Quality of patient care-a measurement of change: the staging concept.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1975
Abstract
A method that can be used to classify the severity of health problems and measure change in health status is described. The "staging" concept provides a system which classifies patients with similar medical conditions into clusters useful for patient care evaluation. The method defines different levels of severity: Stage I-disease with no complications or problem of minimal severity; Stage II-disease with local complications or problem of moderate severity; and Stage III-disease with systemic complications or a problem of a serious nature. Examples of the method are given and the value of the approach is described for the evaluation of the hospitalized and ambulatory patient.
Volume
13
Issue
6
First Page
467
Last Page
473
ISSN
0025-7079
Published In/Presented At
Gonnella, J. S., & Goran, M. J. (1975). Quality of patient care-a measurement of change: the staging concept. Medical care, 13(6), 467–473. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-197506000-00003
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
1170469
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article