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
Extract] [Full text] [PDF]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Evidence for the impact of quality improvement collaboratives: systematic review
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)
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