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Measuring patient outcomes

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Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HA29 M484 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Nolan, Marie T; Mock, Victoria

Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Nursing Process

ISBN: 761915052

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: HA29 M484 2000

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Changing patient behavior : improving outcomes in health and disease management

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San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 84 C456 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Patterson, Richard

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xxii, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Behavior Therapy; Disease Management; Health Behavior; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Practice Guideline; Motivation

ISBN: 0787952796

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W 84 C456 2001

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Interpreting the volume-outcome relationship in the context of cancer care

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National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academy Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 I61h 2001

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)

Editor: Hewitt, Maria; Petitti, Diana

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academy Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Quality Assurance, Health Care

ISBN: 0309075866

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: QZ266 I61h 2001

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Economic evaluation in clinical trials

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV771 E19 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Glick, Henry A

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: x, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Clinical Trials as Topic - economics; Cost-Benefit Analysis - methods; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - economics

ISBN: 9780198529972; 019852997X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV771 E19 2007

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Outcomes in radiation therapy : multidisciplinary management

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Watkins-Bruner, Deborah, Moore-Higgs, Giselle, Haas, Marilyn. Sudbury, Ma.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 W336 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Watkins-Bruner, Deborah; Moore-Higgs, Giselle; Haas, Marilyn

Place of Publication: Sudbury, Ma.

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiation Oncology - standards; Outcome Assessment (Healthcare)

ISBN: 0763714798

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ269 W336 2001

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Truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it

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Angell, Marcia. New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks , 2005. updated ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV736 A583t 2005

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The $200 billion colossus -- The creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- The hard sell...lures, bribes, and …

Author: Angell, Marcia

Edition: updated ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xxviii, 319p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Drug Industry - economics; Advertising as Topic; Pharmaceutical Preparations - economics; Biomedical Research - economics; Government Regulation; Marketing of Health Services; United States

Abstract: The $200 billion colossus -- The creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- The hard sell...lures, bribes, and kickbacks -- Marketing masquerading as education -- Marketing masquerading as research -- Patent games : stretching out monopolies -- Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way -- Is the party over? -- How to save the pharmaceutical industry...and get our money's worth.

ISBN: 9780375760945; 0375760946

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV736 A583t 2005

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National pharmaceuticals strategy : a prescription unfilled

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QV736 H434n 2009

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v.1: A status report on the national pharmaceutical strategy : a prescription unfilled; v.2: A commentary on the national pharmaceutical strategy : a prescription unfilled

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 2 v.

Subjects: Drug Industry; Economics, Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Services - economics; Health Planning; National Health Programs - organization & administration; Canada

Abstract: v.1: A status report on the national pharmaceutical strategy : a prescription unfilled; v.2: A commentary on the national pharmaceutical strategy : a prescription unfilled

ISBN: 9781897463444 (v.1); 9781897463482 (v.2)

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QV736 H434n 2009

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Cost of hospital stays : why costs vary

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: vii, 62 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Health Expenditures; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Hospitalization; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 9781554652129

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

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Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

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Lorenz, Karl, Lynn, Joanne. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Lorenz, Karl; Lynn, Joanne

Corporate Author: Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND

Place of Publication: Rockville, MD

Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Publication Date: 2006

Series: Evidence report/technology assessment 137

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Process Assessment (Health Care)

ISBN: 9781587631931; 1587631938

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Cancer care quality measures : diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

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Patwardhan, Meenal B. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Patwardhan, Meenal B

Corporate Author: Duke Evidence-based Practice Center

Place of Publication: Rockville, MD

Publisher: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Publication Date: 2006

Series: Evidence report/technology assessment 138

Subjects: Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy; Process Assessment (Health Care)

ISBN: 9781587631948; 1587631946

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Access to quality cancer care : workshop report

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CIHR Institute of Cancer Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). [Ottawa, ON]: CIHR Institute of Cancer Research , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX153 A169 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Access to quality cancer care : workshop report : workshop held on June 14, 2005 at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver, BC.

Corporate Author: CIHR Institute of Cancer Research; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: CIHR Institute of Cancer Research

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Quality Assurance, Health Care - Canada; Delivery of Health Care - Canada; Health Services Accessibility - Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WX153 A169 2005

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Outcomes assessment in cancer : measures, methods, and applications

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New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 O94 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Lipscomb, Joseph; Gotay, Carolyn C; Snyder, Claire

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Treatment Outcome; Quality of Life; Health Status Indicators

ISBN: 052183890

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 O94 2005

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Value for money : making Canadian health care stronger

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Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

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Corporate Author: Health Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Health Council of Canada

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - economics; Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Canada

ISBN: 9781897463406

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: W74 H34 2009

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Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results

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Porter, Michael E, Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Business School Press , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W74 AA1 P847r 2006

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Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competi…

Author: Porter, Michael E; Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Harvard Business School Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xvii, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - economics; Quality of Health care - economics; Health Care Costs; Economic Competition; United States

Abstract: Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competition: implications for government.