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How to Begin a Quality Improvement Project.

open access: yesAmerican Society of Nephrology. Clinical Journal, 2016
Quality improvement involves a combined effort among health care staff and stakeholders to diagnose and treat problems in the health care system. However, health care professionals often lack training in quality improvement methods, which makes it ...
S. Silver   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Flow‐based immunomagnetic enrichment of circulating tumor cells from diagnostic leukapheresis product

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The number of circulating tumor cells obtained from prostate cancer patients was increased approximately 5‐fold compared to regular CellSearch when processing 2 mL diagnostic leukapheresis material aliquots and increased by 44‐fold when processing 20 mL DLA aliquots using the flow enrichment target capture Halbach‐array.
Michiel Stevens   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Evaluation Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The QIC-WD evaluation was conducted with the support of the Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS) to determine if an Organizational Change Process intervention (Availability Responsiveness Continuity or ARC) was effective in improving ...
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development
core   +1 more source

Unlocking the potential of tumor‐derived DNA in urine for cancer detection: methodological challenges and opportunities

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Key Findings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Background The QIC-WD team engaged with the Department of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS) in 2017 to conduct a thorough needs assessment to understand the root causes underlying a high turnover rate among Initial Assessment Specialists.
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development
core   +1 more source

Micro practices of coordination based on complex adaptive systems: user needs and strategies for coordinating public health in Denmark

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2015
Introduction: Many highly formalised approaches to coordination poorly fit public health and recent studies call for coordination based on complex adaptive systems. Our contribution is two-fold.
Morten Deleuran Terkildsen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial Contribution to Wine Aroma and Its Intended Use for Wine Quality Improvement

open access: yesMolecules, 2017
Wine is a complex matrix that includes components with different chemical natures, the volatile compounds being responsible for wine aroma quality. The microbial ecosystem of grapes and wine, including Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts, as well ...
I. Belda   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Subpar reporting of pre‐analytical variables in RNA‐focused blood plasma studies

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pre‐analytical variables strongly influence the analysis of extracellular RNA (cell‐free RNA; exRNA) derived from blood plasma. Their reporting is essential to allow interpretation and replication of results. By evaluating 200 exRNA studies, we pinpoint a lack of reporting pre‐analytical variables associated with blood collection, plasma preparation ...
Céleste Van Der Schueren   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competency-Based Personnel Selection Oklahoma - Intervention Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
A Competency-based Personnel Selection process was the intervention designed as part of the QIC-WD project to address inconsistencies in hiring and to identify candidates with the desired competencies to be hired as Child Welfare Specialist (CWS) I/II ...
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development
core   +1 more source

A Quality Improvement Collaborative for Pediatric Sepsis: Lessons Learned

open access: yesPediatric Quality & Safety, 2017
Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. Barriers exist for timely recognition and management in emergency care settings. This 1-year quality improvement collaborative sought to reduce mortality from sepsis.
Raina M. Paul   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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