PUBHLTH 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.8: Infant Mortality, Cultural Appropriation, Universal Design

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PUBHLTH 122
• Professor: Terry Schmidt

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2003 landmark study findings: patients only received appropriate medical care 55% of the time, more likely to receive potentially harmful care, degree to which patients received appropriate care varied. Alcohol independence: 10% received standard of care. Senile cataracts: 78% received standard of care. (cid:862)crossi(cid:374)g the quality chas(cid:373): a new health yste(cid:373) for the (cid:1006)(cid:1005)st ce(cid:374)tury(cid:863) by the. Institute of medicine (2001: growing complexity of health care. Acute care: the report aimed to improve: safety, efficacy, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficacy, and equity of healthcare. Effective healthcare should use evidence-based treatments whenever possible: avoid underuse of effective care and overuse of infective care, healthcare providers and institutions should improve data collection and analysis capabilities, evidence-based medicine includes: Results from a variety of research designs. A patient-centered healthcare system is sensitive to the needs, values, and preferences of each patients: good communication, smooth transition, comprehensible information, linguistic and cultural appropriation.