The Vermont Health Care Quality Report 2008

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Contents

Executive summary

Overview

Ch1: Healthcare Utilization

            Inpatient care

            Outpatient care

            Service Area

Ch2: Measuring Quality of Care

Inpatient Care

Pediatric Care

Prevention Indicators

Patient Safety

NCQA HEDIS

Ch3: Chronic Illness in Vermont

   Diabetes -  VHR

   Diabetes AHRQ Indicators

   VPQ Learning Community

   Dartmouth Atlas

Ch4: MRSA

Ch5: End of Life Care

   Care at End of Life

   Dartmouth Atlas

Ch6: Other Reports

Glossary

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Care at the End of Life 

End-of-life care is an issue that will affect all Vermonters during the course of their lifetime.  The quality of that care affects not only the individual facing the last moments of their life, but all of the members of their support network.  It is an issue that has risen to the level of legislative action during the course of the last two years, the newest legislation being Act S.281 which passed this spring.

Many individuals and groups around the state are working to ensure that Vermonters experience quality end-of-life care.  VPQ is proud to be working toward this goal with the support of our partners from throughout Vermont.  The Vermont Collaborative on End-of-Life Care is a year-long initiative to improve care at the end of life and currently involves 11 interdisciplinary teams from across the state.

For our report on Care at the End of Life (click here)

For our summary of the 2008 Dartmouth Atlas on end-of-life care (click here)