Pseudoinnovation: the development and spread of healthcare quality improvement methodologies

Kieran Walshe
Int J Qual Health Care 2009 21: 153-159;
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AHRQ - Quality Indicator Version 4.0

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the AHRQ Quality Indicators Version 4.0 for the Prevention Quality Indicators (PQI), Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQI), Patient Safety Indicators (PSI), and Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDI) modules.

www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/software.htm

Measuring efficiency: the association of hospital costs and quality of care.

Jha AK, Orav EJ, Dobson A, Book RA, Epstein AM.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun;28(3):897-906.
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Validation of a modified version of the national nosocomial infections surveillance system risk index for health services research.

Daneman N, Simor AE, Redelmeier DA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jun;30(6):563-9.
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Flexible regression models are useful tools to calculate and assess threshold values in the context of minimum provider volumes.

Grouven U, Küchenhoff H, Schräder P, Bender R.
J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Nov;61(11):1125-31.
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Quality toolbox: clinical pathways can improve core measure scores.

McCue JD, Beck A, Smothers K.
J Healthc Qual. 2009 Jan-Feb;31(1):43-50.
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NPSA - Patient Safety Toolkits & E-learning Packages

www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and-directives/patient-safety-toolkits-e-learning-packages/

This web page from the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) provide access to a range of tools and e-learning packages designed to support patient safety education and training.

AHRQ - Getting Safer Care

www.ahrq.gov/consumer/safety.html

This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Web site provides materials to help patients avoid medical errors and receive quality care.

Linking Joint Commission inpatient core measures and National Patient Safety Goals with evidence.

Masica AL, Richter KM, Convery P, Haydar Z.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2009;22:103-111.
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Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and timeliness using an electronic discharge summary.

O'Leary KJ, Liebovitz DM, Feinglass J, Liss DT, Evans DB, Kulkarni N, Landler MP, Baker DW.

J Hosp Med. 2009 Apr;4(4):219-25.
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Developing a tool for assessing competency in root cause analysis.

Gupta P, Varkey P.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Jan;35(1):36-42.
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How should continuity of care in primary health care be assessed?

Salisbury C, Sampson F, Ridd M, Montgomery AA.
Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Apr;59(561):e134-41.
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Using implementation safety indicators for CPOE implementation.

Weir CR, McCarthy CA.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Jan;35(1):21-8.
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Relationship of Hospital Organizational Culture to Patient Safety Climate in the Veterans Health Administration

Christine W. Hartmann, Mark Meterko, Amy K. Rosen, Shibei Zhao, Priti Shokeen, Sara Singer, and David M. Gaba
Med Care Res Rev 2009 66: 320-338.
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What Can We Learn From Quality Improvement Research?: A Critical Review of Research Methods

Jeffrey A. Alexander and Larry R. Hearld
Med Care Res Rev 2009 66: 235-271.
[Abstract] [PDF]

NHS Evidence

www.evidence.nhs.uk/



NHS Evidence is a new service, hosted by the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), launched to provide easy access to evidence base information for health and social care professionals.




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NHS Evidence: better and faster access to information
Gillian C Leng
The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9674, Pages 1502 - 1504
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IHI - Open School

www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/IHIOpenSchool/

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has created the Open School to teach patient safety and quality improvement; free multimedia training modules are available.

WHO - SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands

www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en/index.html

Launched 5 May 2009 by the World Alliance for Patient Safety, the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands initiative aims to support health-care workers to improve hand hygiene and stop the spread of infection.

Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients.

Sevdalis N, Norris B, Ranger C, Bothwell S; Wristband Project Team.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2009 Apr;15(2):311-5.
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Comorbidity adjustment index for the international classification of diseases, 10th revision.

Ramiarina RA, Ramiarina BL, Almeida RM, Pereira WC.
Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Aug;42(4):590-7.
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Availability of data for measuring physician quality performance.

Scholle SH, Roski J, Dunn DL, Adams JL, Dugan DP, Pawlson LG, Kerr EA.
Am J Manag Care. 2009 Jan;15(1):67-72.
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Measuring quality of oral anticoagulation care: extending quality measurement to a new field.

Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Frayne SM, Hylek EM.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Mar;35(3):146-55. Review.
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