Application of variables control charts to risk-adjusted time-ordered healthcare data.

abstract：:Many hospitals are unable to successfully implement "evidence-based practices" at the unit level. For example, consistent implementation of the central line bundle (CLB), proven to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) is often difficult. This problem has been broadly characterized as "change implem...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Rangachari P

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In Thailand, hospital accreditation (HA) is widely recognized as one of the system tools to promote effective operation of universal health coverage. This nationwide study aims to examine the relationship between accredited statuses of the provincial hospitals and their mortality outcomes. METHOD:A 5-year r...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Sriratanaban J,Ngamkiatpaisarn S,Charoenmukayananta S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors collected data from the record of a patient who had recently undergone coronary bypass surgery and used these data to construct control charts. The control charts helped them to interpret the variation in several clinical parameters and to evaluate the clinical responses to this variation. ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Laffel G,Luttman R,Zimmerman S

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The p chart is widely used in health care and other service organizations as well as in manufacturing to monitor the proportion of observations with some particular characteristic for comparing several sources of data or for tracking a single source of data over time. The conventional approach is to use 3sigma limits ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Hart MK,Hart RF,Schmaltz S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With costs and competitive pressures increasing, pharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations are examining the drug development process. Investigators who conduct clinical studies significantly impact research quality and, thereby, costs. This article reviews current investigator selection methods and ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Lightfoot GD,Sanford SM,Shefrin A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Should the United States require mandatory reporting of medical errors within the health care system? Many barriers to medical error reporting currently exist and have made it difficult to establish a nationwide reporting system. As such, individual states have begun to address this issue one state at a time. This art...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Karlsen KA,Hendrix TJ,O'Malley M

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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：:In this article, we report on the implementation of a computerized scheduling tool to optimize staffing for patient transport at the Mayo Clinic. The tool was developed and implemented in Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications and includes an easy-to-use interface. The tool allows transport management to co...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Kuchera D,Rohleder TR

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:The U.S. Healthcare Fellowship in Quality Management at Hahnemann University was developed by a managed health care organization and health science university in order to train physicians in the theory and practice of quality management and clinical outcomes measurement. This article describes in detail the program co...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Paz HL,Paradis J,Zatz S

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：PURPOSE:Medical home care has been identified as a model for improving primary care delivery and population-specific quality and safety outcomes. Questions remain how this model affects older adult quality. This systematic review addresses 2 important questions: Are quality and safety outcomes associated with medical h...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： DePuccio MJ,Hoff TJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Quality" of care has become one of the main foci of the American health care system during the last 20 years. As costs escalated in all areas of health care, the purchasers and consumers of health care have begun to demand accountability for the products they purchase. The initial focus of the system was "quality of ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Rowell PA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like many organizations, Continental Rehabilitation Hospital of San Diego designs and communicates templates and targets for desired changes in behaviors and tracks results. It recognizes and celebrates successes and struggles with its failures. A recent case example demonstrates the importance of generating immediate...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Chaplin E,Bailey M,Barger L,Bruce J,Guzman O,Galleisky G,Thompson-Henry S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the revolutionary changes occurring in the health care industry, there is increasing agreement that academicians and practitioners must collaborate to identify and prioritize major educational outcomes for health care management. Several competency initiatives have been undertaken or completed in health care and...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Calhoun JG,Davidson PL,Sinioris ME,Vincent ET,Griffith JR

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:The multifaceted nature of the transition of care from the triage unit to labor and delivery has historically led to confusion, delays, and errors in care. This study evaluated the effect of standardization of roles and communication on improving this transition. METHODS:A multidisciplinary team was assemble...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Lee DD,Colwill AC,Teel J,Srinivas SK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement will be constrained by the function-based organizational model found in most health care organizations. Most components of the typical organization are driven by the concept of division of labor. The organization needs to challenge the underlying assumptions and reengineer from top to bottom. Reengineering...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Coan T

更新日期：1994-04-01 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

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：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：BACKGROUND:Although organizational context can affect the implementation of quality initiatives, we know less about the influence of contextual conditions on quality outcomes. We examined organizational features of primary care clinics that achieved greatest performance improvements after implementing Lean redesigns. ...

journal_title：Quality management in health care

authors： Hung DY,Harrison MI,Liang SY,Truong QA

更新日期：2019-04-01 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