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Outcomes research: an interdisciplinary perspective
Katherine R Jones1, Richard E Burney
1School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Box C-288, Denver, CO 80262, USA. katherine.jones@uchsc.edu
Abstract:
Outcomes achieved by healthcare providers are a function of patient clinical and demographic characteristics, baseline health status, delivered treatments and interventions, and setting characteristics. This article describes a prospective, interdisciplinary study of the outcomes of selected surgeries using both generic and condition-specific data collection instruments. The results of several different analyses are discussed, which illustrate the usefulness of such an effort for patients, nurses and physicians, the institution, and the respective disciplines in general.