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Quality Improvement in Critical Care: Selection and Development of Quality Indicators [PDF]

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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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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Investigating organizational quality improvement systems, patient empowerment, organizational culture, professional involvement and the quality of care in European hospitals: the 'Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE)' project. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in European countries apply a wide range of quality improvement strategies. Knowledge of the effectiveness of these strategies, implemented as part of an overall hospital quality improvement system, is limited.
Andrew Thompson, Klazinga, Niek, Arah Onyebuchi A, Suñol, Rosa, Arah, O.A., Groene Oliver, Klazinga Niek, Charles Bruneau, Thompson, Andrew, Cordula Wagner, Klazinga, N., Groene, O., Wagner, C., Wagner, Cordula, Suñol Rosa, Arah, Onyebuchi A.., Onyebuchi A Arah, Arah, O. A., Thompson Andrew, Rosa Suñol, Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe Res, Sunol, R., Arah, Onyebuchi A, ?, ?, Niek Klazinga, null null, Oliver Groene, Bruneau, Charles, Wagner Cordula, Bruneau Charles, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Bruneau, C., Thompson, A.   +34 more
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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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Improving mental health outcomes: achieving equity through quality improvement [PDF]

, 2014
20.05. 15 KB. paper re-submitted to include updated metadataObjective To investigate equity of patient outcomes in a psychological therapy service, following increased access achieved by a quality improvement (QI) initiative.
Barnes, R, Green, J, Emmi Honeybourne, John Green, Poots, A, Ruth Barnes, Bell, D, Woodcock, T, Green, SA, Derek Bell, Honeybourne, E, Alan J. Poots, Stuarta Green   +12 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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Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety? [PDF]

, 2011
UNLABELLED: ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Previous research addressed the development of a classification scheme for quality improvement systems in European hospitals.
Saez, Mercedes, Andrew Thompson, Mercè Casas, Thompson, A, Casas Galofré, Mercè, Suñol, Rosa, Groene Oliver, Casas Mercè, Mora, N, Suñol, R, Thompson, Andrew, Saez Mercedes, Mora, Nuria, Mercedes Saez, Saez, M, Suñol Rosa, Casas, M, Nuria Mora, Groene, O, Thompson Andrew, Rosa Suñol, Mora Nuria, Oliver Groene, Casas, Mercè, Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa   +25 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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