Cancer Care Quality Measures: Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal CancerEvidence Report
(Publication No. 06-E002)
(PDF file, 1.6 MB)
This evidence report from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) identify measures that are currently available to assess the quality of care provided to patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), and assess the extent to which these measures have been developed and tested.
Cancer Care Quality Measures: Symptoms and End of Life CareEvidence Report
(Publication No. 06-E001)
(PDF file, 1.7 MB)
This evidence report from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) identify quality measures and the evidence for them to support quality assessment and improvement in the palliative care of patients with cancer in the areas of pain, dyspnea, depression, and advance care planning (ACP), and identify important gaps in related research.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
AHRQ - Cancer Care Quality Measures
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
BMJ - NICE work
Review of NICE's recommendations, 1999-2005
James Raftery
BMJ 2006;332:1266-1268
[Full text] [PDF] [extra: Classification of the recommendations]
Resource allocation: NICE work
BMJ 2006;332:1266
[Full text]
How NICE may be outflanked
R E Ferner, Sarah E McDowell
BMJ 2006;332:1268-1271
[Full text] [PDF] [extra: References w1 - w36]
Monday, May 29, 2006
CMWF - Committed to Safety: Ten Case Studies on Reducing Harm to Patients
This report from The Commonwealth Fund presents 10 case studies of health care organizations, clinical teams, and learning collaborations that have designed innovations in five areas that hold great promise for improving patient safety:
- promoting an organizational culture of safety,
- improving teamwork and communication,
- enhancing rapid response to prevent heart attacks and other crises in the hospital,
- preventing health care–associated infections in the intensive care unit, and
preventing adverse drug events throughout the hospital.
report pdf
Friday, May 26, 2006
Development and Validation of a Psychiatric Case-Mix System
Kevin L. Sloan, Maria E. Montez-Rath, Avron Spiro III, Cindy L. Christiansen, Susan Loveland, Priti Shokeen, Lawrence Herz, Susan Eisen, James N. Breckenridge, Amy K. Rosen
Medical Care. 44(6):568-580, June 2006.
Abstract HTML PDF (711 K)
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Indices for Continuity of Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Sandra H. Jee and Michael D. Cabana
Med Care Res Rev 2006 63: 158-188.
[Abstract] [PDF]
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
HCUP Statistical Briefs
www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs.jsp
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched a new series of Web-based publications, the HCUP Statistical Briefs containing information from its Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
These publications will provide concise, easy-to-read information on hospital care, costs, quality, utilization, and access.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
MJA - The safety and quality of health care: where are we now?
Key achievements of the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S37.
HTML PDF
The safety and quality of health care: from Council to Commission
Richard A Smallwood
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S39-S40.
HTML PDF
Shared meanings: preferred terms and definitions for safety and quality concepts
William B Runciman
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S41-S43.
HTML PDF
Sea change: public reporting and the safety and quality of the Australian health care system
Clifford F Hughes and Patricia Mackay
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S44-S47.
HTML PDF
Health care safety and quality: where have we been and where are we going?
Bruce H Barraclough and Jim Birch
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S48-S50.
HTML PDF
Measurement of the safety and quality of health care
Sarah Scobie, Richard Thomson, John J McNeil and Paddy A Phillips
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S51-S55.
HTML PDF
Designing safer health care through responsive regulation
Judith Healy and John Braithwaite
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S56-S59.
HTML PDF
Improving safety and quality: how can education help?
Merrilyn M Walton and Susan L Elliott
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S60-S64.
HTML PDF
The development of the National Reporting and Learning System in England and Wales, 2001–2005
Susan K Williams and Sue S Osborn
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S65-S68.
HTML PDF
The WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety: towards the years of living less dangerously
Liam J Donaldson and Martin G Fletcher
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S69-S72.
HTML PDF
Monday, May 22, 2006
AARP - Home Care Quality: Emerging State Strategies to Deliver Person-Centered Services
assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2006_07_hcc.pdf
Folkemer, Donna, and Barbara Coleman.
PPI Issue Paper #2006-07. February 2006
This paper reviews the quality improvement initiatives of three states (Wisconsin, Washington, and South Carolina) to ensure faster consumer access to services and supports, to guarantee that consumers receive prompt and competent assistance from care managers and providers, and to assess how well consumers are being served through feedback from the consumers.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Qual Manag Health Care - Why We Love Quality but Hate to Measure It
Quality Management in Health Care. 15(2):116-120, April/June 2006.
Peabody, John
Abstract HTML PDF (73 K)
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Am J Med Qual - Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (CAHPS)
Evolving to Meet Stakeholder Needs
Charles Darby, Christine Crofton, and Carolyn M. Clancy
American Journal of Medical Quality 2006 21: 144-147.
[PDF]
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
What Is the Empirical Basis for Paying for Quality in Health Care?
Meredith B. Rosenthal and Richard G. Frank
Med Care Res Rev 2006 63: 135-157.
[Abstract] [PDF]
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Monday, May 15, 2006
Leapfrog Group - Designing incentives to improve care tools
Tools
The Leapfrog Group offer tools to design, implement, and evaluat financial and nonfinancial incentives to reward hospitals for providing high-quality care.
These tools include:
- profiles of insurers, purchasers, and employers that have implemented incentive programs
- models of potential incentives
- strategies for determining the business case for such programs
- how to communicate benefits
- other practical materials
Friday, May 12, 2006
BMA - Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions
A guide for healthcare professionals
British Medical Association
May 2006
The BMA believes that effective reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is an important mechanism for post-marketing surveillance of medicines and is vital for maintaining drug safety.
This report includes significant changes to the Yellow Card Scheme through which suspected ADRs can be reported spontaneously.
Also in the report are recommendations about ways in which healthcare professionals can help improve reporting of ADRs.
Download the report in PDF format (493K)
Thursday, May 11, 2006
NEJM - Medical Malpractice Litigation
Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation
D. M. Studdert and Others
N Engl J Med 2006 354: 2024-2033
Abstract Full Text PDF
The Patient's Right to Safety — Improving the Quality of Care through Litigation against Hospitals
G. J. Annas
N Engl J Med 2006 354: 2063-2066
Extract Full Text PDF
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Qual Manag Health Care - Readmission Data for Outcomes Measurement
Identifying and Strengthening the Empirical Base
Quality Management in Health Care. 15(2):83-95, April/June 2006.
Landrum, Laurie ; Weinrich, Sally.
Abstract HTML PDF (100 K)
Monday, May 08, 2006
Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
www.pqaalliance.org
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces the formation of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA).
The Mission of the PQA is to improve health care quality and patient safety through a collaborative process in which key stakeholders agree on a strategy for measuring performance at the pharmacy and pharmacist-levels; collecting data in the least burdensome way; and reporting meaningful information to consumers, pharmacists, employers, health insurance plans, and other healthcare decision-makers to help make informed choices, improve outcomes and stimulate the development of new payment models.
Friday, May 05, 2006
NHS - Website on cardiac care
heartsurgery.healthcarecommission.org.uk
The Healthcare Commission has worked with the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland to develop a website on cardiac care.
The website provides detailed information to help patients who need cardiac surgery to make informed decisions about their care and treatment.
Patients are able to see the performance of cardiac units and in many cases of their individual surgeons.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
AHRQ - Patient Safety Tools and Resources
www.ahrq.gov/qual/pstools.htm
April 2006.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
The information here summarizes AHRQ patient safety tools and resources designed for health systems, providers, and consumers.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
AHRQ - Pay for Performance: A Decision Guide for Purchasers
This Guide from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is intended to be used by public and private purchasers of health care services who are considering sponsorship of a pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative.
Twenty questions are presented for consideration along with options and any available evidence for each.
The questions are grouped into four phases: contemplation, design, implementation, and evaluation.
PDF File, 320 KB
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Am J Med Qual - National Quality Forum 30 safe practices
priority and progress in Iowa hospitals
Ward MM, Evans TC, Spies AJ, Roberts LL, Wakefield DS.
Am J Med Qual. 2006;21:101-108.
[Abstract] [PDF]
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