Sunil Kripalani; Frank LeFevre; Christopher O. Phillips; Mark V. Williams; Preetha Basaviah; David W. Baker
JAMA. 2007;297:831-841.
ABSTRACT FULL TEXT PDF
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians: Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Planning and Studying Improvement in Patient Care: The Use of Theoretical Perspectives
Richard P.T.M. Grol, Marije C. Bosch, Marlies E.J.L. Hulscher, Martin P. Eccles, Michel Wensing
The Milbank Quarterly (2007) 85 (1), 93–138.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (576 KB)
SA HealthPlus: A Controlled Trial of a Statewide Application of a Generic Model of Chronic Illness Care
Malcolm Battersby, Peter Harvey, P. David Mills, Elizabeth Kalucy, R.G. Pols, Peter A. Frith, Peter Mcdonald, Adrian Esterman, George Tsourtos, Ronald Donato, Rodney Pearce, Christopher Mcgowan
The Milbank Quarterly (2007) 85 (1), 37–67.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (524 KB)
Friday, February 23, 2007
RAND - Evaluation of the Use of ARHQ and Other Quality Indicators
RAND Corporation was asked to conduct a one-year evaluation to assess user experiences with the AHRQ QIs and to identify users of other quality indicators, vendors of quality measurement products using the AHRQ QIs, and developers of quality indicators comparable to the AHRQ QIs.
The results of this study are intended to inform decisions by AHRQ on future priorities for the QI program. This report has three main objectives:
- Provide an overview of the market for the AHRQ QIs as well as indicators and quality measurement tools developed by other organizations that are similar to the AHRQ QIs or that incorporate the AHRQ QIs.
- Provide an overview of the range of ways in which the AHRQ QIs are used by various organizations.
- Assess the market demand for the AHRQ QIs, identify unmet needs, and discuss implications for future activities by AHRQ.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
The Importance of Population-Based Performance Measures
Editorial
Joseph S. Ross M.D., M.H.S., Albert L. Siu M.D., M.S.P.H.
(2007) Health Services Research 42 (1p1), 1–6.
Summary Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (69 KB)
"Beyond Our Walls: Impact of Patient and Provider Coordination across the Continuum on Outcomes from Surgical Patients."
Weinberg, D. B., J. H. Gittell, R. W. Lusenhop, C. M. Kautz, and J. Wright.
2007. Health Services Research 42 (1, Part I): 7–24.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (136 KB)
"Impact of the Medicare Short Stay Transfer Policy on Patients undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery."
Fitzgerald, J. D., W. J. Boscardin, B. H. Hahn, and S. L. Ettner.
2007. Health Services Research 42 (1, Part I): 25–44.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (285 KB)
"Does Ambulatory Process of Care Predict Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disease?"
Kahn, K. L., D. M. Tisnado, J. L. Adams, H. Liu, W.-P. Chen, F. A. Hu, C. M. Mangione, R. D. Hays, and C. L. Damberg.
2007. Health Services Research 42 (1, Part I): 63–83.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (143 KB)
"Assigning Ambulatory Patients and Their Physicians to Hospitals: A Method for Obtaining Population-Based Provider Performance Measurements."
Bynum, J. P. W., E. Bernal-Delgado, D. Gottlieb, and E. Fisher.
2007. Health Services Research 42 (1, Part I): 45–62.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (124 KB) Supplementary material
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
NHS - National electronic Library of Infection (NeLI)
The National electronic Library of Infection (NeLI) is a digital library from the UK NHS bringing together the best available on-line evidence-based, quality-tagged resources on the investigation, treatment, prevention and control of infectious disease.
NeLI is part of the National Library for Health (NLH) Specialist Libraries: a collections of clinical and non-clinical resources within speciality themes.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Surgeon Information Transfer and Communication: Factors Affecting Quality and Efficiency of Inpatient Care.
Williams, Reed G. ; Silverman, Ross JD; Schwind, Cathy ; Fortune, John B. ; Sutyak, John ; Horvath, Karen D. ; Van Eaton, Erik G. ; Azzie, Georges ; Potts, John R. III ; Boehler, Margaret ; Dunnington, Gary L.
Annals of Surgery. 245(2):159-169
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Editorials
Communication Strategies From High-reliability Organizations: Translation is Hard Work.
Patterson, Emily S.
Annals of Surgery. 245(2):170-172
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Communication, Teams, and Medical Mistakes.
Donald W. Moorman
Annals of Surgery. 245(2):173-175
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
What is "quality improvement" and how can it transform healthcare?
Paul B Batalden and Frank Davidoff
Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 2-3.
[Extract] [Full text] [PDF]
Quality improvement research: are randomised trials necessary?
D Neuhauser and M Diaz
Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 77-80.
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Assessing system failures in operating rooms and intensive care units
M van Beuzekom, S P Akerboom, and F Boer
Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 45-50.
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Hospital staff should use more than one method to detect adverse events and potential adverse events: incident reporting, pharmacist surveillance and
Sisse Olsen, Graham Neale, Kat Schwab, Beth Psaila, Tejal Patel, E Jane Chapman, and Charles Vincent
Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 40-44.
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Insufficient communication about medication use at the interface between hospital and primary care
Bente Glintborg, Stig Ejdrup Andersen, and Kim Dalhoff
Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 34-39.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Assessing the Accuracy of Hospital Clinical Performance Measures
Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Robert E. Wolf, John Z. Ayanian, and Barbara J. McNeil
Med Decis Making 2007 27: 9-20.
[Abstract] [PDF]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Assigning Ambulatory Patients and Their Physicians to Hospitals: A Method for Obtaining Population-Based Provider Performance Measurements
Julie P. W. Bynum, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Daniel Gottlieb, Elliott Fisher
Health Services Research 42 (1p1), 45–62.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (124 KB) Supplementary material
Editorial
The Importance of Population-Based Performance Measures
Joseph S. Ross , Albert L. Siu
Health Services Research 42 (1p1), 1–6.
Summary Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (69 KB)
Monday, February 12, 2007
Friday, February 09, 2007
Beyond Our Walls: Impact of Patient and Provider Coordination across the Continuum on Outcomes for Surgical Patients
Dana Beth Weinberg, Jody Hoffer Gittell, R. William Lusenhop, Cori M. Kautz, John Wright
Health Services Research 42 (1p1), 7–24.
Abstract Full Text HTML Full Text PDF (136 KB)
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Comparison of Methodologies for Calculating Quality Measures Based on Administrative Data versus Clinical Data from an Electronic Health Record System
Implications for Performance Measures
Paul C. Tang, Mary Ralston, Michelle Fernandez Arrigotti, Lubna Qureshi, and Justin Graham
J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 14: 10-15.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Performance Measurement in Healthcare:
Part I - Concepts and Trends from a State of the Science Review
Carol E. Adair, Elizabeth Simpson, Ann L. Casebeer, Judith M. Birdsell, Katharine A. Hayden, Steven Lewis
Healthcare Policy / Politiques de Santé, 1(4) 2006: 85-104
Part II - State of the Science Findings by Stage of the Performance Measurement Process
Carol E. Adair, Elizabeth Simpson, Ann L. Casebeer, Judith M. Birdsell, Katharine A. Hayden, Steven Lewis
Healthcare Policy / Politiques de Santé, 2(1) 2006: 56-78
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
A Systematic Review of the Literature on Multidisciplinary Rounds to Design Information Technology
Ayse P. Gurses, and Yan Xiao
J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 13: 267-276.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
National Quality-of-Care Standards in Home-Based Primary Care
K. L. Smith, T. A. Soriano and J. Boal
Ann Intern Med 2007; 188-192.
Abstract Full Text PDF Appendix Table
Monday, February 05, 2007
Medicare Payment For Selected Adverse Events: Building The Business Case For Investing In Patient Safety
Chunliu Zhan, Bernard Friedman, Andrew Mosso, and Peter Pronovost
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1386-1393.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Friday, February 02, 2007
Closing The Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 6—Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
In this report the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) systematically review the evidence supporting quality improvement strategies to reduce the incidence of key healthcare-associated infections (surgical site infections (SSI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and catheterassociated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)).
Evidence Report (Publication No. 04(07)-0051-6): (PDF File, 785 KB)
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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