Note that the following write-up is now almost 20 years old! (How did that happen?) Amazingly, the debate about the role and frequency of mammography
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Background The US Preventive Services Task Force established national evidence-based guidelines for adult immunization as part of their 1993 and 1996 review processes. After a
A number of core elements are key to ensure the success of any care management or clinical process improvement initiative. As illustrated in the figure
Best practices, also known as “practice policies” are defined as “preformed recommendations issued for the purpose of influencing decisions about health interventions.” The term best
The Managed Care College The Managed Care College is a comprehensive professional development program that is intended to go beyond the transfer of information. It
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Note: The following are our favorite “classic” references from before 2000. Looking through this list, most have really stood the test of time, and it
There are five methodological domains that support the measurement component of the care process improvement process: Population needs assessment involves the characterization of various patient
The implementation of best practices to improve the quality and efficiency of health care involves making changes to both decision-making and care-delivery processes. The care