Workflow Improvement and the Use of PDSA Cycles: An Exploration Using Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Integration
Conclusion:
The use of a best practice quality improvement process resulted in improvements in workflow related to SBIRT, greater communication about SBIRT, and identification of barriers that blocked successful receipt of SBIRT. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality Management Applications Source Type: research
Timeliness of Care for Injured Patients Initially Seen at Freestanding Emergency Departments: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project
Conclusion:
This project found that there were not significant differences in ED LOS for injured patients presenting initially to FSEDs or other non-FSED facilities, suggesting that timeliness of care was similar across location types. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality Management Applications Source Type: research
RE-AIM Evaluation Plan for Washington State Innovation Models Project
The State of Washington received a State Innovation Models (SIM) $65 million award from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve population health and quality of care and reduce the growth of health care costs in the entire state, which has over 7 million residents. SIM is a “complex intervention” that implements several interacting components in a complex, decentralized health system to achieve goals, which poses challenges for evaluation. Our purpose is to present the state-level evaluation methods for Washington's SIM, a 3-year intervention (2016-2018). We apply the RE-AIM (reach, effectivenes...
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Evaluation Design Source Type: research
Hospital Readmission and Mortality in a Brazilian Tertiary Public Hospital
Conclusion:
The Readmission rate was 13.7%, with an associated mortality of 27.8%. Early readmission was an independent predictor of mortality (RR 1.95) in relation to late readmission. Larger studies are needed to better identify this group of patients with an aim to adopt preventive measures. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Interventions to Improve Hospital Admission and Discharge Management: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews
Conclusions:
Future research should focus on hospital admission management programs. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research
Shared Decision-Making Measures: A Systematic Review
Conclusion:
Most of the instruments scored poorly on the COSMIN checklist. Despite the vast number of instruments measuring SDM, researchers must undertake critical appraisal before selecting an acceptable instrument that meets the specific research goal, as well as the quality requirements. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research
From the Editor
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Call for Reviewers
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Call for Reviewers Source Type: research
Call for Papers
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Call for Papers Source Type: research
Information for Authors
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Information for Authors Source Type: research
Increased Oversight and Centralization of Immunosuppression Laboratory Monitoring in Patients With Uveitis
No abstract available (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
RISE: An Organized Program to Support Health Care Workers
No abstract available (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Insights From the Armstrong Institute Source Type: research
Antibiotic Prescribing in Urgent Care: Implementing Evidence-Based Medicine in a Rapidly Emerging Health Care Delivery Setting
No abstract available (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Intermountain Advances Source Type: research
Reducing Medication Error Through a Collaborative Committee Structure: An Effort to Implement Change in a Community-Based Health System
Conclusions:
Initiatives supported by the oversight of collaborative committees were successful in decreasing medication error rates. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality Management Applications Source Type: research
Reusable Pulse Oximetry Sensors: A Cost-Saving Quality Improvement Project
Conclusion:
This project represents a successful interdisciplinary approach to significantly reducing a large budgetary line item with concrete cost savings and highlights potential savings within reusable and disposable supply chains. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality Management Applications Source Type: research
