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A good life in old age? / Monitoring and improving quality in long-term care

Material type: TextTextLanguage: 9789264194564 Series: OECD health policy studiesPublication details: Paris : OECD, 2013Description: 265 p.: ill.; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9789264194526
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 2013
Contents:
Executve summary, conclusions and recommendations-Part I. Measuring quality of in llong-term care. Chapter1. Why the quality of long-term care matters. -Chapter2. Measuring quality in long-term care. -Chapter3. Using interRal assessment systems to measure and maintain quality of long-term care. Part II. Policies to drive quality in long-term care. -Chapter4. regulation to improve quality in long-term care. -Chapter5. Standardisation and monitoring of care processes. Chapter6. Incentives for providers and choice for consumers. Part III. Care studies: European and the United States. -Chapter7. Quality measurement and improvement in long-term care in europe. -Chapter 8. Long-term care quality assrrance in the United States.
Summary: As ageing societies are pushing a growing number of frail old people into needing care, delivering quality long-term care services-care that is safe, effective, and responsive to needs-has become a priority for government. Yet much still remains to be done to enhance evidence-based measurement and improve the quality of long-term care services across EU and OECD countries. This book offert evidence and examples of esaful experiences to help policy makers, providers and experts measure and improve the quequality of long-term care services.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Oficina Leonel Fernández Colección 6to. Piso 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000102930

Executve summary, conclusions and recommendations-Part I. Measuring quality of in llong-term care. Chapter1. Why the quality of long-term care matters. -Chapter2. Measuring quality in long-term care. -Chapter3. Using interRal assessment systems to measure and maintain quality of long-term care. Part II. Policies to drive quality in long-term care. -Chapter4. regulation to improve quality in long-term care. -Chapter5. Standardisation and monitoring of care processes. Chapter6. Incentives for providers and choice for consumers. Part III. Care studies: European and the United States. -Chapter7. Quality measurement and improvement in long-term care in europe. -Chapter 8. Long-term care quality assrrance in the United States.

As ageing societies are pushing a growing number of frail old people into needing care, delivering quality long-term care services-care that is safe, effective, and responsive to needs-has become a priority for government. Yet much still remains to be done to enhance evidence-based measurement and improve the quality of long-term care services across EU and OECD countries. This book offert evidence and examples of esaful experiences to help policy makers, providers and experts measure and improve the quequality of long-term care services.

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