Quality of Health Care in the U.S. • 6712 patients from 12 metropolitan areas • Medical record review (2 yrs) + interview • 30 acute/chronic conditions, preventive care • 439 indicators for screening, dx, rx & f/u care • Results: patients received ~55% recommended care • Conclusion: “The deficits we have identified in adherence to recommended processes for basic care pose serious threats to the health of the American public.” McGlynn, NEJM 2003;348:2635-45
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Quality of Health Care in the U.S.
• 6712 patients from 12 metropolitan areas• Medical record review (2 yrs) + interview• 30 acute/chronic conditions, preventive care
• 439 indicators for screening, dx, rx & f/u care
• Results: patients received ~55% recommended care
• Conclusion:“The deficits we have identified in adherence to recommended processes for basic care pose serious threats to the health of the American public.”
McGlynn, NEJM 2003;348:2635-45
Systematic Review: The Relationship between Clinical Experience and Quality of Health Care*
• Systematic review of 62 reports• 4 categories of reports:
• Medical knowledge• Adherence to standards of care for
diagnosis, screening, or prevention• Adherence to standards of care for
therapy• Health outcomes
• 6 result categories: consistently negative, partially negative, no effect, mixed effect, partially positive, consistently positive*Choudhry, Ann Intern Med 2005;142:260-273.
Overall Results for 62 Reports
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5
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ConsistentlyNegative
Mixed PartiallyPositive
Overall
Results for Medical Knowledge
• All 12 showed consistently negative results
• Knowledge measured:• General knowledge (4)• HIV care (3)• Hypertension, MI, emergency
contraception, lung cancer and blood product transfusion (1 each)
Adherence to Standards for Screening, Diagnosis & Preventive Health Care
01
2
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78
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ConsistentlyNegative
NoAssociation
Standards for Dx,Screening andPrevention (n=24)
Adherence to Standards for Appropriate Use of Therapy