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From Medscape Neurology
In a special presentation from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a groundbreaking report was released with 13 recommendations that the IOM designed to help improve care for all people with epilepsy.
They include:
1. Validation and implementation of standard definitions and criteria for epilepsy case ascertainment, healthcare and community services use, and cost and quality measurement…
2. Continuation and expansion of collaborative surveillance efforts…
3. Development and evaluation of prevention efforts for epilepsy and its consequences…
4. Improvement in the early identification of epilepsy and its comorbid health conditions…
5. Development and implementation of a national quality measurement and improvement strategy for epilepsy care…
6. Establishment of epilepsy center accreditation and an epilepsy care network…
7. Improvement in health professionals’ education about the epilepsies…
8. Improvement in the delivery and coordination of community services…
9. Improvement in and expansion of educational opportunities for patients and families…
10. Provision of information to media to improve awareness and eliminate stigma…
11. Coordination of public awareness efforts…
12. Continuation and expansion of Vision 20/20 working groups and collaborative partnerships…
13. Engagement of people with epilepsy and their families in education, dissemination, and advocacy for improved epilepsy care and services.
There is complete consensus in the epilepsy community that these are all worthwhile goals. What makes this report special, though, is that it has put epilepsy on the national agenda in the world of healthcare.
For full details, go to: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/763465
In a special presentation from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a groundbreaking report was released with 13 recommendations that the IOM designed to help improve care for all people with epilepsy.
They include:
1. Validation and implementation of standard definitions and criteria for epilepsy case ascertainment, healthcare and community services use, and cost and quality measurement…
2. Continuation and expansion of collaborative surveillance efforts…
3. Development and evaluation of prevention efforts for epilepsy and its consequences…
4. Improvement in the early identification of epilepsy and its comorbid health conditions…
5. Development and implementation of a national quality measurement and improvement strategy for epilepsy care…
6. Establishment of epilepsy center accreditation and an epilepsy care network…
7. Improvement in health professionals’ education about the epilepsies…
8. Improvement in the delivery and coordination of community services…
9. Improvement in and expansion of educational opportunities for patients and families…
10. Provision of information to media to improve awareness and eliminate stigma…
11. Coordination of public awareness efforts…
12. Continuation and expansion of Vision 20/20 working groups and collaborative partnerships…
13. Engagement of people with epilepsy and their families in education, dissemination, and advocacy for improved epilepsy care and services.
There is complete consensus in the epilepsy community that these are all worthwhile goals. What makes this report special, though, is that it has put epilepsy on the national agenda in the world of healthcare.
For full details, go to: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/763465