The Challenges of Medical Practice Variations
Published on 29. June 1990
Book
Hardback
213 pages
978-0-333-47508-9 (ISBN)
Description
Substantial, and even gross, variations in medical practice occur both between and within countries. Furthermore, such variations in the utilisation of modern medical care are the rule rather than the exception. This book, with contributions from internationally known experts, is the first to deal solely with the topic of medical practice variation. Starting with an overview of the current state of knowledge, the contributions consider the challenges ahead, proposing novel ideas, approaches and policies to meet these challenges.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-47508-9 (9780333475089)
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Content
Medical Practice Variations: Where Are We?; T.Folmer Andersen & G.Mooney - Why Do Variations Occur?; K.McPherson - Variations in Outcomes Research; L.L.Roos et al - Medical Decision Making and Practice Variation; A.G.Mulley, Jr. - Equity and Variability in Modern Health Care; G.Bevan - Measuring Performance in the Health Care Sector: The Whys and the Hows; A.McGuire - The Dog in the Night Time: Medical Practice Variations and Health Policy; R.G.Evans - Variations from a Lay Perspective; F.Vestergaard - On the Need for Outcomes Research and the Prospects for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences; J.E.Wennberg - Promoting Clinical Policy Change: Using the Art to Promote the Science in Medicine; J.Lomas - Challenges Facing Modern Health Care: A Need for Change; G.Mooney & T.Folmer Andersen - Index