up the dialogue on replacing these antiquated health plans. . . . ” The New York Times Letter to the Editor December 26, 20...

DEV J. NAIR State Medicaid Agencies Approaches to Quality Improvement: Implications for Policy, Practice and Health Outcomes (Under the direction of Russ Toal, Faculty Member) Medicaid provides coverage to approximately 60 million individuals and is the largest single payer of healthcare for children. Given this scope of the program and the concentration of low-income and minority recipients, i...

Tı́tulo: Uma plataforma de Serviços de Recomendação para Bibliotecas Digitais Aluno: Daniel Carlos Guimarães Pedronette Orientador: Ricardo da Silva Torres Nı́vel: Mestrado Programa de pós-graduação: Instituto de Computação Unicamp E-mail de contato do aluno: [email protected] E-mail de contato do orientador: [email protected] Ano de ingresso no programa: 2006 Época esp...

Abstract machines have been used as an implementationmachines have been used as an implementation mechanism for programming languages for more than thirty years. In their latest incarnation execution engines based on virtual machines offer “Managed Execution”. The implications of this change go far beyond the superficial advantages of platform portability and go to the heart of software

We have traditionally viewed continuity of care with a particular intern as important for high-quality inpatient care, but this continuity is difficult to achieve. As we move to a model of team rather than individual continuity, information transfers between team members become critical. When discontinuity between the primary team and a cross-covering team occurs, this informational continuity ...

today, teams are a key resource for learning and work in organizations and this has increased the importance of designing team-based structures. diversity management teams is something that managers should consider when team building. the effect of team diversity on team outcomes and its moderating variable,hasn’t completely identified yet in iran. therefore, given the importance of, this study...