Sentences with phrase «improving outcomes»

As the main findings concern women who have never married, improved financial stability increases the bargaining power of women entering marriage, thus reducing domestic abuse and divorce, while improving outcomes for children.
This work defines an element, often missing from health policy discussions, in improving outcomes for this important population and underscores the importance of social factors in affecting health outcomes both for people at risk of becoming infected with HIV and for those living with HIV or AIDS, said the researchers.
«New study holds hope for improving outcomes for children exposed to methamphetamine: Supportive home environment may reduce behavioral, emotional issues.»
Taking more than one antipsychotic can increase the risk for complications — including drug interactions, medication side effects, and metabolic disorders — without improving outcomes.
«Most of our efforts to prevent intimate partner violence have focused on screening and improving outcomes for women who are victims, because their health and well - being is our priority.
«It would be helpful to have research looking to see whether screening interventions coupled with strategies to increase uptake of recommended evaluations and treatments may be more effective in improving outcomes,» Chou said by email.
The five year disease - free and overall survival rates for patients with high - risk malignant germ cell tumours remains less than 50 %, and so accurate diagnosis and monitoring is crucial to improving outcomes for patients.
Shortening the time to diagnosis and treatment may be a key variable in improving outcomes of patients with sICH,» the study concludes.
Treating brain hemorrhage (symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, sICH) after clot - busting thrombolysis for stroke was not associated with a reduced likelihood of in - hospital death or expansion of the hematoma but shortening time to diagnosis and treatment may be key to improving outcomes, according to an article published online by JAMA Neurology.
«These results support the view that the healthcare system as a whole benefits when hospitals perform procedures in higher volumes, improving outcomes,» Carroll said.
«They all want and we want and talk about improving outcomes, but when you just give us problems and you don't give us the resources — the court - ordered resources we need to make the improvements — is it any wonder then that the improvements that we are making are... two steps forward and one step back?»
Our mission then is to make this a reality as soon as possible, in order to start improving outcomes for young people.»
Evaluations have demonstrated that these programs maintain public safety while improving outcomes for participants.
In January 2011, the DoH published «Improving outcomes: a strategy for cancer», its stated aim being «to help the reformed NHS deliver cancer outcomes that are amongst the best in the world.»
It estimates that a vascular check programme would prevent 4,000 people a year from developing diabetes; save 9,500 heart attacks and strokes; and could also detect at least 25,000 cases of diabetes or kidney disease earlier, allowing cases to be better managed and improving outcomes.
As a member of the Board of Regents My Brothers Keeper Blue Ribbon Panel on improving outcomes for boys and young men of color, we highlighted the need for more advanced programing in a report issued late last year,» said Assemblyman Mosley.
Her current focus is on improving outcomes for infants in the NICU through developmental assessment and interventions, and on developing an interdisciplinary approach to initiating and progressing breast and bottle feeding.
The complete blindness that you demonstrate to these two issues just makes me think that you are more interested in finding evidence that supports homebirth as a choice than in actually improving outcomes for woman and children during childbirth.
Geradine is a former President and currently the Executive Director of Midwives Alliance of North America, a professional organization that promotes excellence in midwifery and is dedicated to unifying and strengthening the profession, thereby increasing access to quality healthcare and improving outcomes for women, babies and their families.
Punctuality, improving outcomes, parental responsibility measures, school leaving age and school closures.
Nuala Murphy, RN, IBCLC, Nursing Supervisor - Lactation Services and team a big THANK YOU for all your hard work and commitment over the years by improving the outcomes of mothers and infants in your community!
Deborah Eganhouse, Women's Director and TTS contact Loretta Manriquez, RN, IBCLC, a big THANK YOU for all your hard work and commitment over the years to improving the outcomes of mothers and infants in your community!
As Randy says, it isn't about making the dads feel good (though that would be a side benefit), but rather improving outcomes for kids because they have the benefit of more involved fathers.
«We have come a long way in improving outcomes for babies born early, but more research is needed to understand long term developmental outcomes,» says senior author Julie Lumeng, M.D., a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
This evaluation, mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111 - 148), is designed to build knowledge for policymakers and practitioners about the effectiveness of the MIECHV program in improving outcomes for at - risk children and families.
WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes provides specific recommendations for interventions during pregnancy, labour and during the newborn period that are aimed at improving outcomes for preterm infants.
The Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), established in 1982, is a professional membership organization that promotes excellence in midwifery practice, endorses diversity in educational backgrounds and practice styles, and is dedicated to unifying and strengthening the profession, thereby increasing access to quality health care and improving outcomes for women, babies, families, and communities.
Geradine is currently the Executive Director of Midwives Alliance of North America, a professional organization that promotes excellence in midwifery and is dedicated to unifying and strengthening the profession, thereby increasing access to quality healthcare and improving outcomes for women, babies and their families.
These professionals are available to offer support to patients, caregivers, case managers and clinicians in product selection and treatment protocols with a goal of improving outcomes.
His areas of interest include attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and the roles coordinated psychiatry and psychotherapy can have in jointly improving outcomes.
Many people, myself included, now believe that they are critical tools for improving outcomes for low - income children.
In the sections ahead, I'll describe a number of interventions that are improving outcomes among low - income students by enhancing the environments in which they learn.
improving outcomes for our agriculture sector through lower production costs, supporting access to overseas markets and the associated benefits for farm businesses, rural communities and the Australian economy
Their results showed that ``... although both oils showed beneficial effects on SCORAD, TEWL [Transepidermal water loss], and skin capacitance values, VCO was significantly better in improving all outcomes
«Hard as it might be, reducing health care's burden on the economy while improving outcomes for employees and their families would be worth the effort.»
«Hard as it might be, reducing healthcare's burden on the economy while improving outcomes for employees and their families would be worth the effort,» he said in a statement.
Rather than repeat this approach, both the federal government and state governments should write contracts to ensure that economic incentives focus on reducing recidivism and improving outcomes for the nation's inmates, not just warehousing as many people as possible.
In January, three more corporate behemoths — Amazon (amzn), JPMorgan Chase (jpm), and Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a)-- said they were forming a joint venture aimed at reducing health care costs and improving outcomes for their combined 1 million or so employees.
Especially, as the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services makes its push to value - based, rather than fee - based care, it's likely that telemedicine, which saves costs and improves outcomes, has a role to play, said Lee.
Participation by specialty physicians in an ABMS Member Board MOC program has a positive impact on patient care, improves outcomes, and serves as an important tool for consumers, hospitals, and physicians.
That's significant because doctors have been slow to prescribe the pricey therapy, waiting to see whether or not the impressive cuts in LDL cholesterol lead to improved outcomes for heart disease patients.
It's not enough to be the thermometer and just passively record the results; the best managers are thermostats whose actions raise the heat and improve the outcomes.
They can also reveal failures in communication that, if corrected, might dramatically improve outcomes.
Some experts are skeptical the three companies can meaningfully lower costs and improve outcomes.
Instead, the Province will continue a careful review of spending to determine which programs should be enhanced or reduced, while transforming public services to increase efficiencies and improve outcomes.
Through its health foundation, Pacific Blue Cross also supports community organizations across BC working to improve outcomes in mental health and chronic disease.
«I initiated Joint Committee discussions at the direction of the President to improve outcomes under this agreement for all Americans.
It's a fact: Commercial cleaning services provide businesses with improved outcomes.
The retirement savings industry will not be able to help improve outcomes without radically changing its communications, which are critical for empowering better decision - making.
Assuming CVS Health's performance - based pharmacy network strategy is well executed, it will measurably improve outcomes and bring down the cost of care.
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