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  2. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set - Wikipedia

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    They count only a select set of healthcare interventions, for specific at risk patient populations, that can imply that institutions and Providers are giving adequate care. Its purpose is to verify a minimally acceptable level of care is given to specific At Risk Populations. In 1998, HEDIS measures were said to "offer little insight into...

  3. High-risk people - Wikipedia

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    Elisabeth Steubesand, 105 years old, the oldest citizen of Cologne and a high-risk individual. A high-risk individual, high-risk person, or high-risk population is a human being or beings living with an increased risk for severe illness due to age, medical condition, pregnancy/post-pregnant conditions, geographical location, or a combination of these risk factors.

  4. Nursing Outcomes Classification - Wikipedia

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    The NOC is a system to evaluate the effects of nursing care as a part of the nursing process. The NOC contains 330 outcomes, and each with a label, a definition, and a set of indicators and measures to determine achievement of the nursing outcome and are included The terminology is an American Nurses' Association -recognized terminology, is ...

  5. Nursing diagnosis - Wikipedia

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    Nursing diagnoses are developed based on data obtained during the nursing assessment. A problem-based nursing diagnosis presents a problem response present at time of assessment. Risk diagnoses represent vulnerabilities to potential problems, and health promotion diagnoses identify areas which can be enhanced to improve health.

  6. Population impact measure - Wikipedia

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    NEPP extends the well-known measure number needed to treat (NNT) beyond the individual patient to the population. To describe the impact of a risk factor on causing ill health and disease the Population Impact Number of Eliminating a Risk factor (PIN − ER − t) is defined as "the potential number of disease events prevented in a population ...

  7. Evidence-based nursing - Wikipedia

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    One method of research for evidence-based practice in nursing is 'qualitative research': The word implies an entity and meanings that are not experimentally examined or measured in terms of quantity, amount, frequency, or intensity. With qualitative research, researchers learn about patient experiences through discussions and interviews.

  8. Accountable care organization - Wikipedia

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    It attempts to reduce inappropriate care and to identify and reward the best-performing providers. [29] VBP Levels 1, 2, & 3 describe the level of risk providers choose to share with the Managed Care Organization. VBP risk levels allow providers to gradually increase the level of risk in their contracts.

  9. Attack rate - Wikipedia

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    An at-risk population is defined as one that has no immunity to the attacking pathogen, which can be either a novel pathogen or an established pathogen. It is used to project the number of infections to expect during an epidemic. This aids in marshalling resources for delivery of medical care as well as production of vaccines and/or anti-viral ...