Differences When Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Latent Variable Model Versus Denominator-Based Weights.
Michael Shwartz, PhD; Justin Ren, PhD; Erol A. Peköz, PhD; Xin Wang, PhD; Alan B. Cohen, ScD; Joseph D. Restuccia, DrPH
Medical Care. 46(8):778-785, August 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (298 K)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Estimating a Composite Measure of Hospital Quality From the Hospital Compare Database
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Comparison and Validity of Procedures Coded With ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CA/CCI.
Carolyn De Coster, Bing Li, Hude Quan
Medical Care. 46(6):627-634, June 2008
Abstract HTML PDF (407 K)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Comparative Quality Measures: Putting Evidence Above Expediency
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Michael G. Kahn and James Todd
Pediatrics 2008; 122: 182-183.
[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]
Monday, August 11, 2008
Does the Leapfrog Program Help Identify High-Quality Hospitals?
Jha, Ashish K.; Orav, E. John; Ridgway, Abigail B.; Zheng, Jie; Epstein, Arnold M.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 6, June 2008 , pp. 318-325(8)
abstract
Friday, August 08, 2008
Frequency and Predictors of Adverse Health Outcomes in Older Medicare Beneficiaries Discharged From the Emergency Department.
S Nicole Hastings, MD; Eugene Z. Oddone, MD, MHS; Gerda Fillenbaum, PhD; Richard J. Sloane, MPH; Kenneth E. Schmader, MD
Medical Care. 46(8):771-777, August 2008
Abstract HTML PDF (268 K)
Thursday, August 07, 2008
An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research
Ayelet Kuper, Scott Reeves, Wendy Levinson
BMJ 2008;337:a288 (Published 7 August 2008)
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Selecting High Priority Quality Measures For Breast Cancer Quality Improvement.
Michael J. Hassett, MD, MPH; Melissa E. Hughes, MSc; Joyce C. Niland, PhD; Rebecca Ottesen, MS; Stephen B. Edge, MD; Michael A. Bookman, MD; Robert W. Carlson, MD; Richard L. Theriault, DO, MBA; Jane C. Weeks, MD, MSc
Medical Care. 46(8):762-770, August 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (396 K)
Editorial
On the Road to Improving the Quality of Breast Cancer Care: A Distance Still to Travel.
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, MD, MPH; Arnold L. Potosky, PhD
Medical Care. 46(8):759, August 2008.
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Hospital Volume, Surgeon Volume, and Patient Costs for Cancer Surgery.
Vivian Ho, Thomas Aloia
Medical Care. 46(7):718-725, July 2008
Abstract HTML PDF (467 K)
Monday, August 04, 2008
Variation in Quality of Care Within Health Systems
Hines, Steve; Joshi, Maulik
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 6, June 2008 , pp. 326-332(7)
abstract
Friday, August 01, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Improving the Safety and Quality of Care Transitions .
C . Clancy
AORN , Volume 88 , Issue 1 , Pages 111 - 113
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Quality of Care of Children in the Emergency Department: Association with Hospital Setting and Physician Training.
Dharmar M, Marcin JP, Romano PS, Andrada ER, Overly F, Valente JH, Harvey DJ, Cole SL, Kuppermann N.
J Pediatr. 2008 Jul 10.
pubmed
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tracking quality over time: what do pressure ulcer data show?
Lena Gunningberg and Nancy A. Stotts
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 246-253;
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Monday, July 28, 2008
WHO - Assuring the quality of health care in the European Union
A case for action
This book from the World Health Organization, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, examines the systems that have been put in place in all of the European Union’s 27 Member States to ensure high quality care
Friday, July 25, 2008
Identifying Persons with Treated Asthma Using Administrative Data via Latent Class Modelling
Robert J. Prosser, Bruce C. Carleton, M. Anne Smith
Health Services Research Volume 43 Issue 2, Pages 733 - 754
Abstract References Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 143K) Supporting information
Thursday, July 24, 2008
WHO - Guidance on developing quality and safety strategies
The aim of this guidance from the WHO Regional Office for Europe is to help national policy advisers and policy makers to create and implement a national quality strategy, drawing attention to the need for sustainable longer term public health measures.
pdf
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Exploratory Analyses of the "Failure to Rescue" Measure
Evaluation Through Medical Record Review.
AkkeNeel Talsma; Vinita Bahl; Darrell A. Campbell
Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 23(3):202-210, July/September 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (89 K)
Failure to Rescue: A Preliminary Study of Patient-Level Factors.
Kathleen L. Bobay, Karen L. Fiorelli, Alfred J. Anderson
Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 23(3):211-215, July/September 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (69 K)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Survey of medication documentation at hospital discharge: implications for patient safety and continuity of care.
Grimes T, Delaney T, Duggan C, Kelly JG, Graham IM.
Ir J Med Sci. 2008 Jun;177(2):93-7.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
The Effectiveness of Root Cause Analysis: What Does the Literature Tell Us?
Percarpio, Katherine B.; Watts, B. Vince; Weeks, William B.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 7, July 2008 , pp. 391-398(8)
abstract
Friday, July 18, 2008
Using nurses and office staff to report prescribing errors in primary care
Amanda G. Kennedy, Benjamin Littenberg, and John W. Senders
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 238-245;
[Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Exclusion of Patients from Pay-for-Performance Targets by English Physicians
Doran, Tim, Fullwood, Catherine, Reeves, David, Gravelle, Hugh, Roland, Martin
N Engl J Med 2008 359: 274-284
Abstract Full Text PDF Supplementary Material
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Rationing of nursing care and its relationship to patient outcomes
the Swiss extension of the International Hospital Outcomes Study
Maria Schubert, Tracy R. Glass, Sean P. Clarke, Linda H. Aiken, Bianca Schaffert-Witvliet, Douglas M. Sloane, and Sabina De Geest
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 227-237;
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Hospital Quality: A PRIDIT Approach
Robert D. Lieberthal
Health Services Research Volume 43 Issue 3, Pages 988 - 1005
Abstract References Full Text: HTML, PDF
Monday, July 14, 2008
Improving the Translation of Research into Primary Care Practice
Results of a National Quality Improvement Demonstration Project
Ornstein, Steven; Nietert, Paul J.; Jenkins, Ruth G.; Wessell, Andrea M.; Nemeth, Lynne S.; Rose, Heather L.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 7, July 2008 , pp. 379-390(12)
abstract
Friday, July 11, 2008
Are Patient Safety Indicators related to widely used measures of hospital quality?
gqlqvIsaac T, Jha AK.
J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jun 24; [Epub ahead of print].
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The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) Toolkit
http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=30051
TCAB toolkit focus on engaging frontline staff and unit managers so that transforming the way care is delivered on medical/surgical units come not from the executive suite or a quality improvement department, but from the nurses and other care team members who spend the most time with patients.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care -- A National Survey of Physicians
DesRoches, Catherine M., Campbell, Eric G., Rao, Sowmya R., Donelan, Karen, Ferris, Timothy G., Jha, Ashish, Kaushal, Rainu, Levy, Douglas E., Rosenbaum, Sara, Shields, Alexandra E., Blumenthal, David
N Engl J Med 2008 359: 50-60
Abstract FREE Full Text PDF Supplementary Material
The Impact Of Pay-For-Performance On Health Care Quality In Massachusetts, 2001–2003
Steven D. Pearson, Eric C. Schneider, Ken P. Kleinman, Kathryn L. Coltin, and Janice A. Singer
Health Affairs, 27, no. 4 (2008): 1167-1176
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix]
Saturday, July 05, 2008
NHS - Next Stage Review
The NHS Next Stage Review, ‘Our NHS, Our Future’, has come to a close and Lord Darzi and the UK Department of Health have published the following reports:
High quality care for all: NHS Next Stage Review final report
A consultation on the NHS Constitution
NHS Next Stage Review: Our vision for primary and community care
A high quality workforce: NHS Next Stage review
What matters to staff in the NHS
Strategic Health Authorities' visions for better healthcare
NHS Next Stage Review - Leading Local Change
Changing for the better: Guidance when undertaking major changes to NHS services
Our NHS Our future: NHS next stage review - interim report
Friday, July 04, 2008
WHO - Workshop on performance assessment for health systems improvement
First day of WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems: “Health Systems, Health and Wealth” was dedicated to performance assessment for health systems improvement.
watch videos
Thursday, July 03, 2008
WHO - Safe Surgery Saves Lives
www.who.int/patientsafety/safesurgery/en/index.html
The aims of the World Alliance for Patient Safety second Global Patient Safety Challenge is to improve the safety of surgical care around the world.
The "Safe Surgery Saves Lives" initiative is a collaborative effort to reduce avoidable deaths and complications in surgical care.
The WHO surgical safety checklist identifies a set of surgical safety standards that can be applied in all countries and health settings.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
The Informatics Opportunities at the Intersection of Patient Safety and Clinical Informatics
Peter M. Kilbridge and David C. Classen
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2008; 15: 397-407.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Workarounds to Barcode Medication Administration Systems
Their Occurrences, Causes, and Threats to Patient Safety
Ross Koppel, Tosha Wetterneck, Joel Leon Telles, and Ben-Tzion Karsh
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2008; 15: 408-423.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Evidence for the impact of quality improvement collaboratives: systematic review
Loes M T Schouten, Marlies E J L Hulscher, Jannes J E van Everdingen, Robbert Huijsman, Richard P T M Grol
BMJ 2008;336:1491-1494
[Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Web extras]
Editorial
Effects of quality improvement collaboratives
Peter K Lindenauer
BMJ 2008;336:1448-1449
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Paying the Piper: Investing in Infrastructure for Patient Safety
Pronovost, Peter J.; Rosenstein, Beryl J.; Paine, Lori; Miller, Marlene R.; Haller, Karen; Davis, Richard; Demski, Renee; Garrett, Margaret R.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 6, June 2008 , pp. 342-348(7)
abstract
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Communicating, Coordinating, and Cooperating When Lives Depend on It: Tips for Teamwork
Salas, Eduardo; Wilson, Katherine A.; Murphy, Carrie E.; King, Heidi; Salisbury, Mary
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 6, June 2008 , pp. 333-341(9)
abstract
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Comparisons of Health Plan Quality: Does the Sampling Strategy Affect the Results?
L Elizabeth Goldman ; Arpita Chattopadhyay; Andrew B. Bindman
Medical Care. 46(7):752-757, July 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (229 K)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Personal Quality Improvement and Individualized Health Process Control: An Update.
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(2):186-188, April/June 2008.
Neuhauser, Duncan
Abstract HTML PDF (56 K)
Friday, June 20, 2008
Are Performance Measures Based on Automated Medical Records Valid for Physician/Practice Profiling of Asthma Care?
Anne Fuhlbrigge, MD, MS; Vincent J. Carey, PhD; Jonathan A. Finkelstein, MD, MPH; Paula Lozano, MD, MPH; Thomas S. Inui, ScM, MD; Kevin B. Weiss, MD
Medical Care. 46(6):620-626, June 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (297 K)
Thursday, June 19, 2008
A Parametric Control Chart Adjustment for Handling Serial Dependence in Health Care Quality Data.
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(2):154-161, April/June 2008.
Madan, Alok; Borckardt, Jeffrey J. ; Nash, Michael R.
Abstract HTML PDF (588 K)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
How Work Context Shapes Physician Approach to Safety and Error.
Hoff, Timothy J.
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(2):140-153, April/June 2008.Abstract HTML PDF (102 K)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
AHRQ - Resources on System Design
www.ahrq.gov/qual/systemdesign.htm
A valuable collection research, resources, and tools on system design developed with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Friday, June 13, 2008
AHRQ - Care Coordination
Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 7—Care Coordination
Technical Review (Publication No. 04(07)-0051-7): www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/caregaptp.htm
The objectives of this report from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) were to develop a working definition of care coordination, apply it to a review of systematic reviews, and identify theoretical frameworks that
might predict or explain how care coordination mechanisms are influenced by factors in the health care setting and how they relate to patient outcomes and health care costs.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
SBAR: Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation
The SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) technique developed by Kaiser Permanente and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) provides a framework for communication between members of the health care team about a patient's condition.
Guidelines for Communicating with Physicians Using the SBAR Process (PDF)
SBAR report to physician about a critical situation worksheet (PDF)
see also:
www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=150
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
AHRQ - Improving Healthcare, Improving Lives
Presentations from AHRQ’s first annual conference, September 26-28, 2007 are available here:
www.blsmeetings.net/2007AHRQANNUAL/Agenda.cfm
Conference themes:
- Data Sharing, Health Care Reporting, and the Public Trust
- Medication Management and Safety
- Strategies and Tools for Quality/Safety Improvement
- Value and Sustainability in Health IT
- Improving Health Care Decision Making
- System Design and Organizational Change
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
AHRQ - A Toolkit for Redesign in Health Care
www.ahrq.gov/qual/toolkit/
This toolkit prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by Denver Health presents strategies for comprehensively redesigning and transforming processes of care in a hospital.
PDF File
Monday, June 09, 2008
Health Care Efficiency Measures: Identification, Categorization, and Evaluation.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/efficiency/
AHRQ Publication No. 08-0030, April 2008, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
This report from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) presents a comprehensive review of the evidence on efficiency measurement.
PDF File,
PDF File,
Friday, June 06, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Gao Report – Health Care associated Infections In Hospitals
Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections
GAO report
| Public, Private Insurers Refusing to Pay Hospitals for Costs of Avoidable Errors Mike Mitka JAMA. 2008;299(21):2495-2496. EXTRACT FULL TEXT PDF |
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
Radar plots: a useful way for presenting multivariate health care data
M. Joan Saary
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Volume 61, Issue 4, Pages311-317
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (348 KB)
Friday, May 30, 2008
Diagnostic Error: Is Overconfidence the Problem
special issue
The American Journal of Medicine Volume 121, Issue 5, Supplement (May 2008)
Edited by Mark L. Graber , Eta S. Berner
Table of contents (Free full text available)
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Quality & Accountability
| PROLOGUE: Improving Quality And Accountability
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| | Margaret O’Kane, Janet Corrigan, Sandra M. Foote, Sean R. Tunis, George J. Isham, Len M. Nichols, Elliott S. Fisher, Jack C. Ebeler, James A. Block, Bruce E. Bradley, Christine K. Cassel, Debra L. Ness, and John Tooker
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| | Donald M. Berwick, Thomas W. Nolan, and John Whittington |
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Informatics Opportunities: The Intersection of Patient Safety and Clinical Informatics
Peter M. Kilbridge, and David C. Classen
J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. published ahead of print on April 24, 2008 as doi:10.1197/jamia.M2735
abstract Full Text (PDF)
Workarounds to Barcode Medication Administration Systems: Their Occurrences, Causes, and Threats to Patient Safety
Ross Koppel, Tosha Wetterneck, Joel Leon Telles, and Ben-Tzion Karsh
J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. published ahead of print on April 24, 2008 as doi:10.1197/jamia.M2616
abstract Full Text (PDF)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Review: How Do Hospital Organizational Structure and Processes Affect Quality of Care?
A Critical Review of Research Methods
Hearld, Larry R., Alexander, Jeffrey A., Fraser, Irene, Jiang, H. Joanna
Med Care Res Rev 2008 65: 259-299
[Abstract] [PDF] [References]
Monday, May 26, 2008
The Effect of Consistent Nursing Shifts on Teamwork and Continuity of Care.
Kalisch, Beatrice J. ; Begeny, Suzanne ; Anderson, Christine
Journal of Nursing Administration. 38(3):132-137, March 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (431 K)
Practice Features Associated With Patient-Reported Accessibility, Continuity, and Coordination of Primary Health Care
Haggerty, Jeannie L., Pineault, Raynald, Beaulieu, Marie-Dominique, Brunelle, Yvon, Gauthier, Josee, Goulet, Francois, Rodrigue, Jean
Ann Fam Med 2008 6: 116-123
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
The Quest for Quality in the NHS: Refining the NHS Reforms
This new report from the Nuffield Trust examines in depth the progress of and quality of care in the NHS over a 10-year period.
The Quest for Quality is a thorough and comprehensive compilation of key indicators over time, with an accompanying policy analysis.
Download without registration (PDF file)
Related article
Quality improvement in the NHS
Nick Black
BMJ 2008;336:1143
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
AHRQ - Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has prepared this comprehensive handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality
Experts in the field reviewed the literature, and their contributions are grouped into these sections:
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
TeamSTEPPS Web Site
The Department of Defense, in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), developed TeamSTEPPST, an evidence-based teamwork system aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.
It includes a comprehensive set of ready-to-use materials and a training curriculum to successfully integrate teamwork principles into any health care system.
Web Site
Monday, May 19, 2008
An international review of projects on hospital performance assessment
Oliver Groene, Jutta K. H. Skau, and Anne Frølich
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 162-171
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The World Health Organization Performance Assessment Tool for Quality Improvement in Hospitals (PATH):
An Analysis of the Pilot Implementation in 37 Hospitals
Oliver Groene, Niek Klazinga, Vahé Kazandjian, Pierre Lombrail, and Paul Bartels
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 155-161
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Friday, May 16, 2008
Reconceptualizing the Informed Consent Process at Eight Innovative Hospitals
Matiasek, Jennifer; Wynia, Matthew K.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 3, March 2008 , pp. 127-137(11)
abstract
Thursday, May 15, 2008
How Often are Potential Patient Safety Events Present on Admission?
Houchens, Robert L.; Elixhauser, Anne; Romano, Patrick S.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 34, Number 3, March 2008 , pp. 154-163(10)
abstract
Addressing postdischarge adverse events: a neglected area.
Tsilimingras D, Bates DW.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Feb;34(2):85-97.
abstract
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Quality and the NHS Next Stage Review
Ara Darzi
The Lancet 371 ;9624 : 1563-1564
Full Text
Our NHS, our future: NHS next stage review—interim report
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Health sector accreditation research: a systematic review
David Greenfield and Jeffrey Braithwaite
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 172-183
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Friday, May 09, 2008
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Hospital Quality: A PRIDIT Approach
Robert D. Lieberthal
Health Services Research (2008) 43 (3) , 988–1005
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (121 KB) Supplementary material
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Detection and prevention of medication misadventures in general practice
Ka Wae Tammy Tam, Hung Kon Kwok, Yuen Man Cecilia Fan, Kwok Biu Tsui, Kwok Keung Ng, King Yip Anthony Ho, Kam Tong Lau, Yuk Chun Chan, Ching Wan Charmaine Tse, and Cheuk Man Lau
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 192-199
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Attitudes toward the large-scale implementation of an incident reporting system
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mary Westbrook, and Joanne Travaglia
Int J Qual Health Care 2008 20: 184-191
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Monday, May 05, 2008
Do the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Flag Conditions That Are Present at the Time of Hospital Admission?
Bahl, Vinita; Thompson, Maureen A.; Kau, Tsui-Ying; Hu, Hsou Mei; Campbell, Darrell A. Jr
Medical Care. 46(5):516-522, May 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (255 K)
Friday, May 02, 2008
Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery
This toolkit from the Patient Safety Authority includes educational resources, snapshots and articles to aid healthcare facilities in preventing wrong-site surgery.
link
Thursday, May 01, 2008
How can quality of health care be safeguarded across the European Union?
Helena Legido-Quigley, Martin McKee, Kieran Walshe, Rosa Suñol, Ellen Nolte, Niek Klazinga
BMJ 2008;336:920-923
[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Discharge of Heart Failure Patients: A Hospitalist Checklist
This checklist from the Society of Hospital Medicine details what information should be included in the patient's discharge summary, patient discharge instructions, and the communication with the patient's followup physician on the day of discharge.
link
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
AHRQ - How to Create a Pill Card
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/pillcard/pillcard.htm
This guide from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) was designed to help users create an easy-to-use "pill card" for patients, parents, or anyone who has a hard time keeping track of their medicines.
Monday, April 28, 2008
The Effect of Consistent Nursing Shifts on Teamwork and Continuity of Care.
Kalisch, Beatrice J. ; Begeny, Suzanne ; Anderson, Christine
Journal of Nursing Administration. 38(3):132-137, March 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (431 K)
Spreading Nursing Unit Innovation in Large Hospital Systems
Pearson ML, Upenieks VV, Yee T, Needleman J.
The Journal of Nursing Administration, Vol. 38, No. 3, March 2008, pp. 146-152.
Abstract HTML PDF (1.01 M)
Friday, April 25, 2008
RAND - The State and Pattern of Health Information Technology Adoption
http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG409/
By: Katya Fonkych, Roger Taylor
In this report, RAND estimate the current level and pattern of HIT adoption in the different types of healthcare organizations and evaluate factors that affect the diffusion process.
Full Document
Summary Only
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Industry Influence in the Creation of Pay-for-Performance Quality Measures.
Johnie Rose
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(1):27-34, January/March 2008
Abstract HTML PDF (85 K)
Data Quality Bias: An Underrecognized Source of Misclassification in Pay-for-Performance Reporting?.
Darcey D. Terris, David G. Litaker
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(1):19-26, January/March 2008
Abstract HTML PDF (126 K)
Pay for Performance and Medical Professionalism.
Hendrickson, Marissa
Article Quality Management in Health Care. 17(1):9-18, January/March 2008.
Abstract HTML PDF (92 K)
The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative-A Gateway to Pay for Performance
What Every Health Care Professional Should Know.
Stulberg, Jonah
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(1):2-8, January/March 2008.Abstract HTML PDF (75 K)
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Med Clin North Am - Hospital medicine
Med Clin North Am. 2008 Mar;92(2)
This special issue of Medical Clinics of North America is dedicated to the field of hospital medicine.
Preface Scott A. Flanders, Vikas I. Parekh, Lakshmi Halasyamani pages xi-xii Full Text Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
The State of Hospital Medicine in 2008 Robert M. Wachter pages 265-273 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (157 KB)
Implementing Patient Safety Interventions in Your Hospital: What to Try and What to Avoid Sumant R. Ranji, Kaveh G. Shojania pages 275-293 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (253 KB)
Prevention and Treatment of Health Care–Acquired Infections Leanne B. Gasink, Ebbing Lautenbach pages 295-313 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (339 KB)
Care Transitions for Hospitalized Patients Vineet M. Arora, Jeanne M. Farnan pages 315-324 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Perioperative Medicine for the Hospitalized Patient Paul J. Grant, David H. Wesorick pages 325-348 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (339 KB)
End-of-Life Care for the Hospitalized Patient Steven Z. Pantilat, Margaret Isaac pages 349-370 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (257 KB)
Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient Joseph Ming Wah Li pages 371-385 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
Acute Hospital Care for the Elderly Patient: Its Impact on Clinical and Hospital Systems of Care Paula M. Podrazik, Chad T. Whelan pages 387-406 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (354 KB)
Diabetes Management in the Hospital Thomas W. Donner, Kristin M. Flammer pages 407-425 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (569 KB)
Infectious Disease Emergencies Nelson Nicolasora, Daniel R. Kaul pages 427-441 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (453 KB)
Diagnosis and Management of Venous Thromboembolism Tracy Minichiello, Patrick F. Fogarty pages 443-465 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (277 KB)
Critical Care Medicine for the Hospitalist Derek J. Linderman, William J. Janssen pages 467-479 Abstract Full Text Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
CMWF - Physician Organization in Relation to Quality and Efficiency of Care: A Synthesis of Recent Literature
L. Tollen
The Commonwealth Fund, April 2008
System organization is fundamental to improved quality and efficiency. This new report from The Commonwealth Fund summarizes and presents a framework for understanding recent research literature linking delivery system organizational attributes with health care efficiency and quality.
Summary
Full report
J Gen Intern Med - Special Issue on Health Information Technology
This Journal of General Internal Medicine AHRQ-sponsored special issue includes a collection of studies and commentaries on how health information technology can improve medical care.
Introduction to the JGIM Special Issue on Health Information Technology
Moving Health Information Technology Forward
Uptake of Electronic Prescribing in Community-Based Practices
Variation in Electronic Prescribing Implementation Among Twelve Ambulatory Practices
Centers Speak Up: The Clinical Context for Health Information Technology in the Ambulatory Care Setting
Employing the Electronic Health Record to Improve Diabetes Care: A Multifaceted Intervention in an Integrated Delivery System
Electronic Medical Record-Assisted Design of a Cluster-Randomized Trial to Improve Diabetes Care and Outcomes
An Electronic Medical Record (EMR)-Based Intervention to Reduce Polypharmacy and Falls in an Ambulatory Rural Elderly Population
Electronic Result Viewing and Quality of Care in Small Group Practices
Application of a Decision Support Tool for Anticoagulation in Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Use of a Handheld Computer Application for Voluntary Medication Event Reporting by Inpatient Nurses and Physicians
Overdose Rate of Drugs Requiring Renal Dose Adjustment: Data Analysis of 4 Years Prescriptions at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
Impact of Computerized Decision Support on Blood Pressure Management and Control: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A Mixed Method Study of the Merits of E-Prescribing Drug Alerts in Primary Care
Comparison of Electronic Physician Prompts versus Waitroom Case-Finding on Clinical Trial Enrollment
The Effect of Computerized Physician Order Entry with Clinical Decision Support on the Rates of Adverse Drug Events: A Systematic Review
Use of an Interactive, Telephone-based Self-management Support Program to Identify Adverse Events Among Ambulatory Diabetes Patients
Informing Men about Prostate Cancer Screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Education Materials
Screening for Chronic Conditions Using a Patient Internet Portal: Recruitment for an Internet-based Primary Care Intervention
Patient Difficulty Using Tablet Computers to Screen in Primary Care
Leveraging Computerized Sign-Out to Increase Error Reporting and Addressing Patient Safety in Graduate Medical Education
Development of a Web-based Resident Profiling Tool to Support Training in Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Reducing Diagnostic Errors through Effective Communication: Harnessing the Power of Information Technology
Health Information Technology Will Shift the Medical Care Paradigm
The Role of Systems Factors in Implementing Health Information Technology
Achieving the Potential of Health Information Technology
The Pervasiveness of Telemedicine: Adoption With or Without a Research Base
Friday, April 18, 2008
A Parametric Control Chart Adjustment for Handling Serial Dependence in Health Care Quality Data.
Madan, Alok ; Borckardt, Jeffrey J. ; Nash, Michael R
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(2):154-161, April/June 2008.
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Pay for Performance in Hospitals: Implications for Nurses and Nursing Care.
Bodrock, Judy A. ; Mion, Lorraine C.
Quality Management in Health Care. 17(2):102-111, April/June 2008.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
NEJM - electronic medical record & health record
Personally Controlled Online Health Data -- The Next Big Thing in Medical Care?
Steinbrook, Robert
N Engl J Med 2008 358: 1653-1656
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Off the Record -- Avoiding the Pitfalls of Going Electronic
Hartzband, Pamela, Groopman, Jerome
N Engl J Med 2008 358: 1656-1658
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Tectonic Shifts in the Health Information Economy
Mandl, Kenneth D., Kohane, Isaac S.
N Engl J Med 2008 358: 1732-1737
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Electronic Health Records, Medical Research, and the Tower of Babel
Kush, Rebecca D., Helton, Edward, Rockhold, Frank W., Hardison, C. David
N Engl J Med 2008 358: 1738-1740
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Quality Outcomes Management: Veterans Affairs Case Study
Subhash C. Bhatia, Praveen P. Fernandes
Psychiatric Clinics of North America - March 2008 (Vol. 31, Issue 1, Pages 57-72
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Safety is part of quality: a proposal for a continuum in performance measurement
Vahé A. Kazandjian, Karol G. Wicker , Nikolas Matthes , Sam Ogunbo
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 14 (2) , 354–359
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