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More experience, as measured by volume of care, is associated with better quality of care.<ref name="pmid18043982">{{cite journal |author=Lin HC, Xirasagar S, Lin HC, Hwang YT |title=Does physicians' case volume impact inpatient care costs for pneumonia cases? |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=304-9 |year=2008 |pmid=18043982 |doi=10.1007/s11606-007-0462-3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0462-3 |issn=}}</ref>
More experience, as measured by volume of care, is associated with better quality of care.<ref name="pmid18043982">{{cite journal |author=Lin HC, Xirasagar S, Lin HC, Hwang YT |title=Does physicians' case volume impact inpatient care costs for pneumonia cases? |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=304-9 |year=2008 |pmid=18043982 |doi=10.1007/s11606-007-0462-3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0462-3 |issn=}}</ref>


[[Process control chart]]s can be used to identify specific problems that need improvement.<ref name="isbn0-87389-562-2">{{cite book |author=Larry V. Stake; Carey, Raymond G. |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Improving Healthcare with Control Charts: Basic and Advanced SPC Methods and Case Studies |edition= |language= |publisher=ASQ Quality Press |location=Milwaukee, Wis |year=2002 |origyear= |pages= |quote= |isbn=0-87389-562-2 |oclc= |doi= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref>
[[Process control chart]]s can be used to identify specific problems that need improvement.<ref name="pmid9499330">{{cite journal |author=Nelson EC, Splaine ME, Batalden PB, Plume SK |title=Building measurement and data collection into medical practice |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=128 |issue=6 |pages=460–6 |year=1998 |month=March |pmid=9499330 |doi= |url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9499330 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="isbn0-87389-562-2">{{cite book |author=Larry V. Stake; Carey, Raymond G. |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Improving Healthcare with Control Charts: Basic and Advanced SPC Methods and Case Studies |edition= |language= |publisher=ASQ Quality Press |location=Milwaukee, Wis |year=2002 |origyear= |pages= |quote= |isbn=0-87389-562-2 |oclc= |doi= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> Examples are assessing methods to obtain blood cultures<ref name="pmid12585951">{{cite journal |author=Norberg A, Christopher NC, Ramundo ML, Bower JR, Berman SA |title=Contamination rates of blood cultures obtained by dedicated phlebotomy vs intravenous catheter |journal=JAMA |volume=289 |issue=6 |pages=726–9 |year=2003 |month=February |pmid=12585951 |doi= |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12585951 |issn=}}</ref>, the impact of screening for methicillin resistant [[Staphylococcus aureus]]<ref name="pmid18334690">{{cite journal |author=Harbarth S, Fankhauser C, Schrenzel J, ''et al'' |title=Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients |journal=JAMA |volume=299 |issue=10 |pages=1149–57 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18334690 |doi=10.1001/jama.299.10.1149 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18334690 |issn=}}</ref> and comparing mortality in surgical units<ref name="pmid12689973">{{cite journal |author=Tekkis PP, McCulloch P, Steger AC, Benjamin IS, Poloniecki JD |title=Mortality control charts for comparing performance of surgical units: validation study using hospital mortality data |journal=BMJ |volume=326 |issue=7393 |pages=786–8 |year=2003 |month=April |pmid=12689973 |doi=10.1136/bmj.326.7393.786 |url=http://bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12689973 |issn=}}</ref>.


==Public reporting of quality measures==
==Public reporting of quality measures==

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Health care quality assurance is "activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps."[1]

Creating quality measures

Creating quality measures from clinical practice guidelines can be problematic.[2]

Measuring quality

Chart abstraction may underestimate quality.[3]

Improving quality

More experience, as measured by volume of care, is associated with better quality of care.[4]

Process control charts can be used to identify specific problems that need improvement.[5][6] Examples are assessing methods to obtain blood cultures[7], the impact of screening for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus[8] and comparing mortality in surgical units[9].

Public reporting of quality measures

A systematic review found that "publicly releasing performance data stimulates quality improvement activity at the hospital level. The effect of public reporting on effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness remains uncertain".[10]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Health care quality assurance (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Walter LC, Davidowitz NP, Heineken PA, Covinsky KE (2004). "Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measure". JAMA 291 (20): 2466–70. DOI:10.1001/jama.291.20.2466. PMID 15161897. Research Blogging.
  3. ↑ How well does chart abstraction measure quality? A...[Am J Med. 2000 - PubMed Result]. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  4. ↑ Lin HC, Xirasagar S, Lin HC, Hwang YT (2008). "Does physicians' case volume impact inpatient care costs for pneumonia cases?". J Gen Intern Med 23 (3): 304-9. DOI:10.1007/s11606-007-0462-3. PMID 18043982. Research Blogging.
  5. ↑ Nelson EC, Splaine ME, Batalden PB, Plume SK (March 1998). "Building measurement and data collection into medical practice". Ann. Intern. Med. 128 (6): 460–6. PMID 9499330. [e]
  6. ↑ Larry V. Stake; Carey, Raymond G. (2002). Improving Healthcare with Control Charts: Basic and Advanced SPC Methods and Case Studies. Milwaukee, Wis: ASQ Quality Press. ISBN 0-87389-562-2. 
  7. ↑ Norberg A, Christopher NC, Ramundo ML, Bower JR, Berman SA (February 2003). "Contamination rates of blood cultures obtained by dedicated phlebotomy vs intravenous catheter". JAMA 289 (6): 726–9. PMID 12585951. [e]
  8. ↑ Harbarth S, Fankhauser C, Schrenzel J, et al (March 2008). "Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients". JAMA 299 (10): 1149–57. DOI:10.1001/jama.299.10.1149. PMID 18334690. Research Blogging.
  9. ↑ Tekkis PP, McCulloch P, Steger AC, Benjamin IS, Poloniecki JD (April 2003). "Mortality control charts for comparing performance of surgical units: validation study using hospital mortality data". BMJ 326 (7393): 786–8. DOI:10.1136/bmj.326.7393.786. PMID 12689973. Research Blogging.
  10. ↑ Fung CH, Lim YW, Mattke S, Damberg C, Shekelle PG (2008). "Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care performance data improves quality of care". Ann. Intern. Med. 148 (2): 111–23. PMID 18195336. [e]

External links

  1. ↑ Iglehart JK (1996). "The National Committee for Quality Assurance". N. Engl. J. Med. 335 (13): 995-9. PMID 8786789. [e]
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