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Health systems Flashcards

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What are the Institute of Medicine’s 6 aims for improvement?

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STEEEP

safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered

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What is the PDSA cycle from the model for improvement?

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plan, do, study, act

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What are 3 types of measures?

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outcomes measures
process measures
balancing measures

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What are balancing measures?

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Measuring if the change causes problems in other parts of the system

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What are QALYs and how would you calculate them?

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quality adjusted life years
length of life x quality of life
quality of life is measured as a score from 0-1

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What does ICER stand for?

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Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

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What is PROM?

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patient reported outcomes measures

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What is the difference between cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility analysis?

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CEA is cost per year of life

CUA is cost per QALY

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What is opportunity cost?

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the health benefits that will be foregone if new treatment is funded

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What are the three ‘buckets’ in the risk assessment model?

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self, context and task

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