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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Health Care System Improvement
3146.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Poster
Health Care System Improvement
The purpose of this session is to look in detail at methods of improving the health care system. Systems improvement is a major national agenda in the health care system; presenters represent individuals and organizations on the cutting edge of systems improvement.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participants in this session will be able to: 1) Identify seven different case studies in improving the health care system. 2) Describe three different tools for improving health care care systems.
Board 1Characteristics of individuals with traumatic brain injury in a Medicaid waiver
Patricia A. Findley, DrPH, MSW, Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Board 2Problems, roles and expectations on pharmacy in home hospice in Japan
Kazuko Naruse, MPH, PHN, RN, Hiromi Kawagoe, Professor, PHN, RN, Hiroko Nagae, MN, PHN, RN, Machiko Kawana, R Ph, Masaru Tanaka, R Ph
Board 3Reconstruction of the health system in Afghanistan and the role of NGOs in the decision-making
Amélie Doyon
Board 4Patterns of Medicaid eligibility changes among different racial/ethnic groups
Huey J. Chen, PhD, Ren Chen, MPH, Shabnam Mehra, MPH
Board 5Evaluating the outcomes of substance abuse treatment services for adolescents: Collecting and using treatment-relevant data
James R. Ciesla, PhD
Board 6Exploring strategic competencies and performance of Taiwan hospitals under the National Health Insurance program
Kuo-Cherh Huang, DrPH, MBA, Ning Lu, PhD, MPH, Che-Ming Yang, MD, JD, PhD, Hui-Chih Chang, MHA
Board 7Evidence based patient satisfaction with the outpatient experiences
Hediye Seval Akgün, Professor, Gamze Günes, Quality speciali, Ahu Gungor, Quality spec, Rengin Erdal, Professor
Board 8Healthy working environment: Evaluating employee satisfaction to improve the quality of care in primary care settings
Anna Samedova, MPH, Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW, Karen L. Benjamin, MPH, CHES, Ruth S. Gubernick, MPH, Steven Kairys, MD, MPH, Tammy Piazza-Hurley
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
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The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA