1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483023603321

Titolo

The Encyclopedia of Applied Geology / / editor, Charles W. Finkl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Springer US : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1984

ISBN

0-387-30842-3

Edizione

[First edition 1984.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (637 pages)

Collana

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, , 1388-4360

Disciplina

624.1/51/0321

Soggetti

Structural geology

Mineralogy

Sedimentology

Geology - Statistical methods

Economic geology

Physical geography

Structural Geology

Quantitative Geology

Economic Geology

Physical Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

The Encyclopedia of Applied Geology is an international compendium of engineering geology topics prepared by experts from many countries. The volume contains more than eighty main entries in alphabetical order, dealing with hydrology, rock structure monitoring and soil mechanics in addition to engineering geology. Special topics focus on earth science information and sources, electrokinetics, forensic geology, geocryology, nuclear plant siting, photogrammetry, tunnels and tunnelling, urban geomorphology and well data systems.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337497603321

Titolo

Quality Spine Care : Healthcare Systems, Quality Reporting, and Risk Adjustment / / edited by John Ratliff, Todd J. Albert, Joseph Cheng, Jack Knightly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-97990-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 405 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

617.37507548

Soggetti

Nervous system - Surgery

Orthopedics

Neurosurgery

Surgical Orthopedics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Historical Aspects of Quality in Healthcare -- Quality and Standardization of Medical Education -- The History of Quality Assessment in Spine Care -- Choice of Quality Metrics for Assessment of the Spine Patient -- Patient Reported Outcomes -- Registries in Spine Care, United States -- Registries in Spine Care, UK and Europe -- Concepts of Risk Stratification in Measurement and Delivery of Quality -- Risk Adjustment Methodologies -- Healthcare Systems in the United States -- The National Health Service (NHS) in England: Trying to Achieve Value Based Health Care -- Quality Spine Care in Australasia -- Healthcare Systems: India -- Healthcare Systems and Quality Assessment of Spine Care in Japan -- Overview of Healthcare System in China -- Conditions of Care and Episode Groups -- Aligning Healthcare Systems -- Building Quality Metrics into a Practice -- Impact of Quality Assessment on Clinical Practice, Intermountain Healthcare -- Impact of Quality Assessment on Clinical Practice, Kaiser Permanente -- How Quality is Assessed in Insurance Markets -- Centers of Excellence and Payer Defined Quality Assessment -- Reporting Quality Results -- Achieving Success in Quality Reporting.



Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a succinct overview of a variety of aspects of quality that is absent from other texts that cover the technical aspects of operative spine care. Readers are provided with insight and comparisons of different quality reporting systems across different health care systems, while also discussing the different strengths and weaknesses therein. The book summarizes state-of-the-art quality measurement and value assessment in spine care while reviewing quality reporting in the US and internationally. Chapters also outline how quality improvement efforts achieved success in hospital systems. Quality Spine Care: Healthcare Systems, Quality Reporting, and Risk Adjustment provides surgeons and practitioners with insight into the challenging aspects of healthcare delivery and quality assessment related to spine care.