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      Committee on Improving Quality in Long-Term Care,Division of Health Care Services,National Academy of Sciences

      Looks at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This…

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      Caring for People with Serious Illness: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Health Care Services,Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing weaknesses in the United States health care system, while creating a new set of challenges related to caring for people with serious illness. The…

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      Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Health Care Services,Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness that limits their daily activities. These illnesses include…

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      Promoting Health Equity in Cancer Care: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Despite advances in the delivery of high-quality cancer care and improvements in patient outcomes in recent years, disparities in cancer incidence, care, and patient outcomes persist. To examine opportunities to…

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      Calling the Shots: Immunization Finance Policies and Practices

      Committee on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices,Division of Health Care Services and Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the basic strategies that finance the national immunization system in health care climate. This book explores the evolution of the system in light of changing US demographics, development of…

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      Implementing Quality Measures for Accountability in Community-Based Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Health Care Services,Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      Millions of Americans of all ages face the challenge of living with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, heart, or lung disease. Many people with serious illness are increasingly cared…

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      Pain Management for People with Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Use Disorder Epidemic: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Health Care Services,Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      The United States is facing an opioid use disorder epidemic with opioid overdoses killing 47,000 people in the U.S. in 2017. The past three decades have witnessed a significant increase…

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      The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

      Abortion is a legal medical procedure that has been provided to millions of American women. Since the Institute of Medicine first reviewed the health implications of national legalized abortion in…

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      The Potential Contribution of Cancer Genomics Information to Community Investigations of Unusual Patterns of Cancer

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Board on Health Care Services, Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health, National Cancer Policy Forum

      Where people live can affect their health because of location-specific exposure to chemicals and toxicants, lifestyle, diet, immune function development, and social and historical determinants of health. A better understanding…

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      Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research

      Committee on the Role of Institutional Review Boards in Health Services Research Data Privacy Protection,Division of Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The need for quality improvement and for cost saving are driving both individual choices and health system dynamics. The health services research that we need to support informed choices depends…

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      Advancing Progress in the Development and Implementation of Effective, High-Quality Cancer Screening: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      New technologies and improved understanding of the genesis and progression of various cancers have added to the enthusiasm for potential new strategies to improve screening and early detection of cancer…

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      The Challenges and Opportunities of Advance Care Planning: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Board on Health Care Services,Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      Advance Care Planning(ACP)has long been a staple of caring for people with serious illness. Over its history, it has been defined in different ways. Clinicians, researchers, patients, and the public…

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      Family Caregiving for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, National Cancer Policy Forum, Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      The National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness, National Cancer Policy Forum, and Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence hosted a workshop that examined opportunities to…

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      Environmental Health Indicators: Bridging the Chasm of Public Health and the Environment, Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      A report that presents the summary of the fourth workshop of The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine.

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      Biomarker Tests for Molecularly Targeted Therapies: Key to Unlocking Precision Medicine

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Biomarkers for Molecularly Targeted Therapies

      Every patient is unique, and the evolving field of precision medicine aims to ensure the delivery of the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. In an…

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      Improving Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health

      Quality of care is a priority for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency’s missions abroad and their host country partners work in quality improvement, but a lack of…

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      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century

      Kathi Hanna,Christine Coussens,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Academy of Sciences

      This is a summary of the workshop Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century. The goal of this workshop…

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      Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organization Program: Maximizing Potential

      Committee on Redesigning Health Insurance Performance Measures, Payment, and Performance Improvement Programs,National Academy of Sciences

      Focusing on performance improvement, this book considers the history, role, and effectiveness of the Quality Improvement Organization (Q) program and its potential to promote quality improvement within a changing health…

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      The Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine sponsored a workshop to understand the biological mechanism of normal labor and delivery, and how environmental influences can…

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      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: The Greater Houston Metropolitan Area: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Houston is struggling with many of the environmental problems that most of the nation’s major metropolitan areas are struggling with - transportation, water and air pollution, flooding, and major demographic…

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      Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States: Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact…

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      Global Environmental Health in the 21st Century: From Governmental Regulation to Corporate Social Responsibility: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Biological threats like SARS and natural disasters like the tsunami in Indonesia have devastated entire regions, and quickly exhausted budgetary resources. As the field of environmental health continues to evolve…

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      Achieving Health Equity via the Affordable Care Act: Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities

      Since its creation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2007, the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities has been fostering dialogue on…

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      The Role of Purchasers and Payers in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Clinical Research Roundtable,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      What do purchasers and payers need from the Clinical Research Enterprise? How have current efforts in clinical research met their needs? And, what are purchasers, payers, and other stakeholders willing…

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      Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reducing the Treatment Gap, Improving Quality of Care: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders,Institute of Medicine,Forum on Health and Nutrition,Uganda Academy of Sciences

      Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of…

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      Assessing the Quality of Cancer Care: An Approach to Measurement in Georgia

      Jill Eden,Joseph V. Simone,Committee on Assessing Improvements in Cancer Care in Georgia

      Identifies a set of measures that could be used to gauge Georgia’s progress in improving the quality of its cancer services and in reducing cancer-related morbidity and mortality.

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      Necessity, Use, and Care of Laboratory Dogs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

      For many years, laboratory dogs have served as important animal models for biomedical research that has advanced human health. Conducted at the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…

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      Public Financing and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Care: Securing the Legacy of Ryan White

      Committee on the Public Financing and Delivery of HIV Care,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the standard of care for HIV patients and assesses the extent the system used for financing and delivering care allows individuals with HIV to receive it. This book recommends…

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      Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Roundtable Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Clinical Research Roundtable,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Offers a summary of a workshop focused on exploring the role of the public in the Clinical Research Enterprise. This report identifies four challenges: enhancing public participation in clinical research…

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      Measuring What Matters: Allocation, Planning, and Quality Assessment for the Ryan White Care Act

      Committee on the Ryan White CARE Act: Data for Resource Allocation,Planning and Evaluation,National Academy of Sciences

      The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, enacted in 1990, provides funding to cities, states, and other public and private entities to provide care and support services to…

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