Sunday 26 June 2011

Does clinical coordination improve quality and save money?

"This report examines the evidence for the extent to which poor coordination contributes to poor quality outcomes for patients and the approaches to clinical coordination which are shown to improve care and whether these can reduce costs."


Does clinical coordination improve quality and save money? A review of the evidence
J Ovretveit
The Health Foundation
June 2011

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Comparative effectiveness research and patients with multiple chronic conditions

"The aim of comparative effectiveness research (CER) is to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care and to help patients, health care professionals, and purchasers make informed decisions."


Comparative effectiveness research and patients with multiple chronic conditions
ME Tinetti, SA Studenski
New England Journal of Medicine, June 22, 2011

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A&E clinical quality indicators

"A&E sites following this guidance will ensure that locally published information on the indicators provides an accurate, transparent and comparable reflection of their performance."


A&E clinical quality indicators: best practice guidance for local publication
Department of Health
23 June 2011

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Sunday 19 June 2011

Accountability in the NHS

"This paper gives an overview of how providers and commissioners of NHS funded care are currently held to account, and considers how this would change under the government’s reform programme."

Accountability in the NHS: implications of the government's reform programme
J Maybin, R Addicott, A Dixon, J Storey
The King's Fund
2011

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Improving value for money in adult social care

This briefing presents the starting point for local authority decisions on adult social care spending over the next three years.

Improving value for money in adult social care
Audit Commission
June 2011

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Promoting continuity of care in general practice

"In this paper we discuss the evidence that the key to effective care is the relationship between clinician and patient, the therapeutic relationship."

Promoting continuity of care in general practice
AP Hill, GK Freeman
RCGP Policy Paper
March 2011

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Developing and commissioning non-traditional providers

"Non-traditional providers (such as voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises) are important additions to routinely commissioned services."

"Thanks for the Petunias": A guide to developing and commissioning non-traditional providers to support the self management of people with long term conditions
S King
NHS North East Innovation Fund, Sandra King Associates
May 2011

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Transforming NHS ambulance services

"This study examines whether ambulance services provide a cost-effective service to patients seeking urgent and emergency care."

Transforming NHS ambulance services
National Audit Office
June 2011

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Saturday 18 June 2011

The voluntary and community sector in health

This document considers the main opportunities facing the sector and discusses what needs to happen to ensure the sector can flourish in the new system and what it needs to do to grasp new opportunities.

The voluntary and community sector in health: implications of the proposed NHS reforms
N Curry, C Mundle, F Sheil, L Weaks
The King's Fund
2011

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Do clinical guidelines reduce clinician dependent costs?

"The purpose of this review was to summarize recent evidence, relevant to both developed and developing countries on whether evidence based clinical guidelines can change hospitals variable costs which are clinician dependent, and the degree of financial savings achieved at hospital level."

Do clinical guidelines reduce clinician dependent costs?
G Kosimbei, K Hanson, M English
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011, 9:24

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Sunday 12 June 2011

What do primary care physicians and researchers consider the most important patient safety improvement strategies?

"An international panel of primary care physicians and researchers felt that many different strategies to improve patient safety were important."

What do primary care physicians and researchers consider the most important patient safety improvement strategies?
S Gaal, W Verstappen, M Wensing
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:102

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Safe and effective service improvement

"This guide is designed to introduce those with a responsibility for safety and productivity working in healthcare organisations to the concept that Lean can, and already is, being used to tackle both of these important agendas."

Safe and effective service improvement: delivering the safety and productivity agenda in healthcare using a Lean approach
Amnis
2011

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Care coordination model

"This white paper outlines methods and opportunities to better coordinate care for people with multiple health and social needs, and reviews ways that organizations have allocated resources to better meet the range of needs in this population."

Care coordination model: better care at lower cost for people with multiple health and social needs
C Craig, D Eby, J Whittington
Institute for Health Innovation
2011

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Managing resources in NHS dentistry

"The aim of this study is to develop, apply and evaluate an economics based framework to assist commissioners in their management of finite resources for local dental services."

Managing resources in NHS dentistry: using health economics to inform commissioning decisions
RD Holmes, J Steele, CE Exley, C Donaldson
BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:138

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Thursday 2 June 2011

Improve quality and productivity

"How Skills for Health can help you develop and transform your workforce."

Improve quality and productivity
Skills for Health
May 2011

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