Quality of care for women : a review of selected clinical conditions and quality indicators / editors, Elizabeth A. McGlynn [et al.]

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Rand Corporation.

United States. Health Care Financing Administration.

McGlynn, Elizabeth A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Health and hygiene--United States.

Women.

Medical care--United States--Evaluation.

Medical care.

Women's health services--United States.

Women's health services.

Outcome assessment (Medical care).

Physical Description:

xiv, 431 pages ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Quality of care for women

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2000.

Summary:

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 women. Each chapter summarizes the results of the literature review for a particular condition, provides RAND staff's recommended indicators based on that review, and lists the cited studies. In addition, this work details the process by which the expert panelevaluated the indicators and the final disposition of each indicator. Clinical conditions covered in this volume are: Acne, alcohol dependence, allergic rhinitis, asthma, breast mass, cesarean delivery, cigarette use counseling, depression, diabetes mellitus, family planning/contraception, headache, hypertension, acute low back pain, prenatal care, preterm labor-cortisosteroids for fetal maturation, preventive care, upper respiratoryinfections, urinary tract infection, vaginitis and sexually transmitted diseases. Other RAND Health titles on the QA Tools system focus on indicators for general medicine, oncology and HIV, cardiopulmonary conditions, and care of children and adolescents.

Contents:

Preface

Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Acne

2. Alcohol dependence

3. Allergic rhinitis

4. Asthma

5. Breast mass

6. Cesarean delivery

7. Cigarette use counseling

8. Depression

9. Diabetes mellitus

10. Family planning/contraception

11. Headache

12. Hypertension

13. Low back pain (acute)

14. Prenatal care

15. Preterm labor, cortisteroids for fetal maturation

16. Preventive care

17. Upper respiratory infections

18. Urinary tract infection

19. Vaginitis and sexually transmitted diseases, diagnosis and treatment

Appendix A: Definitions for indicator tables

Appendix B: Panel ratings sheets by condition

Appendix C: Crosswalk table of original and final indicators.

Notes:

"MR-1284-HCFA"--Back cover

"Supported by the Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."