Closing the quality gap: revisiting the state of the science series - Quality improvement measurement of outcomes for people with disabilities

Butler M, Kane RL, Larson S, Jeffery MM, Grove M
Record ID 32012000919
English
Authors' objectives: To examine how health care outcomes for general medical care have been assessed for people with disabilities within the rubrics of care coordination and quality improvement.
Authors' recommendations: We found very few direct examples of work conducted from the perspective of disability as a complicating condition. The sparse literature indicates the early stages of research development. Capturing the disability perspective will require collaboration and coordination of measurement efforts across medical interventions, rehabilitation, and social support provision.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2012
URL for additional information: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/gapdisouttp.htm
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Disabled Persons
  • Quality Improvement
Contact
Organisation Name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address: Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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