ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

In 1999, quality in primary care will be measured more closely than ever before. Quality will not only be measured—but also reported—and reported in a form that consumers can use to compare health plans. A health plan's accreditation will depend on its performance on a series of 14 performance measures, referred to as theHealth Plan Employer DataandInformation Set, Version 3.0 (HEDIS 3.0), which the National Committee for Quality Assurance, an organization that accredits health plans, has developed, quantified, refined, and publicized. This article introduces the primary care clinician to HEDIS quality measures and recommends tools clinicians can use to score well in performance evaluations.

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Revised national guidelines for managing asthma In nonpregnant young adults and adults stress education for selfmanagement and include provisions for stepped care. These guidelines also include education on asthma pathophysioiogy; measures to control exacerbations; medications available to treat the disease; use of inhalers, spacers, hoiding chambers and self-monitoring; and peak expiratory flow meters. Treatment is based on frequency of exacerbations and readings from the peak flow meter. The stepped-care approach means aggressively treating patients at a higher step than current signs and symptoms may warrant, to gain rapid control over these signs and symptoms. The new guidelines suggest that patients with intermittent asthma use inhaled, short-acting bronchodiiators, whereas those with persistent asthma should begin with daily inhaled, antiinfiammatory medicines. Once control is maintained for weeks or months, dosages can gradually be reduced to the minimum effective level.

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID