A method to track surgical site infections.

abstract：:This article briefly describes natural induction approach to knowledge discovery, and then applies it to the problem of bad habit relapse prevention by analyzing patients' diaries. Natural induction seeks patterns in data that are in forms easy to understand and interpret, because they resemble those in which humans r...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Wojtusiak J,Michalski RS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, the Veterans Health Administration invested in the creation of the Veterans Administration National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program (VAQS) to train physicians in new ways to improve the quality of health care. We describe the curriculum for this program and the lessons learned from our experience to date....

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Splaine ME,Aron DC,Dittus RS,Kiefe CI,Landefeld CS,Rosenthal GE,Weeks WB,Batalden PB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Real-time location systems (RTLS) and Lean management approaches have been employed to improve patient flow in clinical settings. This study explored the feasibility of using these methodologies in an outpatient resident ophthalmology clinic. METHODS:Patients, providers, and staff in Wilmer Eye Institute ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Singman EL,Haberman CV,Appelbaum J,Tian J,Shafer K,Toerper M,Katz S,Kelsay M,Boland MV,Greenbaum M,Adelman R,Thomas RC,Vakili S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are various methods to get some projections of health indicators that do not always produce satisfactory results. Our aim is to establish the rules for obtaining reliable projections, using simple models. In the procedure proposed here, there is no need, as in many other techniques, to directly connect the level...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Mouza AM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this umbrella review was to summarize the research evidence on programs to improve the transition between ambulatory and hospital care. METHODS:The MEDLINE database and the Cochrane library were searched. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials published between January 2000 and Septem...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Straßner C,Hoffmann M,Forstner J,Roth C,Szecsenyi J,Wensing M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient-centered medical home model of primary care requires increased collaboration in care delivery. Recent studies suggest that such a collaborative model of care is aided by physician leaders who practice an inclusive approach to leadership; however, they do not empirically demonstrate what such strategies loo...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Howard J,Shaw EK,Felsen CB,Crabtree BF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although 65% of the hospitals in Taiwan claim to be applying the clinical pathway concept, most hospitals do not implement this concept effectively. The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons for the improper or inappropriate application of the clinical pathway design in hospitals. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Chang CL,Cheng BW,Luo CM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the implementation of the proposed European standardized vaccination, total quality management (TQM) and reengineering could be powerful tools with a potentially synergistic effect. In the case examined, nonexplicit TQM prepared the organization in several ways for reengineering: providing the human capital, makin...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Dubois HF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe health care staff members' usage and documentation in a Swedish quality registry focusing on a preventive care process regarding the risk area of malnutrition among persons with dementia. The preventive care process includes risk assessment, analysis of underlying causes, planning and performing ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Johansson L,Wijk H,Christensson L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines a recently implemented strategy to transfer responsibility for local public health service delivery from a county health department to a hospital-based integrated delivery system. Innovative quality management efforts at both local and state levels offer opportunities for sustained improvement in...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Keener SR,Baker JW,Mays GP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adherence to new guidelines for the use of ipecac syrup, gastric lavage, cathartics, and activated charcoal by a poison control center was studied with a quality improvement framework. METHODS:The rates of gastric decontamination were monitored through an electronic case record system. In February 2002, a revi...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Chyka PA,Winbery SL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Inability to obtain timely medications is a patient safety concern that can lead to delayed or incomplete treatment of illness. While there are many patient and system factors contributing to postdischarge medication nonadherence, availability and insurance-related barriers are preventable. P...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Patel PA,Dillon JR,Mazique DC,Lee JI

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To see the world systematically through the practice of systems thinking means to see the relationship in the phenomena we experience. The systems view is not just another way of improving an object, a process, or even services. It should not be viewed as a method that is focused only on "quality." The intrinsic value...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Seigfried RJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving health care quality is increasingly recognized as a national priority in the United States. As a result, more and more health care organizations can be expected to undertake quality improvement (QI) initiatives. A question being raised with increasing frequency is: "Which QI activities need review by an inst...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Nerenz DR,Stoltz PK,Jordan J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In October 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reduced payments to hospitals for a group of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) not documented as present on admission (POA). It is unknown what proportion of Medicare severity diagnosis related group (MS-DRG) assignments will change when the Intern...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： McNutt R,Johnson TJ,Odwazny R,Remmich Z,Skarupski K,Meurer S,Hohmann S,Harting B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify risks associated with delivery of treatment with oral antineoplastic agents in an outpatient setting and to evaluate additional value and feasibility of engaging patients in a proactive risk analysis. METHODS:We conducted 2 separate but parallel failure mode and effects analyses (FMEAs) among pa...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Mattsson TO,Lipczak H,Pottegård A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to empirically identify and present different kinds of practice-based improvement ideas developed in health care services. The focus is on individual placement needs, problems/issues, and the ability to organize work on the development, implementation, and institutionalization of ideas for the...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Andersson AC,Elg M,Idvall E,Perseius KI

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Residents often fail to escalate narcotics to ensure pain relief in patients with cancer because of fear of overdose. A computer simulation of patients in pain may provide a way to improve management without fear of harm. We developed a pain care simulation to train residents. STUDY DESIGN/MEASURES: Thirty-one ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Harting B,Hasler S,Abrams R,Odwazny R,McNutt R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently in this journal, F. Alemi (Qual Manage Health Care. 2004;13(4):216-221) proposed the use of Tukey's Control Chart because of the unique benefits associated with nonparametric inferential statistics including robust performance with (1) low N sizes, (2) nonnormal data, and (3) the presence of outliers, However...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Borckardt JJ,Nash MR,Hardesty S,Herbert J,Cooney H,Pelic C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past decade has been marked by extensive change in the organization of health care delivery systems (the "supply side" of health care). There has been relatively less change in the nature of the health care consumer (the "demand side" of health care). The emergence of the Internet as a consumer health care technol...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Sennett C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient flow improvement strategies have been effective in reducing emergency department (ED) crowding, but little guidance is available on the implementation process. By using a qualitative research design, our objective was to identify common facilitators and barriers to the implementation of patient flow improvemen...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Van Dyke KJ,McHugh M,Yonek J,Moss D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article describes the Breakthrough Series, a collaborative improvement model developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The model adapts and applies existing knowledge to multiple, similar sites to accomplish common aims. It has been used to address several of the most pressing issues in health care to...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Kilo CM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company won the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award in 1992. One key to its success is its strategic planning process. This two-part article reviews the Ritz-Carlton's approach to strategic planning. In particular, it describes (1) the role of senior leadership in the planning process and (...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Shriver SJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The mission of nonprofit health care clinics is particularly challenging to fulfill given the large number of uninsured and underinsured people they serve. In addition, these clinics feel pressure to provide services in an efficient manner to prevent patient no-shows and encourage the continua...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Kovach JV,Ingle D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to test whether the Structured Problem and Success Inventory (SPI) instrument could capture mental representations of organizational and work-related problems as described by individuals working in health care organizations and to test whether these representations varied according to organizational ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Nyström ME,Terris DD,Sparring V,Tolf S,Brown CR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to elucidate conditions at all system levels in a specific health care service to develop practices for identification of children as relatives. An interactive research approach with the intention to create mutual learning between practice and research was used. The participating health c...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Andersson AC,Melke A,Andersson Gäre B,Golsäter M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods to produce change in physician practice patterns are of increasing importance to payers and regulators as well as to physicians themselves. Because some of the strategies being adopted occur without physician input and participation, they have aroused concern in the medical community. We describe the methods u...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Keller RB,Wennberg DE,Soule DN

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metformin is recommended as initial therapy for most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Its most serious adverse effect, lactic acidosis, is a rare entity with a high mortality rate. Despite well-publicized contraindications, metformin is inappropriately prescribed to many hospitalized patients. OBJECT...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Rossi AP,Wellins CA,Savic M,Devlin JT

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality indicators and a quality-monitoring system developed for use in the regulatory survey process offer a quality improvement tool for nursing home staff. The systematic use of resident assessment data can aid in the identification of quality of care problems and the determination of the nature of those problems. ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Karon SL,Zimmerman DR

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, many have begun to explore the possibility of using analytical methods associated with continuous quality improvement in the efforts to improve health care. Central to this paradigm is the proposition that such analytical methods can be used to identify and react to variations in the processes and outcomes o...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Howland R,Decker MD

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00