Dartmouth atlas of neonatal intensive care : a report of the Dartmouth Atlas Project

Dartmouth atlas of neonatal intensive care a report of the Dartmouth Atlas Project

This Dartmouth Atlas report provides a comprehensive description of population based patterns of newborn care across regions and hospitals for four large U.S. newborn populations: the U.S. total birth cohort, the Medicaid-insured newborns of Texas, and newborns insured by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Goodma, David C., author (author), Bronner, Kristen K., editor (editor), Doherty, Julie R., editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lebanon, N.H. : The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice 2019.
Materias:
Intensive care nursing.
Health facilities.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009816732206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Supported by
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dedication
  • 1. Introduction
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • The Opportunity to Achieve the Triple Aim with the Guidance of Population-Based Newborn Analysis
  • A Framework for Interpreting Variation in Health Care
  • A Preview ...
  • References
  • 2. National Studies of Newborn Medical Care
  • All U.S. Newborns
  • Anthem-Insured Newborns
  • Imaging
  • Summing Up
  • References
  • 3. Texas Medicaid-Insured Newborns
  • The Texas Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Project (TNP)
  • Care of High-Risk Newborns: Very Low Birth Weight Newborns (< 1,500 grams)
  • Care of Low-Risk Newborns: Late Preterm Newborns (gestational age 34-36 weeks)
  • Are More Special Care Days Better? Or Worse?
  • Summing Up
  • References
  • 4. Regional Variation in the Treatment of Sick Newborns in Norway
  • Atle Moen.
  • Admissions to Neonatal Units, Length of Stay, and Use of Intensive Care
  • Use of Antibiotics
  • Use of Ventilators in Treating Respiratory Illness
  • Phototherapy: Light Treatment for Jaundice (Hyperbilirubenemia)
  • Benchmarking Norwegian Newborn Care
  • Summing Up
  • References
  • 5. The Problem of Variation in Newborn Care
  • Is the variation unwarranted?
  • Is the unwarranted variation important?
  • What are the causes of unwarranted variation and what is the right rate?
  • How can this information lead to better perinatal care and outcomes?
  • References
  • 6. Statistical Methods
  • How is Utilization of Health Care Measured?
  • How is Variation Across Regions and Hospitals Measured?
  • Can this Variation be Explained?
  • Where Can I Find More Information About the Methods Used in the Atlas?
  • References.

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