In Urban And Rural India, A Standardized Patient Study Showed Low Levels Of Provider Training And Huge Quality Gaps

This article reports on the quality of care delivered by private and public providers of primary health care services in rural and urban India. To measure quality, the study used standardized patients recruited from the local community and trained to present consistent cases of illness to providers....

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Published in:	Health Affairs Vol. 31; no. 12; pp. 2774 - 2784
Main Authors:	Das, Jishnu, Holla, Alaka, Das, Veena, Mohanan, Manoj, Tabak, Diana, Chan, Brian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE 01.12.2012
Subjects:	Angina pectoris Attitude of Health Personnel Checklists Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data Clinics Continuing education Developing countries Education Education policy Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration Educational programs Female Health care Health care industry Health education Health services Health status Households Humans India LDCs Low income groups Male Medical education Medical equipment Medical personnel Medical records Medical schools Medicine Needs Assessment Patients Physicians Policy making Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends Primary care Primary Health Care - standards Primary Health Care - trends Private Practice - standards Private Practice - trends Professional education Professional training Public health Qualifications Quality of care Quality of Health Care Recall Recruitment Rural areas Rural communities Rural health care Rural Health Services - standards Rural Health Services - trends Rural urban differences Standardized patients Studies Surgery Training Treatment methods Urban health care Urban Health Services - standards Urban Health Services - trends India
ISSN:	0278-2715, 2694-233X, 1544-5208, 2694-233X
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