Quality of care for general medical conditions :  a review of the literature and quality indicators / 
Eve A. Kerr ... [et al.]. 
 - xviii, 480 pages ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> "RAND Health." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Acne -- Alcohol Dependence -- Allergic Rhinitis -- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)  -- Cataracts -- Cholelithiasis -- Dementia -- Depression -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Hormone Replacement Therapy -- Headache -- Hip Fracture -- Hysterectomy -- Inguinal Hernia -- Low Back Pain (Acute) -- Orthopedic Conditions -- Osteoarthritis Treatment -- Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease -- Preventive Care -- Vaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Urinary Tract Infection -- Vertigo and Dizziness -- Appendix A: Panel Rating Summary by Condition -- Appendix B: Crosswalk Table of Original and Final Indicators. 
<br/><br/> This report is one of five volumes providing detailed information on the QA Tools, RAND's comprehensive, clinically based system for assessing quality of care for children and adults. The QA Tools indicators encompass screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in 46 clinical areas and cover a variety of modes of providing care, including history, physical examination, laboratory study, medication, and other interventions and contacts. Development of each indicator was based on the ratings of a panel of experts in the relevant fields and on a focused review of the scientific literature, which is clearly documented for each clinical condition. This volume focuses on indicators for care of general medical conditions. Each chapter summarizes the results of the literature review for a particular condition, provides RAND staff's recommended indicators based on that review, and notes the level of scientific evidence supporting each indicator along with the relevant citations. In addition, this work details the process by which the expert panel evaluated the indicators and the final disposition of each indicator. Clinical conditions covered in this volume are: Acne, alcohol dependence, allergic rhinitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, cataracts, cholelithiasis, dementia, depression, diabetes mellitus, hormone replacement therapy, headache, hip fracture, hysterectomy, inguinal hernia, acute low back pain, orthopedic conditions. Other RAND Health titles on the QA Tools system focus on indicators for children and adolescents, oncology and HIV, cardiopulmonary conditions, and women. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0833029169 0833043765 (electronic bk.) 9780833029164 9780833043764 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/MR-1280-AHRQ 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> $30.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Family medicine--Standards.<br/>Managed care plans (Medical care)--Quality control.<br/>Managed care plans (Medical care)--Standards.<br/>Medical care--Evaluation--Methodology.<br/>Medical care--Quality control.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA399.A3  / Q35 2000