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Why Focus on Health Outcomes? a change in direction Inputs - resources needed to carry out a process or provide a service Outputs – the direct result of the interaction of inputs and processes in the system; the types and quantities of goods and services produced by a service .
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Why Focus on Health Outcomes? a change in direction Inputs - resources needed to carry out a process or provide a service Outputs – the direct result of the interaction of inputs and processes in the system; the types and quantities of goods and services produced by a service. a forty one billion dollar question
The Measurement of Output and Productivity in the Health Care Sector in Canada: An Overview(Sharpe, Bradley and Messinger) Conclusions: • Price indices for health care output may be overestimated • Better documentation of methodologies • Quality improvements are not captured • Not clear whether increased spending on health is due to higher prices or increasing quality and quantity
What are Health Outcomes? • A measure of the effectiveness of our health care system and of the impact of public policies that influence health • The effect on health status from performance (or non-performance) of one or more processes or activities carried out by healthcare providers. USAID health and workforce improvement project • Health outcomes are used to examine the rate of death or illness (eg, the number of lung cancer deaths per 100,000 people).North Dakota health indicator glossary • A health outcome is: A change in the health of an individual, or a group of people or a population that is wholly or partially attributable to a health intervention or a series of interventions.Australian government website
Choose outcomes that count • WHO estimates 1/3 of all social and economic costs to society are due to chronic diseases caused by tobacco, alcohol, high BP, high Cholesterol ad obesity • 30% of Canadian have at least one of seven high impact chronic health conditions and 1/3 of these people have multiple chronic health conditions
Health Outcomes – the players • Public Policy Makers • Health Care System Managers • Health Care Providers • Individuals, families and communities
How do we provide care now? Canadians with diabetes: • < 50% get all the recommended tests and procedures that experts recommend • > 50% have poor cardiovascular health • ~ 50% do not achieve recommended levels of blood sugar
Effective health records Australia Canada Germany Netherlands NZ UK US
Quality Care makes a difference *Quality – receives recommended tests and Rx over 5 yrs
How can we do it better? Move from find it, fix it to prevent it, find it, manage it
Approaches to improving quality of care include effectively measuring outcomes • Teams: Interprofessional teams and case management improve quality of care • Technology: Electronic health records, reminder and clinical-support information systems can improve quality of care and outcomes • Tools: Training and support to set and monitor goals improves quality of care
Conclusions • Health care (not medical care) requires inter-sectoral cooperation as much as inter-provincial cooperation • Health care is a major contributor to the health of the economy and healthy communities are more viable • Health care with good outcomes is a contributor to society not a cost • We must have appropriate information systems to support health outcome assessment (Visa) • Concentrate on a few outcomes with the greatest impact • We need specific assessment of individuals within communities over time
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OECD Health Status Ranking Adapted from We Can do Better – Improving the Health of the American People. Steven A Shroeder. Shattuck Lecture, N Engl J Med 357;12 September 20, 2007
Number of US Deaths from Behavioral Causes, 2000 (Mokdad et al) We Can do Better – Improving the Health of the American People. Steven A Shroeder. Shattuck Lecture, N Engl J Med 357;12 September 20, 2007
Change the way we organize and deliver health care for people with chronic conditions • Provide better care for high-risk populations • Coordinate sustained action on prevention