The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States

Article Abstract:

Americans are only receiving half of the healthcare services that are recommended by various health agencies, according to researchers who documented the delivery of healthcare services in 12 metropolitan areas. They looked at 439 indicators of quality of care for 30 medical conditions, including preventive services. For example, only 64% of elderly Americans receive the pneumococcal vaccine and only 38% are screened for colorectal cancer.

Health care industry, Outcome and process assessment (Health Care), Outcome and process assessment (Medical care)

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Who is at greatest risk for receiving poor-quality health care?

Article Abstract:

The quality of health care received by those American adults who had made one visit to a health care provider during the previous two years is assessed and the extent to which the quality of health care varies among sociodemographic groups is estimated. The results have shown that individual characteristics that often have a protective effect do not protect most people from deficits in the quality of care.

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Relationship between number of medical conditions and quality of care

Article Abstract:

Measurements of the quality of medical care received in three cohorts of community-dwelling adult patients in the Community Quality Index study is assessed, and found that the quality of care increases as a patient's number of chronic condition increases.

United Kingdom, Care and treatment, Measurement, Chronic diseases, Cohort analysis, Clinical report

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