Evaluating the Feasibility of Developing National Outcomes Data Bases to Assist Patients with Making Treatment Decisions Data Bases to Assist Patients Wtih Making Treatment Decisions

This report examines issues surrounding the establishment of a national patient outcomes database that would be used by patients and providers to make more informed treatment decisions. It focuses on prostate cancer and surgery for osteoarthritis. The authors conclude that such longitudinal databas...

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Autor principal: Damberg, Cheryl L. (-)
Autores Corporativos: United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Content Provider (content provider), Rand Corporation Content Provider
Otros Autores: Hiatt, Liisa, Chan, Kitty S., Nolind, Rebecca
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation 2003.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427809006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; INTRODUCTION; A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING NATIONAL OUTCOMES DATA BASES; SHARED DECISION-MAKING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; PROSTATE CANCER DATA BASE FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS DATA BASE FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Draft Questions-Prostate Cancer Consultative Meeting; ; REFERENCES