Lastly, the authors of the study applied indicators of data quality [27], again according to KOMOD methodology [23].
To measure the latter two, we applied indicators invariant to absolute equal change in the mortality distributions that are derived from the variance.
The review of the three internationally applied indicators revealed an unacceptable degree of reduction implying a corresponding loss of meaning.
This resulted in an overview of: (1) the dimensions of primary care and their relevance to outcomes at (primary) health system level; (2) essential features per dimension; (3) applied indicators to measure the features of primary care dimensions.
Currently applied indicators for possible PTB infection (cough >2 weeks for the HIV uninfected (45) and cough/weight loss/fever/night sweats for the HIV infected (71)) are insufficient in settings such as Bissau, where HIV status is often unknown at first encounter and sputum smear microscopy and CXR are the only available diagnostic tools.
Maternal morbidity was found to be the most frequently applied indicator regarding fatal/undesirable outcome (not shown in table).> Some variability was identified in indicators ostensibly measuring the same intervention, highlighting the difficulties of cross-site comparison in maternity care.
In order to further assess the impact of increasing the phred cutoff on repertoire composition, we determined the abundance coverage estimator (ACE), a commonly applied indicator of repertoire diversity.
Existing syndromic surveillance approaches apply indicator-based components, such as data from emergency departments [ 6, 7], emergency medical dispatch centres [ 8, 9], and telephone help lines [ 10, 11]; as well as information on school-absenteeism [ 12, 13] or over-the-counter drug sales of analgesics [ 14].
The methodology for the design of the four ensemble resource indicators is described and the results of applying those indicators are demonstrated for assessment of the regional and national exploitable groundwater resources of Denmark.
Our aim was to elucidate differences in function among hospitals by using case-mix-based indicators and to examine the possibilities of applying such indicators to health resource allocation in Japan.
