Patient care outcomes: implications for the Military Health Services System.
Policy makers are targeting patient outcomes and the effectiveness of interventions as possible ways to curb spiraling health care costs. Quality assurance/improvement programs are focusing on patient outcomes as a way to evaluate and improve care delivery. Consequently, members of the Military Health Services System need a solid understanding of the current emphasis on the outcomes of care to be knowledgeable participants in the health care changes precipitated by highlighting patient outcomes.
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Clinical Policy Division, United States Army Health Professionals Support Agency, Office of the Army Surgeon General.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008889:Military Personnel; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality