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Document 0173
DOCN M9550173
TI Quality of care and HIV infection: theory and practice.
DT 9505
AU Wilson IB; Primary Care Outcomes Research Institute, New England
Medical; Center, Boston, MA 02111.
SO J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995;8 Suppl 1:S31-44.
Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95136009
AB The first section of this article provides a brief, conceptually
oriented overview of the state of the art in quality assessment. The
second section examines what we know about quality assessment in HIV
disease. The third section attempts to synthesize this information and
make some practical recommendations. These recommendations are starting
points on a road to understanding quality assessment in HIV disease, not
a destination. Scant empiric data underpin these recommendations, and it
is my expectation and hope that they will evoke discussion and debate.
Although this article touches only briefly on quality improvement,
decisions about what to do with the information gathered may be just as
important as decisions about what to measure. The concepts described in
the continuous quality improvement literature, even though they are only
beginning to be applied to health care, may be an important guidepost on
the road to improved quality.
DE Ambulatory Care Data Collection Health Services Research Human *HIV
Infections Inpatients Managed Care Programs/*STANDARDS *Outcome and
Process Assessment (Health Care) *Quality Assurance, Health Care
United States JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, ACADEMIC
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).