Cost Savings in Urology Operating Rooms by Editing Surgeon Preference Cards
Conclusion:
Since the urology department represents only 10% of the main operating rooms at our institution, if other operating rooms implemented similar cost saving methods the hospital could potentially accrue significant savings. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality Management Applications Source Type: research
Quality Improvement of Bowel Preparation for Screening Colonoscopies: A Study of Hospital Team Resource Management in Taiwan
Conclusions:
Bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy could be improved by enhancing patient education via TRM, and we suggest that effective quality improvement schemes should be proposed for health-screening programs. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality Management Applications Source Type: research
Reliability and Validity of a Pediatric Fall Risk Assessment Scale for Hospitalized Patients in Taiwan
Conclusion:
The results of the data analysis showed that the PFAS is an appropriate scale for assessing the fall risk of hospitalized pediatric patients in Taiwan and potentially in other nations. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Methods and Instruments Source Type: research
Comparing 2 Appointment Scheduling Policies Using Discrete-Event Simulation
Conclusions:
Although both double-booking and walk-in policies reduced the negative effects of cancelled and no-show patients, they had significantly different results in different situations. In general, there is no best system for appointment scheduling, and the choice of the superior system depends on the demand rate and its fluctuations. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Methods and Instruments Source Type: research
Adding a Social Risk Adjustment Into the Estimation of Efficiency: The Case of Chilean Hospitals
Conclusion:
We conclude that the casemix-adjusted estimation of hospital efficiency is robust to the heterogeneity of patients' sociodemographic heterogeneity across hospitals. These results confirm, in a developing country, what has been observed in developed countries. For management purposes, then, the processing costs of adding social variables into hospitals' performance assessments might not be justified. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Methods and Instruments Source Type: research
Systematic Suicide Audit: An Enhanced Method to Assess System Gaps and Mobilize Leaders for Prevention
Conclusion:
Although the audit produced novel recommendations and is implementable, there was resistance from physicians and their hospital mortality review committee against this multidisciplinary audit involving families. These concerns could be alleviated by having the process endorsed by provincial authorities. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Methods and Instruments Source Type: research
A New Tool to Assess Clinician Experience With Patient Care Transitions
Conclusions:
Overall, the survey was feasible to implement and built to optimize content, construct, and response process validity. Survey results drove practical improvement work, such as informing a verbal transfer protocol to improve nursing preparedness to receive patients on general medicine units. As a practical tool, the survey and its results can help hospital administrators to focus on categories of transfer activities that are most problematic for clinicians and to track trends for quality improvement. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Methods and Instruments Source Type: research
Quality Indicators for Prevention of Infection in the Surgical Site: The Israeli National Program for Quality Indicators Experience
Background and Objectives:
The Israeli National Program for Quality Indicators (INPQ) sets as its primary goal to promote high-quality health care within selected core areas in the Israeli health system. Surgical site infection is one of the most common types of acquired infections. The INPQ supports 3 distinct indicators concerning suitable antibiotic treatment in colorectal surgery, cesarean sections, and surgery for femoral neck fractures.
Methods:
We measured the number of patients who received prophylactic antibiotics, beginning an hour before the first cut and stopping after 24 hours in 1 of the 3 operatio...
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - April 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Call for Reviewers
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Call for Reviewers Source Type: research
Call for Papers
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Call for Papers Source Type: research
Information for Authors
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Information for Authors Source Type: research
Family Engagement for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Policy With Unintended Consequences
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Letters to the Editor on COVID 19 Source Type: research
Remote Outpatient Management During COVID-19 Lockdown: Patient-Derived Quality Assessment
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Letters to the Editor on COVID 19 Source Type: research
Improving Quality in Elective Surgery After Disruptions From the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community-Based Health System
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Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Intermountain Advances Source Type: research
Implementation of Novel Protocols in an Ophthalmic Ambulatory Surgical Center to Resume Surgical Procedures During COVID-19
Conclusion:
As recommendations change on the basis of an increased understanding of the COVID-19 virus, ophthalmologists and ASC staff need to tailor protocols and workflows to limit transmission of virus with resumption of ocular surgery. (Source: Quality Management in Healthcare)
Source: Quality Management in Healthcare - December 26, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: COVID-19 Applications and Perspectives Source Type: research
