For whom medical care is ?

Information requisition is the core of guideline-based medical care: which information is needed for whom?

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES It is mandatory for the design of an efficient software product to know the different groups of users of a software tool, the tasks the users want to perform with it, and the information that is required for it. Our goal is to establish a comprehensive information source for the development of a consistent software environment supporting all tasks emerging from th...

Are medical conferences useful? And for whom?

CONFERENCES ORGANIZED BY MEDICAL SOCIETIES and related organizations are a dominant feature of the academic, professional, and social life of all health-related disciplines. These events come in all sizes, from relatively small, local gatherings, workshops, and symposia to large international megacongresses that mobilize tens of thousands of clinicians, researchers, exhibitors, and staff to bui...

Who is holding whom accountable for quality?

The debate over accountability for managed care quality is occurring everywhere, from Congress and state legislatures to courtrooms and boardrooms. This paper reviews a variety of today's techniques for holding managed care answerable for quality, ranging from those grounded in the law to more market-based approaches, including accreditation and commerce in data about plan performance. Today, t...

Is Medical Application Software a New Strategy for Oncologists?

Spending on medical care: more is better?

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