Comparing the Quality of Health Care Providers

Comparing the Quality of Health Care Providers

This paper introduces a new approach for evaluating the quality of health care providers that provides an integrated solution to a number of problems that limit the usefulness of available methods. Our approach optimally combines information from all the quality indicators available for a provider (e.g. from other years, other patients, or other indicators for the same patients) in order to mor...

Nber Working Paper Series the Quality of Health Care Providers

We thank Haruko Noguchi, Dhara Shah, and Yu-Chu Shen for outstanding assistance with data management and analysis, and seminar participants at the NBER and various universities for helpful comments. The National Institute on Aging, the Health Care Financing Administration, and the Olin Foundation provided financial support. All errors are our own. The views expressed herein are those of the aut...

The Effect of Educational Intervention on Health Care Providers' Preparedness in the Natural Disasters: A Case Study of Health Care Providers in Shahreza City, Iran

Background: Every year, numerous natural disasters occur around Iran, with many casualties and financial losses. In these crises, the demand for health care suddenly and uncontrollably increases. In such circumstances, the readiness of health centers and their staff is critical in reducing injuries and mortality. This study aimed to determine the effect of disaster preparedness intervention on ...

Quality among a diversity of health care providers. .

Thirty years' experience in the US with non-physician clinicians shows they can deliver quality care.

Peruvian Guideline to Care the Mental Health of Health Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic