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REPORTS
FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE |
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| The Institute of Medicine
(IOM) serves as adviser to the nation to improve health. As
an independent, scientific adviser and a part of the National
Academies of Science, the IOM strives to produce committee reports
that are unbiased, based on evidence, and grounded in science. |
Crossing
the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century.
Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Institute of
Medicine. National Academy Press, Washington DC, 2001. |
Greiner
AC and Knebel E, Eds. Health Professions Education: A Bridge
to Quality.
Committee on the Health Professions Education Summit. Institute
of Medicine. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2001. |
| Kohn
LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, Eds. To Err Is Human: Building
a Safer Health System. Institute of Medicine. Washington DC:
National Academy Press January 2000. |
| ISSUE
BRIEFS |
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| Foundations such as the
Commonwealth Fund and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
are committed to providing independent analyses and information
on health care issues in order to raise awareness and improve
health care practice and policy. |
| Accelerating
Quality Improvement in Health Care: Strategies to Speed the
Adoption and Diffusion of Innovations. National Committee for
Quality Health Care. Washington DC. January 2003 |
| Davis
K. The Quality of American Health Care: Can We Do Better? The
Commonwealth Fund. January 2001. Publication #446 |
Davis
K, Schoen C, Schoenbaum S,
Audet A, Doty M, and Tenney K. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Looking
at the Quality of American Health Care through the Patient's
Lens. The Commonwealth Fund. January 2004. Publication #683 |
| Davis
K, Schoenbaum SC, Collins KS, Tenney K, Hughes DL, Audet AJ.
Room for Improvement: Patients Report on the Quality of their
Health Care. The Commonwealth Fund. April 2002. Publication
#534. |
| Ensuring and Improving
the Quality of Care in a Managed Care Environment. Washington,
DC: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Suzanne
Felt. Document No. PP95-28. Available from ASTHO, 415 Second
St. NE, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 546-5400. |
| Leatherman
S and McCarthy D. Quality of Healthcare in the United States:
A Chartbook. The Commonwealth Fund. New York, April 2002. |
| Leatherman
S and McCarthy D. Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents:
A Chartbook. The Commonwealth Fund. New York, April 2004. (#700) |
| National
Healthcare Quality Report. (Prepublication Report). U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services. Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality. Rockville, MD. December 2003. |
| NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE |
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| One of the most influential
medical journals, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
is a weekly publication that presents reports of medical research
and clinical trials, review articles, case studies, editorials,
and policy updates. The NEJM has generously provided direct
access to articles important for becoming informed about health
policy. |
Blumenthal
D. Quality of Care - What is It?- Part One of Six.
N Engl J Med 1996; 335:891-894, Sep 19, 1996. |
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Bodenheimer
T. The American Health Care System: The Movement for Improved
Quality in Health Care.
N Engl J Med 1999; 340:488-492, Feb 11, 1999. Health Policy
Reports
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Casalino
L. P. The Unintended Consequences of Measuring Quality on
the Quality of Medical Care.
N Engl J Med 1999; 341:1147-1150, Oct 7, 1999.
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Epstein
A. M., Lee T. H., Hamel M. B. Paying Physicians for High-Quality
Care.
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:406-410, Jan 22, 2004.
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Iglehart
J. K. The Mental Health Maze and the Call for Transformation
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:507-514, Jan 29, 2004.
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Iglehart
J. K. The National Committee for Quality Assurance.
N Engl J Med 1996; 335:995-999, Sep 26, 1996. Health Policy
Reports
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Jha
A. K., Perlin J. B., Kizer K. W., Dudley R. A. Effect of the
Transformation of the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
on the Quality of Care.
N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2218-2227, May 29, 2003.
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McGlynn
E. A., Asch S. M., Adams J., Keesey J., Hicks J., DeCristofaro
A., Kerr E. A.The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults
in the United States.
N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2635-2645, Jun 26, 2003.
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Studdert
D. M., Mello M. M., Brennan T. A. Medical Malpractice.
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:283-292, Jan 15, 2004.
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Vincent
C. Patient Safety: Understanding and Responding to Adverse
Events.
N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1051-1056, Mar 13, 2003.
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BOOKS |
| Berwick DM. Escape Fire:
Designs for the Future of Health Care. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2003. |
| Gawande A. Complications:
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science. New York: Henry Holt,
2003. |
