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Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC)

Annals of Surgery Open, 2023
Introduction:. In 2014, 56 Illinois hospitals came together to form a unique learning collaborative, the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC).
Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, Michael F. McGee, MD, Mark V. Williams, MD, Julie K. Johnson, MSPH, PhD, Amy L. Halverson, MD, Kevin J. O’Leary, MD, Paula Farrell, BSN, Juliana Thomas, MPH, Remi Love, MA, Lindsey Kreutzer, MPH, Allison R. Dahlke, MPH, Brianna D’Orazio, MPH, Steven Reinhart, MBA, Katelyn Dienes, MS, Mark Schumacher, MS, Ying Shan, MS, Christopher Quinn, MS, Vivek N. Prachand, MD, Susan Sullivan, BS, Kimberly A. Cradock, MD, Kelsi Boyd, RN, BSN, William Hopkinson, MD, Colleen Fairman, RN,, David Odell, MD, MS, Jonah J. Stulberg, MD, PhD, MPH, Cindy Barnard, MBA, Jane Holl, MD, MPH, Ryan P. Merkow, MD, MS, Anthony D. Yang, MD, on behalf of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative   +29 more
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Does quality improvement improve quality? [PDF]

Future Hospital Journal, 2016
Although quality improvement (QI) is frequently advocated as a way of addressing the problems with healthcare, evidence of its effectiveness has remained very mixed. The reasons for this are varied but the growing literature highlights particular challenges. Fidelity in the application of QI methods is often variable.
Dixon-Woods, Mary, Martin, Graham P
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Classification, Processing Procedures, and Market Demand of Chinese Biscuits and the Breeding of Special Wheat for Biscuit Making

Journal of Food Quality, 2022
With the improvement of living standards, consumers’ demand for wheat food is gradually diversified. Biscuit, as a kind of convenience food, becomes a consumer’s leisure snack due to its characteristics such as low processing cost, easy-to-carry and ...
Xin Hu, Lejia Hu, Jing Zheng, Junkang Rong   +3 more
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Improving data quality control in quality improvement projects [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2009
The results of many quality improvement (QI) projects are gaining wide-spread attention. Policy-makers, hospital leaders and clinicians make important decisions based on the assumption that QI project results are accurate. However, compared with clinical research, QI projects are typically conducted with substantially fewer resources, potentially ...
Dale M, Needham, David J, Sinopoli, Victor D, Dinglas, Sean M, Berenholtz, Radha, Korupolu, Sam R, Watson, Lisa, Lubomski, Christine, Goeschel, Peter J, Pronovost   +8 more
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Streamlining workflows and redesigning job roles in the theatre sterile surgical unit

BMJ Open Quality, 2019
The theatre sterile surgical unit (TSSU) is an essential core to support the operating theatres in National University Hospital. Surgical instruments and supplies are processed, packaged and sterilised safe for surgical procedures.
Brandon Lum, Hong Muay Png, Hock Lan Yap, Cindy Tan, Bixian Sun, Yen Hoon Law   +5 more
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Low-cost, on-farm intervention to reduce spores in bulk tank raw milk benefits producers, processors, and consumers

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Bacterial spores, which are found in raw milk, can survive harsh processing conditions encountered in dairy manufacturing, including pasteurization and drying.
Rachel L. Evanowski, Sarah I. Murphy, Martin Wiedmann, Nicole H. Martin   +3 more
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Quality Improvement in Critical Care: Selection and Development of Quality Indicators

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016
Background. Caring for critically ill patients is complex and resource intensive. An approach to monitor and compare the function of different intensive care units (ICUs) is needed to optimize outcomes for patients and the health system as a whole ...
Carla A. Chrusch, Claudio M. Martin, The Quality Improvement in Critical Care Project   +2 more
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Development of a risk assessment model to predict the occurrence of late blowing defect in Gouda cheese and evaluate potential intervention strategies

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Late blowing defect (LBD) is an important spoilage issue in semi-hard cheese, with the outgrowth of Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores during cheese aging considered to be the primary cause.
C. Qian, N.H. Martin, M. Wiedmann, A. Trmčić   +3 more
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Best Practice Statement : Use of Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Stroke [PDF]

, 2009
The development of this Best Practice Statement (BPS) was a collaboration between NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS), National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, University of Strathclyde and a multidisciplinary group of relevant specialists ...
Bowers, R., NHSQIS, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Funder), Ross, K.   +3 more
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Variation in clinical care associated with weekend admission and discharge in psychiatric in-patient units: retrospective case-note review

BJPsych Open, 2020
BackgroundQuestions have been raised regarding differences in the standards of care that patients receive when they are admitted to or discharged from in-patient units at weekends.AimsTo compare the quality of care received by patients with anxiety and ...
Ryan Williams, Lorna Farquharson, Ellen Rhodes, Mary Dang, Natasha Lindsay, Alan Quirk, David S. Baldwin, Mike J. Crawford   +7 more
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