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Process over outcome quality in paediatrics? An analysis of outpatient healthcare quality indicators for seven common diseases

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2023
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the scope, quality dimensions and treatment aspects covered by existing quality indicators (QIs) for the somatic diseases bronchial asthma, atopic eczema, otitis media and tonsillitis as well as the ...
Claudia Mehl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Quality Indicators of Breast Cancer Management at a Tertiary Cancer Center in Nepal

open access: yesJCO Global Oncology, 2022
PURPOSEBreast cancer is the second commonest cancer among female in Nepal. This is our first attempt to audit breast cancer management in our institute and compare with standard quality indicators (QIs) available.METHODSThe retrospective study included ...
Shweta Baral   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Selecting home care quality indicators based on the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care (RAI-HC) for Switzerland: A public health and healthcare providers' perspective.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundDespite an increasing importance of home care, quality assurance in this healthcare sector in Switzerland is hardly established. In 2010, Swiss home care quality indicators (QIs) based on the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care (RAI-HC ...
Aylin Wagner   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction in China: a consensus panel and practice test

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI), but it is underused in China. The purpose of this study was to develop a set of quality indicators (QIs) to improve clinical practices and to confirm the ...
Jian Wu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality indicators for the diagnosis and surgical management of breast cancer in South Africa

open access: yesBreast, 2020
Introduction: Quality indicators (QIs) for breast cancer care have been developed and applied in high-income countries and contributed to improved quality of care and patient outcomes over time.
Sarah Nietz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guideline-based quality indicators—a systematic comparison of German and international clinical practice guidelines

open access: yesImplementation Science, 2019
Background Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are relevant sources for generating quality indicators (QIs). The objective of this study was to compare guideline-based QIs of German and international CPGs and their underlying ...
Monika Becker   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying sources of error and selecting quality indicators for point of care testing

open access: yesPractical Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Objectives: Point of Care Testing (POCT) is a rapidly expanding area of clinical laboratory testing and quality assurance is an important area of focus.
Miranda Brun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Six Sigma performance of quality indicators in total testing process of point-of-care glucose measurement: A two-year review

open access: yesPractical Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Objectives: The error rate in the total testing process (TTP) of point-of-care (POC) glucose measurement remains high although a total quality management system has been applied.
Anne Vincent, Donnah Pocius, Yun Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Development of primary care quality indicators for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using a Delphi-derived method

open access: yesnpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2022
High-quality care for patients with COPD is necessary. To achieve quality improvement in primary care, the general practitioner and the electronic health record (EHR) play an important role.
Sigrid Dewaele   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a best practice statement on the use of ankle-foot orthoses following stroke in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) scoping exercise in 2007 identified the use of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) following stroke as a clinical improvement priority, leading to the development of a best practice statement (BPS ...
Bowers RJ   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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