(HealthDay News) – A variation measure, estimated from an automated algorithm of the grayscale variation within a mammogram, correlates with the risk of breast cancer as strongly or more so than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is little uniformity in the way physicians measure disease activity in patients with juvenile idiopathic ...

Repeatability is the measurement of variation when a process is done multiple times. Precision is the means of reducing ...

The National Quality Forum issued guidance on reducing unnecessary variations in healthcare quality measures, with the aim of making measurement more consistent and useful in enhancing patient care. A ...

Short-term variation (STV) from computerized cardiotocogram heart rate analysis is a parameter that complements decision making, regarding the delivery of fetuses in several high-risk situations.

Background. Health adjusted life years (HALYs) are used for estimating burden of disease and as outcomes in cost-effectiveness analyses of medical care and public health interventions. Objectives. The ...

Sexual minority groups report relatively more mental health issues than heterosexual people, and identifying sexual minorities through efficient survey questions helps bridge mental health disparities ...