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Public Health Rep ; 134(2_suppl): 37S-42S, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31682560

ABSTRACT

International initiatives to strengthen national health laboratory systems in resource-poor countries are often hampered by unfamiliarity with the country's health laboratory environment and turnover of international partners during the initiative. This study provides an overview of, and lessons learned from, the use of a laboratory long-term partnership approach (ie, "twinning") to strengthen the national public health laboratory system in an international setting. We focused on the partnering of the Uganda Ministry of Health Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) with the New Mexico State Public Health Laboratory to help the CPHL become Uganda's national public health reference laboratory (Uganda National Health Laboratory Services [UNHLS] Institute) and leader of its nascent Uganda National Health Laboratory Network (UNHLN). Via twinning, CPHL leadership received training on laboratory leadership and management, quality systems, facility management, and the One Health environmental strategy (ie, that the health of persons is connected to the health of animals and the environment), and drafted a National Health Laboratory Policy, UNHLS Institute business plan, and strategic and operating plans for the UNHLS Institute and UNHLN. The CPHL is now responsible for the UNHLS Institute and coordinates the UNHLN. Lessons learned include (1) twinning establishes stable long-term collaborations and (2) success requires commitment to a formal statement of activities and objectives, as well as clear and regular communication among partners.


Subject(s)
Cooperative Behavior , Government Programs/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/economics , Internationality , Laboratories/organization & administration , Public Health , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Humans , Laboratories/standards , Laboratory Personnel/education , Leadership , New Mexico , Organizational Case Studies , Public Health/education , Uganda
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J Adolesc Health ; 54(3 Suppl): S29-36, 2014 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24560073

ABSTRACT

In fall 2011, the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC Campaign), with funding from Office of Adolescent Health, began replicating an evidence-based curriculum, It's Your Game, Keep It Real in 12 middle schools across South Carolina. Fidelity of the curriculum was monitored by the use of lesson fidelity logs completed by curriculum facilitators and lesson observation logs submitted by independent classroom observers. These data were monitored weekly to identify possible threats to fidelity. The innovative model Fidelity Through Informed Technical Assistance and Training was developed by SC Campaign to react to possible fidelity threats in real time, through a variety of technical assistance modalities. Fidelity Through Informed Technical Assistance and Training guided the 55 hours of technical assistance delivered by the SC Campaign during the first year of It's Your Game, Keep It Real implementation to 18 facilitators across 12 SC middle schools, and achieved 98.4% curriculum adherence and a high quality of implementation scores.


Subject(s)
Evidence-Based Medicine/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Pregnancy in Adolescence/prevention & control , School Health Services/standards , Adolescent , Curriculum , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Evidence-Based Medicine/organization & administration , Female , Health Plan Implementation/methods , Health Plan Implementation/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/organization & administration , Humans , Models, Organizational , Pregnancy , School Health Services/organization & administration , South Carolina
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Rev. argent. cir. plást ; 19(2): 65-79, 20130000. fig, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BINACIS | ID: biblio-1553369

ABSTRACT

La cirugía plástica tiene obligación de medios, como toda práctica médica, pero tiene también la obligación de resultados: es necesario disminuir los resultados adversos y para ello se necesita conocimiento y planifi cación. Se introduce una metodología útil, de aplicación general y adaptada a la medicina desde hace años, como es la del criterio de calidad total. Esta metodología se utiliza para la reducción de los efectos adversos que se producen en la práctica de la cirugía plástica, asociada al criterio hoy sustentado de bioética. El primer principio de la ética a cumplir es el de non nocere; para su prevención es necesario conocer las causas, que son desagregadas y analizadas con distintas metodologías que propone la calidad total. La ciencia médica, como la clínica y la epidemiología, tiene aquí posibilidades de desarrollo de una técnica práctica y efectiva.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Surgery, Plastic/ethics , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Practice Guidelines as Topic/standards
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J Aging Soc Policy ; 24(4): 349-67, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23216345

ABSTRACT

To improve nursing home quality, many states have developed "technical assistance programs" that provide on-site consultation and training for nursing facility staff. We conducted a national survey on these state programs to collect data on program design, operations, financing, and perceived effectiveness. As of 2010, 17 states had developed such programs. Compared to existing state nursing home quality regulations, these programs represent a collaborative, rather than enforcement-oriented, approach to quality. However, existing programs vary substantially in key structural features such as staffing patterns, funding levels, and relationship with state survey and certification agencies. Perceived effectiveness by program officials on quality was high, although few states have performed formal evaluations. Perceived barriers to program effectiveness included lack of appropriate staff and funding, among others. In conclusion, state technical assistance programs for nursing homes vary in program design and perceived effectiveness. Future comparative evaluations are needed to inform evidence-based quality initiatives.


Subject(s)
Health Planning Technical Assistance/organization & administration , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Homes for the Aged/organization & administration , Homes for the Aged/standards , Nursing Homes/organization & administration , Nursing Homes/standards , Quality Improvement/organization & administration , Quality Improvement/standards , Aged , Budgets , Certification , Health Planning Technical Assistance/economics , Health Services Research , Homes for the Aged/economics , Humans , Inservice Training/economics , Inservice Training/organization & administration , Inservice Training/standards , Nursing Homes/economics , Program Evaluation , Quality Improvement/economics , United States
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Glob Public Health ; 7(9): 915-30, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22606939

ABSTRACT

In an era when health resources are increasingly constrained, international organisations are transitioning from directly managing health services to providing technical assistance (TA) to in-country owners of public health programmes. We define TA as: 'A dynamic, capacity-building process for designing or improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of specific programmes, research, services, products, or systems'. TA can build sustainable capacities, strengthen health systems and support country ownership. However, our assessment of published evaluations found limited evidence for its effectiveness. We summarise socio-behavioural theories relevant to TA, review published evaluations and describe skills required for TA providers. We explore challenges to providing TA including cost effectiveness, knowledge management and sustaining TA systems. Lastly, we outline recommendations for structuring global TA systems. Considering its important role in global health, more rigorous evaluations of TA efforts should be given high priority.


Subject(s)
Capacity Building , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Delivery of Health Care/standards , Global Health , Health Planning Technical Assistance/organization & administration , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Delivery of Health Care/economics , Delivery of Health Care/trends , Developing Countries , Health Planning Technical Assistance/economics , Health Planning Technical Assistance/trends , Health Policy , Humans , International Cooperation , National Health Programs/economics , National Health Programs/organization & administration , National Health Programs/standards , National Health Programs/trends , Ownership , Program Development , Public Health
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Cir. Esp. (Ed. impr.) ; 72(6): 329-336, dic. 2002. ilus
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-19345

ABSTRACT

Introducción. La evaluación de tecnología sanitaria, es el proceso de análisis del valor y la contribución de cada tecnología sanitaria, relativo a la mejora de la salud individual y colectiva, incluyendo su impacto económico y social. Los objetivos del estudio son evaluar el funcionamiento de la UCSI en la organización, asistencia sanitaria, aspectos sociales y económicos. Material y método. Pacientes intervenidos durante 2000 y 2001 con cirugía mayor ambulatoria (CMA), obteniendo datos de la unidad de cirugía sin ingreso (UCSI), la unidad de documentación clínica y admisión (UDCA) y la unidad de gestión (contabilidad analítica). Resultados. La mayor implicación de profesionales y los resultados obtenidos soslayan problemas iniciales. Un total de 1.930 pacientes en 2000 y 2.074 en 2001 fueron intervenidos, la mayoría de oftalmología (18,51 y 25,12 por ciento), traumatología (17,11 y 18,42 por ciento), cirugía general (17 y 17,79 por ciento) y urología (16,07 y 15,33 por ciento); ASA I (75 por ciento) y ASA II (20 por ciento). Menos del 2,5 por ciento presentó suspensiones; un 4 por ciento, ingresos no esperados; un 0,05 por ciento, reintervenciones, y un 0,1 por ciento, reingresos. A las 24 h presentaba dolor un 59 por ciento (leve, 87 por ciento) y buen estado general un 96,15 por ciento. A los 6 meses un 78 por ciento presentaba un estado general excelente; un 99 por ciento, satisfacción excelente con la UCSI; un 95 por ciento volvería a operarse por UCSI; un 98 por ciento la recomendaría; un 98,5 por ciento recibió información al alta correcta, y en un 98 por ciento se evitaban alteraciones familiares y laborales estudios. La disminución media del coste de intervenciones mediante CMA, al día de ingreso, fue del 48,70 por ciento. La amigdalectomía (87,46 por ciento), el hallux valgus (84,25 por ciento) y el legrado (81,66 por ciento) presentaron mayor disminución, y la vasectomía con anestesia, la menor (9,91 por ciento). Conclusiones. La UCSI, como nueva tecnología sanitaria, es segura, efectiva, útil, produce cambios organizativos asumibles y es eficiente (ahorro de costes y estancias). (AU)


Subject(s)
Operating Rooms , Surgery Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Costs and Cost Analysis/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/organization & administration , Medical Assistance/standards , Health Status Indicators , Indicators of Health Services/organization & administration , Indicators of Health Services , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/methods , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/standards , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures , Ethics , Health Education/standards , Health Education/organization & administration , Quality of Life , Total Quality Management/methods , Total Quality Management/standards , Total Quality Management , Postoperative Care/standards , Length of Stay/economics , Length of Stay/trends , Length of Stay/legislation & jurisprudence
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Cir. Esp. (Ed. impr.) ; 72(3): 138-142, sept. 2002. tab, ilus
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-14773

ABSTRACT

Introducción. Los objetivos del estudio son conocer los efectos de la implantación en el hospital de la Unidad de Cirugía Sin Ingreso (UCSI) y la cirugía mayor ambulatoria (CMA) sobre los siguientes indicadores hospitalarios: actividad quirúrgica, complejidad, estancia media, índice de estancia media ajustada y peso medio. Material y método. La UCSI, unidad integrada tipo III, se inauguró el 4 de octubre de 1999. Las patologías intervenidas son monitorizadas por el INSALUD, participando los servicios que realizan técnicas quirúrgicas con protocolos de inclusión, cuidados de enfermería y anestesia. Resultados. Durante el año 2000 se intervino por CMA a 1.786 pacientes (aumento del 220,07 por ciento respecto a 1996); el índice de sustitución medio global fue del 50 por ciento (1999 y 2000) y el peso medio, de 0,82; hubo un 1,6 por ciento de suspensiones, un 0,1 por ciento de reingresos y un 98 por ciento de satisfacción, y el 90,3 por ciento de los pacientes volvería a operarse por ella. La estancia media hospitalaria de 2000 (7,45 días) aumentó un 3,9 por ciento respecto a 1999 (7,17 días), con una estancia media sin outliers igual (6,40 días), por mayor peso medio de la patología ingresada (1,99 en 2000; 1,75 en 1999). De 1996 a 2000 el peso medio hospitalario aumentó un 33,65 por ciento, y un 9,47 por ciento el índice de complejidad. El índice de estancia media ajustada (IEMA) descendió un 4 por ciento. Conclusiones. El IEMA disminuye y el índice de complejidad aumenta cuando el índice de sustitución por CMA es superior al 30 por ciento, y la estancia media hospitalaria y quirúrgica aumentan al existir procesos hospitalizados quirúrgicos con mayor peso, controlando las estancias para evitar su elevación. El incremento de la actividad quirúrgica con CMA disminuye la demora media en lista de espera, pero la demanda quirúrgica inducida no permite descensos espectaculares. Los índices de calidad demuestran que se trata de una forma de asistencia segura y fiable, con un excelente grado de satisfacción y aceptación por parte de la población (AU)


Subject(s)
Adult , Female , Male , Humans , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/organization & administration , Ambulatory Care Facilities/organization & administration , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/organization & administration , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/trends , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital , Clinical Protocols , Indicators of Quality of Life , Indicators of Health Services/methods , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/methods , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/standards , Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/trends , Outpatients , Cataract/diagnosis , Cataract/therapy , Curettage/methods , Hernia, Inguinal/surgery , Vasectomy/methods , Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/surgery , Phimosis/surgery , Lipoma/surgery , Adenoids/surgery , Fissure in Ano/surgery , Neoplasms, Basal Cell/surgery
8.
Rev. calid. asist ; 16(3): 169-172, abr. 2001. tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-10967

ABSTRACT

Fundamento: Analizar las tasas de mortalidad innecesariamente prematura y sanitariamente evitable estrictamente hospitalaria (MIPSE) en la provincia de Cádiz. Métodos: Exploración de la mortalidad evitable utilizando como fuente de datos el conjunto mínimo básico de datos al alta hospitalaria (CMBDH) de cuatro hospitales del Servicio Andaluz de Salud, analizándose 67.261 episodios de hospitalización. Resultados: La tasa MIPSE fue 0,020 por ciento (IC 95 por ciento 0,018-0,021), concentrándose el 80 por ciento de las muertes (n=4) en un solo hospital. Conclusiones: La MIPSE provincial de Cádiz es similar a los estudios publicados en nuestro país, si bien se encontraron importantes diferencias entre los distintos hospitales que es preciso continuar investigando. Es necesario aumentar las causas de MIPSE hospitalarias (AU)


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Female , Male , Middle Aged , Humans , Infant, Premature/physiology , Infant Mortality , Primary Prevention/methods , Mortality/statistics & numerical data , Mortality/standards , Hospital Mortality , Management Information Systems/standards , Hospital Information Systems/standards , Hospital Information Systems/trends , Hospital Information Systems , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Quality of Health Care , Spain/epidemiology , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Medical Assistance/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards
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J Ment Health Adm ; 18(1): 1-11, 1991.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10110686

ABSTRACT

Most mental health programs need technical assistance to develop effective psychiatric rehabilitation programs. This article discusses how psychiatric rehabilitation was introduced into three community mental health programs and describes the elements of a psychiatric rehabilitation program and the phases of a technical assistance process. A case study illustrates how technical assistance consultants can be trained to develop psychiatric rehabilitation programs. Barriers and facilitators to the technical assistance are discussed in the context of several other technical assistance studies.


Subject(s)
Community Mental Health Services/standards , Consultants , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Inservice Training , Mental Disorders/rehabilitation , Humans , Program Evaluation , West Virginia
18.
Med Tekh ; (5): 35-9, 1989.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2601612

ABSTRACT

The authors analyze the main causes of the low standards of technical equipment of health institutions; substantiate the necessity of developing progressive standards of fitting out the treatment and prophylactic institutions with medical instrumentation and equipment; elucidate the principles of methodological approaches to the solution of the given problem; disclose the term "functional module" as the totality of the equipment with medical instrumentation of ward departments (reception rooms) of different profiles and subdivisions of the treatment and diagnostic services maintaining their work; describe the main stages of the designing of progressive equipment standards.


Subject(s)
Equipment and Supplies/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Health Planning/standards , Medical Laboratory Science/standards , Technology Assessment, Biomedical/standards , Humans , USSR
20.
Gig Tr Prof Zabol ; (5): 5-8, 1989.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2759478

ABSTRACT

During the next 20 years normalization of occupational factors at Donbas mines should be ensured by technical reconstruction of mines on the basis of the development of new technological circuits, automatization and mechanization means, the means of collective protection, physiologic labour rationalization.


Subject(s)
Coal Mining/standards , Health Planning Technical Assistance/standards , Health Planning/standards , Occupational Medicine/standards , Technology/standards , Coal Mining/instrumentation , Humans , Technology/instrumentation , Ukraine
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