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The Quality Improvement Strategy [PDF]

Health Care Management Review, 1994
To prepare for managed competition, many hospitals now focus on service quality as a means to improve their competitive position. To aid in decisions about where best to direct limited resources, managers need physician feedback about how the hospital's services compare with its competitors' services (competitive advantage) and about the degree to ...
Lawton R. Burns, Lee Roy Beach
openaire   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

SQUIRE 2.0 (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence): revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process

BMJ Quality & Safety, 2015
Since the publication of Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 1.0) guidelines in 2008, the science of the field has advanced considerably. In this manuscript, we describe the development of SQUIRE 2.0 and its key components.
Greg Ogrinc, L. Davies, Daisy Goodman, P. Batalden, F. Davidoff, David P. Stevens   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Implementing large-scale data quality validation in a national arthroplasty registry to improve compliance the National Joint Registry data quality audit programme

Bone & Joint Open, 2022
Data of high quality are critical for the meaningful interpretation of registry information. The National Joint Registry (NJR) was established in 2002 as the result of an unexpectedly high failure rate of a cemented total hip arthroplasty.
Christopher Boulton, Carol Harrison, Timothy Wilton, Richard Armstrong, Elaine Young, Derek Pegg, J. Mark Wilkinson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges of quality improvement in the healthcare of South Africa post-apartheid: A critical review

Curationis, 2019
Background There is overwhelming evidence that the quality of health care in South Africa has been compromised by various challenges that impact negatively on healthcare quality.
W. T. Maphumulo, B. Bhengu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development and application of ‘systems thinking’ principles for quality improvement

BMJ Open Quality, 2020
Introduction ‘Systems thinking’ is often recommended in healthcare to support quality and safety activities but a shared understanding of this concept and purposeful guidance on its application are limited.
D. McNab, J. Mckay, S. Shorrock, Sarah Luty, P. Bowie   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improving access to services through a collaborative learning system at East London NHS Foundation Trust

BMJ Open Quality, 2018
Early intervention following initial referral into healthcare services can have a significant impact on the prognosis and outcomes of patients. Long waiting times and non-attendance can have an immediate and enduring negative impact on patients and ...
Amar Shah, Forid Alom, Auzewell Chitewe, Emma Binley, James Innes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Best practice statement : use of ankle-foot orthoses following stroke [PDF]

, 2009
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHSQIS) leads the use of knowledge to promote improvement in the quality of health care for the people of Scotland and performs three key functions.
Bowers, R., NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Funder), Ross, K.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources