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Hospital comparisons on four measures of quality, safety, and affordability
- Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) - entering medication orders via computer linked to prescribing error prevention software.
- Evidence-Based Hospital Referral (EHR): hospitals with extensive experience and the best results with certain high-risk surgeries and conditions.
- ICU Physician Staffing (IPS)
- Leapfrog Safe Practices Score: adherence to 30 practices that reduce the risk of harm in certain processes, systems or environments of care.
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A
coalition of Massachusetts organizations that share knowledge and
information about causes of, and potential strategies for preventing,
medical errors. |
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Evidence-based
information to help you maximize your health care experience. Site
includes tips for preventing medical errors, checklists for choosing
a health plan, doctor, treatment, hospital and long-term care facility,
and references to help you prepare for medical tests, plan for surgery
and get the most from your appointment with your physician. |
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Cancer
information center for patients and the general public |
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Lung-related
inforamation including asthma, tobacco control, air quality, occupational
health, school programs, living with lung disease, data, statistics
and research. |
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General
medical reference information, physician lookup (background/malpractice
history for past 10 years), hospital finder, and group practice
finder. . |
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Scientific
information and applications of sports medicine |
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General
health information, data and statistics |
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Compares hospital data across regions and states on end-of-life care, including transfers to hospice programs and time spent in the Intensive Care Unit. |
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Compare physician and hospital performance for specific treatments including hip fracture, stroke, heart attack and maternity services. Cost and utilization information is also available. |
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Search
background and malpractice information of licensed Massachusetts
physicians. |
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Health
information, medical dictionaries, encyclopedia and journals; health
topics by demographic groups, information on doctors, dentists,
public clinics, hospitals, long-term care, nursing homes, health
insurance, scripts, fraud, Medicare and Medicaid and privacy. |
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Compare hospital adherence to quality practice measures for certain medical conditions. |
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Compare hospitals on 32 conditions and procedures, including complication and death rates. Note that more comprehensive reports cost $18. |
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Links
to resources and answers about end of life care. |
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Health
information, publications and statistics. |
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A
medical information resource including an online library
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Health care information and information about their products.
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Cancer
information, clinical trials, publications and reports, and statistics
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A
collaborate effort among health plans and purchasers to implement
collection and reporting of HEDIS (Health Plan Employer Data and
Information Set) performance measures. |
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Current
and past issues of the Journal, including a collections page by
disease or topic. |
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Health
resources; research centers; publications; dissertations and theses.
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Mental
health topics and brochures |
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Resource
for parents and educators of school aged children |
