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Analysis of Errors in a Clinical Laboratory of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Odisha, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Medical and laboratory errors can be caused due to many reasons, including communication problem, inadequate training of the staff members, improper identification.
Kavita Aggarwal, Sumit Jhajharia, Tapaswini Pradhan, Viyatprajna Acharya, Saurav Patra, Sri Krushna Mahapatra   +5 more
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Applicability of Quality Indicators for Appropriate Antibiotic use in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): A Point Prevalence Survey

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
The ability to measure the quality of antibiotic prescription is a critical element in any antimicrobial stewardship programme. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinimetric properties of 33 quality indicators (QIs) developed to assess Outpatient
Pablo March-López, Pablo March-López, Inés Arancibia Freixa, Mireia Martinez Gil, Gastón Araujo Espinoza, Lidia Ortega Polonio, Elisabeth Cecilia Paredes, Montserrat Carrasco Sanchez, Cristina Sangrador, Júlia Pardo, Jordi Nicolás, Jordi Nicolás, Esther Calbo, Esther Calbo   +13 more
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Evidence-based indicators for the measurement of quality of primary care using health insurance claims data in Switzerland: update of the SQUIPRICA working group

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background The level of quality of care of ambulatory services in Switzerland is almost completely unknown. Since health insurance claims are the only nationwide applicable and available data source for this purpose, a set of 24 quality indicators (QI ...
Eva Blozik, Renato Farcher, Sereina M. Graber, Carola A. Huber, Swiss Quality Indicator for Primary Care (SQIPRICA) Working Group   +4 more
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Nursing outcome quality indicators for patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombectomy treatment: A Delphi study

Belitung Nursing Journal, 2022
Background: Thrombectomy treatment is a critical procedure that emerged a few years ago, and nurses play a crucial role in the process, particularly in preventing complications and improving outcomes.
Chaiyuth Kotalux, Thanpimol Kensakoo, Werayuth Srithumsuk   +2 more
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Patient-Reported Quality of Care for Osteoarthritis in General Practice in South Tyrol, Italy: Protocol for Translation, Validation and Assessment of the OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire (OA-QI)

Methods and Protocols, 2023
Background: Evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis are similar internationally. Nevertheless, clinical practice varies across countries. Instruments for measuring quality have been developed to improve health care
Christian J. Wiedermann, Pasqualina Marino, Antje van der Zee-Neuen, Isabella Mastrobuono, Angelika Mahlknecht, Verena Barbieri, Sonja Wildburger, Julia Fuchs, Alessandra Capici, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Nina Østerås, Markus Ritter   +12 more
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Quality of osteoarthritis care in family medicine - a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2016
Introduction. Effective treatments for osteoarthritis are available, yet little is known about the quality of primary care in the Republic of Srpska for this disabling condition. Objective.
Račić Maja, Tošić Milena, Mašić Srđan   +2 more
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Development of individual fitness score for conformity of prescriptions to the “Guidelines For Pharmacological Therapy of Schizophrenia”

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2022
Aims The Guidelines for the Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia were established to improve the quality of medical care, and the EGUIDE project was conducted to train clinicians on guideline usage.
Ken Inada, Kentaro Fukumoto, Naomi Hasegawa, Yuka Yasuda, Hisashi Yamada, Hikaru Hori, Kayo Ichihashi, Hitoshi Iida, Kazutaka Ohi, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Fumitoshi Kodaka, Kenta Ide, Naoki Hashimoto, Jun‐ichi Iga, Kazuyoshi Ogasawara, Kiyokazu Atake, Yoshikazu Takaesu, Tatsuya Nagasawa, Hiroshi Komatsu, Tsuyoshi Okada, Ryuji Furihata, Mikio Kido, Saya Kikuchi, Chika Kubota, Manabu Makinodan, Shinichiro Ochi, Masahiro Takeshima, Hirotaka Yamagata, Junya Matsumoto, Kenichiro Miura, Masahide Usami, Taishiro Kishimoto, Toshiaki Onitsuka, Eiichi Katsumoto, Akitoyo Hishimoto, Shusuke Numata, Norio Yasui‐Furukori, Koichiro Watanabe, Ryota Hashimoto   +38 more
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Evidence-based indicators for the measurement of quality of primary care using health insurance claims data in Switzerland: results of a pragmatic consensus process

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The level of quality of care of ambulatory services in Switzerland is almost completely unknown. By adapting existing instruments to the Swiss national context, the present project aimed to define quality indicators (QI) for the measurement of
Eva Blozik, Oliver Reich, Roland Rapold, Martin Scherer, Swiss Quality Indicator for Primary Care (SQIPRICA) Working Group   +4 more
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Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) have decreased through regular screening colonoscopy, surveillance, and endoscopic treatment. However, CRC can still be diagnosed after negative colonoscopy.
Joo Hye Song, Eun Ran Kim
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Development of Quality Indicators for the Ultrasound Department through a Modified Delphi Method

Diagnostics, 2023
This study aims to establish precise quality indicators for evaluating and enhancing ultrasound performance, employing a methodology based on a comprehensive review of the literature, expert insights, and practical application experiences. We conducted a
Aiping Zeng, Yang Gu, Li Ma, Xixi Tao, Luying Gao, Jianchu Li, Hongyan Wang, Yuxin Jiang   +7 more
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