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Disease or Clinical Category
- Allergy and immunologic care
- Cardiovascular care
- Dental health care
- Diet and nutrition
- Endocrinologic/metabolic care
- Gastroenterologic care
- Gynecologic/obstetric care
- Hematologic/oncologic care
- HIV/AIDS care
- Infectious disease care
- Mental health care
- Musculoskeletal care
- Nephrologic care
- Neurologic care
- Ophthalmologic care
- Otolaryngologic care
- Pediatric care
- Respiratory/pulmonary care
- Skin and soft-tissue care
- Substance abuse
- Surgical care
- Urologic care
IOM Domains of Quality
Organizational Processes Affected by the Innovation- Administrative paperwork (29)
- Intake/admissions (48)
- Management structure (49)
- Medical record keeping (146)
- Organizational culture change (121)
- Pay for performance/incentives (62)
- Personal health records (31)
- Physical environment modification (93)
- Policies and procedures (418)
- Public communication (76)
- Quality measurement, benchmarking, data feedback (161)
- Referrals (224)
- Staff scheduling (30)
- Staffing (563)
- Team building (270)
- Technology—HIT (262)
- Technology—other (103)
- Training, knowledge management (535)
- Workflow redesign (167)
Patient Care Process- ► Active care processes: diagnosis and treatment (1793)
- Assessment (506)
- Behavioral or mental health therapy (278)
- Chronic-disease management (512)
- Imaging (76)
- Infection control (180)
- Laboratory tests (187)
- Medication adherence (62)
- Medication reconciliation (58)
- Medication: ordering, transcription, administration, dispensing (440)
- Palliative care, pain management (70)
- Patient safety (526)
- Primary care (581)
- Restraints (6)
- Surgery (15)
- Triage (33)
- ► After care processes (441)
- ► Care management processes (889)
- ► Patient-focused processes/psychosocial care (1558)
- ► Population health processes (722)
- ► Pre-care processes (216)
- ► Preventive care processes (977)
- ► Active care processes: diagnosis and treatment (1793)
Patient Population- ► Age (662)
- ► Gender (223)
- ► Insurance status (186)
- ► Race and ethnicity (228)
- ► Vulnerable populations (1373)
- Children (451)
- Co-occuring disorders (63)
- Disabled (developmentally) (57)
- Disabled (physically) (95)
- Frail elderly (233)
- Homeless (38)
- Illiterate/low-literate (44)
- Immigrants (156)
- Impoverished (272)
- Intensive care unit patients (52)
- Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (19)
- Medically or socially complex (171)
- Medically uninsured (140)
- Military/dependents/veterans (54)
- Natural disaster victim (20)
- Non-English speaking/limited English proficiency (162)
- Prisoners (17)
- Racial minorities (272)
- Rural populations (100)
- Substance abusers (122)
- Terminally ill (52)
- Transients/migrants (20)
- Urban populations (191)
- Women (233)
Quality Improvement Goals and Mechanisms
QualityTool Topic
Setting of Care- ► Ambulatory setting (719)
- Ambulatory surgery facility (10)
- Birthing center (7)
- Church/faith community setting (27)
- Community social setting (96)
- Complementary/alternative medicine provider (4)
- Courtroom (1)
- Dental office (22)
- Employer-based clinic (4)
- Federally qualified health center (60)
- Freestanding or neighborhood clinic (51)
- Hospital outpatient facility (156)
- Indian health service clinic (7)
- Mental health/substance abuse clinic (59)
- Outpatient rehabilitation, physical therapy, or occupational therapy clinic (10)
- Pain clinic (1)
- Physician office (235)
- Public health clinic (103)
- Retail setting (9)
- Rural health clinic (25)
- Student health (77)
- VA clinic (13)
- Worksite wellness (43)
- ► Ancillary service setting (27)
- Battlefield/military field hospital (2)
- ► Emergency setting (111)
- ► Health plans and managed care organizations (194)
- ► Home (383)
- ► Hospital inpatient—hospital type (462)
- ► Hospital inpatient—services/departments (105)
- Mobile (e.g., health vans) (11)
- ► Residential facilities (96)
- Safety net provider (68)
- ► Telehealth (177)
- ► Ambulatory setting (719)
Stage of Care
State- Alabama (4)
- Alaska (4)
- Arizona (13)
- Arkansas (3)
- California (96)
- Colorado (24)
- Connecticut (16)
- Delaware (12)
- District of Columbia (6)
- Florida (26)
- Georgia (23)
- Hawaii (2)
- Idaho (2)
- Illinois (32)
- Indiana (15)
- Iowa (7)
- Kansas (8)
- Kentucky (4)
- Louisiana (3)
- Maine (14)
- Maryland (38)
- Massachusetts (77)
- Michigan (35)
- Minnesota (38)
- Mississippi (6)
- Missouri (16)
- Montana (2)
- Nebraska (3)
- Nevada (1)
- New Hampshire (6)
- New Jersey (16)
- New Mexico (7)
- New York (66)
- North Carolina (31)
- North Dakota (1)
- Ohio (22)
- Oklahoma (4)
- Oregon (13)
- Pennsylvania (61)
- Rhode Island (8)
- South Carolina (7)
- South Dakota (2)
- Tennessee (12)
- Texas (39)
- Utah (5)
- Vermont (5)
- Virginia (24)
- Washington (34)
- West Virginia (3)
- Wisconsin (24)
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