Women’s Health Policy (Concise Version) pptx

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... PAPinnacle Health System Harrisburg PA1©Copyright2012 Health Grades,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Healthgrades2012Trendsin Women’s Health inAmericanHospitalsThe2012HealthgradesTrendsin Women’s Health inAmericanHospitalsreportevaluatesthequalityofcareforwomenatU.S.hospitals.Eachyear,Healthgradesevaluatesgender‐specificoutcomesconcerningwomenforcardiovascularcare,boneandjoint health, maternitycare,andgynecologicsurgery.Womenpresentauniquetreatmentchallengeforthehealthcaresysteminalloftheseareas,whichspanthespectrumofcarethroughouta women’s lifetime.Womenoftenpresentwithheartconditionsatanolderagethanmenandmaypresentwithnohistoryofthedisease.Inaddition,womenmayhavelessspecificsymptoms ... thatseemunrelatedtocardiovasculardiseaseandheartattack.1Researchhasconsistentlyshownthatwomenfareworsethanmeninthetreatmentofcommoncardiovasculardiseases;theyaremorelikelytoexperiencedelaysincare;andtheyarelesslikelytoreceiverecommendedpreventiveandfollow‐upcarethantheirmalecounterparts.2,3,4Inadditiontocardiovascularcareandboneandjoint health, Healthgradesalsoevaluatespatientoutcomesinmaternitycareandgynecologicproceduresforacompleteviewof women’s uniquecareneeds.Formanywomen,hospitalizationduetochildbirthistheirfirstexperiencewithinpatientcare.Toensurethatmothers‐to‐beandtheirfamiliesareabletomakethebestdecisionregardingtheircare,itisimportanttohavecomparativeinformationaboutthequalitydifferencesthatexistamonghospitalmaternitycareprograms.Forthefirstpartofthisstudy,Healthgradesanalyzedin‐hospitalcomplicationandmortalityratesamong16ofthemostcommondiagnosesandproceduresamongwomen65andolder,andidentified176ofthenation’s4,783hospitalsthatexcelledinthetreatmentofwomen.Healthgradesdesignatedthese176hospitalsas Women’s Health ExcellenceAwardhospitals.From2008to2010,ifallhospitalsperformedatthelevelof Women’s Health ExcellenceAwardhospitalsacrossthe16proceduresanddiagnosesstudied,anadditional39,450womencouldhavepotentiallysurvivedtheirhospitalization,and19,062womencouldhaveavoidedamajorin‐hospitalcomplication.Comparedtopoor‐performinghospitals, Women’s Health ExcellenceAwardhospitalshad: ... ValveReplacementSurgeryPOTENTIALTOSAVELIVESComparedtopoor‐performinghospitals,hospitalsrecognizedwiththeHealthgrades Women’s Health ExcellenceAwardhad:42%lowermortalityrateacrossninediagnosesandprocedures17%lowercomplicationrateacrossfiveorthopedicproceduresIfallhospitalsnationwideperformedattheleveloftheHealthgrades Women’s Health ExcellenceAwardhospitals:39,450 women’s livessaved(womenwhocouldhavepotentiallysurvivedtheirhospitalizations)19,062 women’s complicationsavoided(womenwhocouldhavepotentiallyavoidedamajorin‐hospitalcomplication)20©Copyright2012 Health Grades,Inc.Allrightsreserved.*DistinctioncannotbeusedwithoutaLicensingAgreementfrom Health Grades,Inc.Continued…DesignatedMarketAreaAwardRecipientsMaternityCare5‐StarHospitals2012*...

... poor health. The Agency for Healthcare Researchand Quality (AHRQ) supports researchon all aspects of health care provided towomen, including:• Enhancing the response of the health system to women’s ... information on AHRQinitiatives related to women’s health, please contact:Beth Collins Sharp, Ph.D., R.N.Senior Advisor, Women’s Health and Gender Research Agency for Healthcare Research andQuality ... researchprograms and funding opportunities. Women’s Health Highlights: RecentFindings P R O G R A M B R I E FAdvancing Excellence in Health Care •www.ahrq.govAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityThe...

... Gender-based Analysis Policy, Ottawa, 2000, page 3.3 Health Canada, Health Canada’s Gender-based Analysis Policy, Ottawa, 2000, page 4.4 Health Canada, Health Canada’s Women’s Health Strategy, ... blanket health warnings about smoking. 7 Health Canada, Health Canada’s Gender-based Analysis Policy, Ottawa, 2000, page 6.8 Health Canada, Health Canada’s Gender-based Analysis Policy, ... women's health and be moreresponsive to the distinct needs of women.6 1 Health Canada, Health Canada’s Gender-based Analysis Policy, Ottawa, 2000, pages 1-2.2 Health Canada, Health Canada’s...

... TITLE.3This Act may be cited as the ‘ Women’s Health Envi-4ronmental Research Centers Act of 2000’’.52•HR 183 IHSEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL1 HEALTH SCIENCES; AWARDS FOR DEVELOP-2MENT ... OF MULTIDISCI-3PLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS REGARDING4 WOMEN’S HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVEN-5TION.6Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health7 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285Let seq.) is amended ... development of women’s health conditions (as17defined in section 486). The Director of the Institute shall18carry out this section in consultation with the Director of19the Office of Research on Women’s...

... clinics and satellites,abortion centers, public health department clinics, community health center clinics, military health service clinics, student health service clinics, etc. If a clinic islocated ... ofFamily Growth (NSFG). TheNSFG was conducted by the NationalCenter for Health Statistics (NCHS),U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices, under a contract with theResearch Triangle Institute ... theUnited States. Its main function is tocollect data on factors affectingpregnancy and women’s health in theUnited States. The NSFG supplementsand complements the data from theNational...

... Therapy, and Women’s Health Table l-l Women’s Health Legislation Introducedin the 102d CongressTitle l-Research Women’s Health Research ActClinical Trials Fairness Act Women’s Mental Health Research ... H. DonahueOffice on Women’s Health Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Washington, DC–113–297–910 O – 92 - 9114 ● The Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Women’s Health R. Don Gambrell, ... of Health and Human Services,Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control,National Center for Health Statistics, “Vital and Health Statistics, Current Estimates From the Na-tional Health...

... hormone disruptors on women’s health. •Most of the research to date has been focused on hormone disruptors and men, leaving more gaps in the research on women’s health. Improve health tracking ... hormone disruptors pose to women and their reproductive health. Hormone Disruptors and Women’s Health Reasons for ConcernThe Complexity of Health No formula currently exists that can determine ... Fowler FJ, Jr. The Maine Women’s Health Study: I. Outcomes of hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol 1994;83:556 65. 45 Carlson KJ, Miller BA, Fowler FJ, Jr. The Maine Women’s Health Study: II. Outcomes...

... raisingawareness of women’s health and safety concerns among members. Women’s health and safety12091 wh&s guide 30/11/01 12:34 pm Page 254It is generally perceived that the health and safety ... managedworkplace should be healthy and safe for all staff – includingwomen.The Law on Women’s Health and SafetyThe general duty placed on employers to ensure the health, safetyand welfare ... employers address the health and safety concerns of women members. Safetyrepresentatives will also want to ensure that employers include the health and safety of women whenever health and safety...