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Lean interventions in healthcare: do they actually work? A systematic literature review.

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care

Moraros J, Lemstra M, Nwankwo C.
PMID: 26811118
Int J Qual Health Care. 2016 Apr;28(2):150-65. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv123. Epub 2016 Jan 24.

PURPOSE: Lean is a widely used quality improvement methodology initially developed and used in the automotive and manufacturing industries but recently expanded to the healthcare sector. This systematic literature review seeks to independently assess the effect of Lean or...

Developing an Organizational Model for Improvement: From Translation to Practice.

Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality

Polancich S.
PMID: 28045765
J Healthc Qual. 2017 Jan/Feb;39(1):28-33. doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000076.

This department column highlights translation of research into healthcare quality practice. Achieving the highest quality in healthcare is a goal that requires focused attention and accountability. Standardization in practice through translation and application of evidence-informed practice promotes excellence in...

Find the "bright spots".

Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety

Bodenheimer TS.
PMID: 24864521
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014 Apr;40(4):147. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(14)40018-7.

No abstract available.

Quality Improvement Education for Health Professionals: A Systematic Review.

American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality

Starr SR, Kautz JM, Sorita A, Thompson KM, Reed DA, Porter BL, Mapes DL, Roberts CC, Kuo D, Bora PR, Elraiyah TA, Murad MH, Ting HH.
PMID: 25583877
Am J Med Qual. 2016 May;31(3):209-16. doi: 10.1177/1062860614566445. Epub 2015 Jan 12.

Effective quality improvement (QI) education should improve patient care, but many curriculum studies do not include clinical measures. The research team evaluated the prevalence of QI curricula with clinical measures and their association with several curricular features. MEDLINE, Embase,...

Optimizing the Care Coordinator Role in Primary Care: A Qualitative Case Study.

Quality management in health care

Clark EC, Howard J, Ferrante J, Heath C, Li K, Albin S, Hudson SV.
PMID: 28375954
Qual Manag Health Care. 2017 Apr/Jun;26(2):83-90. doi: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000127.

BACKGROUND: Care coordinators (CCs) are increasingly employed in primary care as a means to improve health care quality, but little research examines the process by which CCs are integrated into practices. This case study provides an in-depth examination of...

Use of checklists improves the quality and safety of prehospital emergency care.

European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine

Kerner T, Schmidbauer W, Tietz M, Marung H, Genzwuerker HV.
PMID: 26287802
Eur J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr;24(2):114-119. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000315.

OBJECTIVES: High-level emergency medical care requires transfer of evidence-based knowledge into practice. Our study is the first to investigate the feasibility of checklists in improving prehospital emergency care.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three checklists based on standard operating procedures were introduced:...

ISQua founders' reunion, Udine, June 2015.

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care

Shaw CD, Heidemann EG, Sunol R, Gardini A.
PMID: 26269516
Int J Qual Health Care. 2015 Oct;27(5):421-2. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv061. Epub 2015 Aug 12.

No abstract available.

Using health information exchanges to calculate clinical quality measures: A study of barriers and facilitators.

Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Massoudi BL, Marcial LH, Tant E, Adler-Milstein J, West SL.
PMID: 27343159
Healthc (Amst). 2016 Jun;4(2):104-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2016.04.003. Epub 2016 May 26.

BACKGROUND: A key motivation for the large national investment in electronic health record systems is to promote electronic reporting of quality measures that can be used as the basis for moving to value-based payment. Given the fragmented delivery system,...

Who wants to live forever? Organizational decline in health care.

Journal of health services research & policy

Williams I.
PMID: 25536959
J Health Serv Res Policy. 2015 Jul;20(3):189-91. doi: 10.1177/1355819614564813. Epub 2014 Dec 22.

No abstract available.

Accountability for Health.

The Milbank quarterly

Sharfstein JM.
PMID: 26626979
Milbank Q. 2015 Dec;93(4):675-8. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12158.

No abstract available.

[Benchmarking].

TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging

[No authors listed]
PMID: 9485962
TVZ. 1997 Nov 29;107(22):684.

No abstract available.

Reflections on the question: where is the sacrifice?.

The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. Alpha Omega Alpha

Atkins TN.
PMID: 9637877
Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 1998;61(2):42-3.

No abstract available.

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