Health care quality

prevention of disease and promotion of wellbeing of humans and animals

nosocomial infection

approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research

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system that consists of all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health

system that grants access to healthcare to all residents or citizens of a country or region

individual who provides medical treatments and health advice

British nonprofit for reviews of medical research (formed 1993)

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practice that relies on evidence to form arguments for guidance and decision-making

Pharmacovigilance (PV, or PhV), also known as drug safety, is the discipline within pharmaceutical science that addresses the identification, evaluation, and mitigation of adverse effects and other drug-related problems associated with pharmaceutical products.

comparison of costs and outcomes of different courses of action

health indicator combining quality and duration of life into a cumulative metric

extent to which the patient follows prescribed treatment responsibly, in the broader sense including both medication and appointments

prevention, reduction, reporting, and analysis of medical error

non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in the United Kingdom

document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria in healthcare

systemised approach to medical treatment concerning the standardisation of care processes

impartiality in the quality of health and healthcare

method to assess impacts of an action or risk factor on health and to produce a set of evidence-based recommendations to inform decision-making

type of health insurance system

Lebanese physician

form of financial analysis used to guide procurement decisions

medical decision-making practice

to avoid patient overdiagnosis and overtreatment

statistic used in cost-effectiveness analysis to summarise the cost-effectiveness of a health care intervention

list of medicines; collection of formulas for the compounding and testing of medication

European health quality index

broad approach to coordination of the disease treatment process that can involves shifting to areas such as preventive medicine, patient counseling and education, and outpatient care

Australian government agency

German foundation in the healthcare sector

health based on racial identity

detailed review and evaluation of clinical records by qualified professional personnel to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes

systematic effort to educate prescribers of antimicrobials to follow evidence-based prescribing, in order to stem antibiotic overuse

term as used in Medicine

set of medical practices

constructing a physical environment based on scientific research

inevitable and sometimes unforeseen chain of events due to an act affecting a system

action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient

self-humility, especially in healthcare