The synergistic role TQM and reengineering could play in standardizing the European vaccination policy.

abstract：:To improve processes in hospitals, a case study was conducted at a German university hospital, which consists of more than 30 clinics and institutes on a large campus. The case study focused on the analysis of the patient flow and of machine utilization in the radiology department. Radiological devices are spread over...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Nickel S,Schmidt UA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While data collection is fundamental to any scientifically based effort, health care improvement teams often report that it is one of the most frustrating aspects of their work. Groups that do succeed in gathering some data can also sometimes find that the data they have worked so hard to obtain does not really help t...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Plsek PE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research pain guidelines and implementation theories were used in this improvement initiative to ensure that evidence-based pain management reached every provider and patient in a large tertiary care hospital. Implementation strategies, products, and outcome measures are described...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Miller EH,Belgrade MJ,Cook M,Portu JB,Shepherd M,Sierzant T,Sallmen P,Fraki S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The phrase "Science of Improvement" or "Improvement Science" is commonly used today by a range of people and professions to mean different things, creating confusion to those trying to learn about improvement. In this article, we briefly define the concepts of improvement and science, and review the history of ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Perla RJ,Provost LP,Parry GJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients' perceptions provide valuable insight into areas for improvement and opportunities for strategic planning. Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, the topics of what drives patient satisfaction, what delights patients, and what disappoints patients were examined. A case study approach was us...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Levine AS,Plume SK,Nelson EC

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：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: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：:The physician-patient relationship is an essential part of end-of-life planning, including discussions of advance directives (AD). Physicians likely to encounter AD issues with their patients were identified and queried as to their knowledge, opinion, and experience with ADs. Though most physicians felt ADs were helpf...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Langerman A,Angelos P,Johnston C

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American patient and consumer groups are increasing pressure on physicians and health care organizations to improve and document the quality of care that they deliver. A leading cause of inadequate care is the significant variations in medical practice that cannot be explained by patient differences, which persist...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Carnett WG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Handover communication improvement initiatives typically employ a "one size fits all" approach. A human factors perspective has the potential to guide how to tailor interventions to roles, levels of experience, settings, and types of patients. We conducted ethnographic observations of sign-outs by attending and reside...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Mount-Campbell AF,Rayo MF,OʼBrien JJ Jr,Allen TT,Patterson ES

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This pilot study describes the development of an instrument to measure nursing quality knowledge, skills, and attitudes for practicing pediatric oncology nurses. Because many nurse leaders of academic centers are responsible for outcomes at both local and global level, ensuring nursing quality is critical, gi...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Dycus P,McKeon L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We explored the associations between opioid dose and multiple measures of pain. STUDY DESIGN AND MEASURES:Thirty-two consecutive patients admitted solely for an acute exacerbation of cancer-related pain or for surgery were followed for their entire hospital stay (115 days of pain). For each hospital day, we ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Harting B,Johnson T,Abrams R,Odwazny R,Hasler S,McNutt R,Patient Safety Committee at Rush and the UIC Center for Research Translation.

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:A variety of approaches are available to monitor and quantify the frequency of medical errors and the harm associated with them. The University HealthSystem Consortium Patient Safety Net provides a categorical, rank-ordered approach for designating harm associated with medical errors but does not lend itself to routin...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Madan A,Borckardt D,Borckardt JJ,Herbert J,Cooney H

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：: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:Organizational health literacy is the degree to which an organization considers and promotes the health literacy of patients. Addressing health literacy at an organizational level has the potential to have a greater impact on more health consumers in a health system than individual-level approaches. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Prince LY,Schmidtke C,Beck JK,Hadden KB

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Popular quality improvement tools such as Six Sigma and Lean Systems (SS/L) claim to provide health care managers the opportunity to improve health care quality on the basis of sound methodology and data. However, it is unclear whether these 2 quality improvement tools actually improve health care quality. ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： DelliFraine JL,Langabeer JR 2nd,Nembhard IM

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Multistakeholder alliances-groups of payers, purchasers, providers, and consumers that voluntarily work together to address local health goals-have increasingly been used to improve health care quality within their communities. Under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) ini...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： McHugh M,Shaw B,Wolf L,Bleser W,Duckett P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent reports show that many physicians feel discontented and unhappy with their work situation. This could in part be due to a decline in status, loss of influence on health care organization, reduced wages etc. It is important to find ways to better understand their experiences of working life to get more f...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Bergin E,Johansson H,Bergin R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although often used in health care settings as a method for continuous quality improvement, experience with the breakthrough collaborative in nonclinical health care settings is limited. In this article, we report pilot data from a social services collaborative conducted in 2007 to 2009 in Sweden, with speci...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Lindgren J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitals establish surgical assessment units to promote efficiency and improve patient experience. Surgical assessment units are believed to reduce unnecessary admissions. We evaluated a hospital's on-call surgery service without this facility to determine benefits of implementation. METHODS:All emergency ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Reeds MG,Andreani SM,Rohatgi A,Taylor FGM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an approach to assessing the impact of surveillance for surgical site infections and providing feedback to surgeons on their progress, as part of continuous quality improvement. Adjusting for patient risk factors using the Standardized Mortality Ratio, there was a marked decrease over time in both SMR (1.3 ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： McCall JL,Macchiaroli S,Brown RB,Schulte MJ,Calderone S,Selbovitz LG,Corl AM,Reed WP,Friedmann P

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:Most health care organizations are using critical pathways in an attempt to reduce the variation in patient care, improve quality, enhance communication, and reduce costs. Virtually all of the critical path efforts to date have developed tables of treatments, medications, and so forth by day and have displayed them in...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Coffey RJ,Othman JE,Walters JI

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastroenterology unit at the Höglands Hospital in Eksjö is responsible for the care of all 466 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a geographic area including approximately 115,000 inhabitants. In 2000, the frustration over an inadequate traditional outpatient clinic inspired us to redesign our outpa...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Rejler M,Spångéus A,Tholstrup J,Andersson-Gäre B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00