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Developing and validating a Global Trigger Tool for assessing frequency, level of harm, and preventability of adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients units. 开发和验证一个全球触发工具,用于评估儿科住院病房药物不良事件的频率、危害水平和可预防性。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf015
Amit Gutkind, Amos Toren, Raz Somech, Yael Bezalel, Ronen Loebstein, Yair Edden, Bernice Oberman, Eyal Zimlichman
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"What matters to you?": a powerful question to unlocking partnership in care. “对你来说什么重要?”:开启护理伙伴关系的有力问题。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf007
Anthony Staines, Lisa Laroussi-Libeault, Veronica Coelho, Marie-Pascale Pomey
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Advancing quality management in the medical devices industry: strategies for effective ISO 13485 implementation. 推进医疗器械行业的质量管理:有效实施ISO 13485的策略。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf004
Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco, Samuel Vinícius Bonato, William Linck
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Use of wireless geographic locating system to improve medical equipment utilization and medical quality. 利用无线地理定位系统提高医疗设备利用率和医疗质量。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf005
Tien-Lin Huang, Yi-Fang Lei, Pa-Chun Wang
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Case management in emergency care: impact evaluation of the CARED Program. 急诊护理的个案管理:护理计划的影响评估。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf003
Colin Eng Choon Ong, Joanne Yan Ting Yap, Kamala Velu, Christine Xia Wu, Adrian Ujin Yap, Kai Xin Ng, Michael Yat Sen Chu, Yock Young Dan, Peng Hui Choa, Phillip Hin Choi Phan
{"title":"Case management in emergency care: impact evaluation of the CARED Program.","authors":"Colin Eng Choon Ong, Joanne Yan Ting Yap, Kamala Velu, Christine Xia Wu, Adrian Ujin Yap, Kai Xin Ng, Michael Yat Sen Chu, Yock Young Dan, Peng Hui Choa, Phillip Hin Choi Phan","doi":"10.1093/intqhc/mzaf003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/intqhc/mzaf003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hospitals face mounting pressure to reduce unplanned utilization amid rising healthcare demands from an aging population. The Case management for At-Risk patients in the Emergency Department (CARED) program is among the first ED transitional care strategies to focus on both frail older adults and emergency department (ED) re-attenders to reduce acute hospital utilization. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the CARED program in reducing hospital (re)admissions and ED re-attendances within 30- and 60 days post-discharge.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective, propensity-matched study was conducted from April 2022 to July 2023 in the ED of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Singapore. The CARED program identifies and enrols at-risk patients, i.e. frail older adults and patients who re-attend the ED within 30 days of hospital discharge, for a geriatric assessment. This is followed by multidisciplinary team care, discharge planning and right siting of care from the ED to community-based services by ED case managers. The primary outcomes were hospital (re)admissions and ED re-attendances within 30- and 60 days post-discharge. Secondary outcomes were cost avoidance and bed occupancy days from reduced acute hospital usage.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nearest-neighbour 1:1 propensity score matching matched 1615 intervention group to 1615 control group. Baseline characteristics of the intervention and control groups did not differ significantly. Difference-in-differences (DID) analyses showed significantly lower 30-day (3.96%; 95% CI 2.71-5.23%) and 60-day (6.69%; 95% CI 5.47-7.91%) hospital admissions, as well as 30-day (4.89%; 95% CI 3.83-5.95%) and 60-day (6.50%; 95% CI 5.28-7.72%) ED re-attendances in the intervention group compared to the control group. Additionally, the reduced admission and ED re-attendance rates resulted in 30-day and 60-day inpatient admission costs avoidance [$1 553 548.96 (69.86%); 95% CI $1 525 827.76 to $1 581 270.15; P = .006; and $1 400 047.07 (32.56%); 95% CI $1 365 484.79 to $1434 609.37; P = .048, respectively], ED attendance costs avoidance [$25 849.92 (23.70%); 95% CI $25 091.93 to $26 607.89; P = .096; and $37 538.39 (18.09%); 95% CI $36 470.27 to $38 606.53; P = .086, respectively] and bed occupancy days saved (1212 days; 95% CI 1191.80 days to 1232.20 days; P = .003; and 1267 days; 95% CI 1242.58 days to 1291.42 days; P = .011, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CARED program effectively reduced unplanned hospital use within 30- and 60 days post-ED discharge for at-risk patients. It also significantly lowered inpatient admission and ED attendance costs and hospital bed occupancy days, highlighting its potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare expenses.</p>","PeriodicalId":13800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Quality in Health Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Supporting equitable access to kidney transplant in remote Western Australia using continuous quality improvement. 通过持续的质量改进,支持西澳大利亚偏远地区肾脏移植的公平获取。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-27 Epub Date: 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzae120
Felicity Stewart, Nicholas Corsair, James Stacey, Sarah Cox, Joshua Bowring, Khalil Patankar, Iann Lee, Kristan Teasdale, Emma Griffiths
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Case management in emergency care: impact evaluation of the CARED Program. 急诊护理中的病例管理:护理方案的影响评估。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf003
Colin Eng Choon Ong, Joanne Yan Ting Yap, Kamala Velu, Christine Xia Wu, Adrian Ujin Yap, Kai Xin Ng, Michael Yat Sen Chu, Yock Young Dan, Peng Hui Choa, Phillip Hin Choi Phan
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Supporting equitable access to kidney transplant in remote Western Australia using continuous quality improvement. 通过持续的质量改进,支持西澳大利亚偏远地区肾脏移植的公平获取。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzae120
Felicity Stewart, Nicholas Corsair, James Stacey, Sarah Cox, Joshua Bowring, Khalil Patankar, Iann Lee, Kristan Teasdale, Emma Griffiths
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Using space technology approach to improve quality in emergency departments in India: a quality improvement program. 利用空间技术方法提高印度急诊科的质量:质量改进方案。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzae116
Saravana Kumar, G Vikneswaran, Jitendra Suryavamshi, Srinath Kumar, Manzoor Shaik, G K Reshma, M R Suresh, Alben Sigamani, V C Shanmuganandan, Alexander Thomas, A N Venkatesh, Imron Subhan, M Rajadurai, Sateesh Kumar Kailasam, B Nivetha, K U Shameem, TSarangpi Sangtam
{"title":"Using space technology approach to improve quality in emergency departments in India: a quality improvement program.","authors":"Saravana Kumar, G Vikneswaran, Jitendra Suryavamshi, Srinath Kumar, Manzoor Shaik, G K Reshma, M R Suresh, Alben Sigamani, V C Shanmuganandan, Alexander Thomas, A N Venkatesh, Imron Subhan, M Rajadurai, Sateesh Kumar Kailasam, B Nivetha, K U Shameem, TSarangpi Sangtam","doi":"10.1093/intqhc/mzae116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzae116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Introduction Human errors are a leading cause of disability and death among hospitalized patients. Globally, various strategies have been employed to reduce errors and to improve the quality of patient care. One such novel effort never attempted before is the Health-QUEST (Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology) initiative which aims at translating the best quality and safety practices of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) into the realm of emergency care. The objective of this quality improvement initiative was to understand the performance of ED across India using key performance indicators (KPI) specified in HQ (Health Quest) document, adoptability of HQ based practices in hospitals and their effect on KPI. Methods A pre- and post-intervention study design was used where each hospital served as its own control. Preintervention phase captured the time-based key performance indicators based on their existing practice, followed by implementation and training on QUEST recommendations and the post intervention phase assessed any improvement in the KPIs. Data was collected in real-time using REDCap mobile application by scanning the patient wrist bands. The time based KPIs include Door to triage time, Door to doctor time, Door to needle time, Door to pain assessment time, Door to ordering of investigation time, Time from ordering to first review of investigation, Door to discharge/disposition time. Results Seventeen hospitals were invited to participate in this quality improvement initiative, with 14 hospitals completing pilot training for real time data collection. Among them, 10 hospitals participated in the pre and post intervention data collection contributing to 10,332 patients (5296 patients during the pre-intervention and 5036 during the post intervention phase). All the hospitals had a median triage time of less than 5 minutes. Nine out of the ten hospitals recorded a baseline median discharge time of around 2 hours. The most significant reductions in time (mean difference between pre- and post-intervention) were observed in triage time (11 minutes, p < 0.05), door-to-pain assessment time (23 minutes, p < 0.05), time from ordering to first review of investigation (26 hours, p < 0.05), and disposition time (1 hour and 30 minutes, p < 0.05) Conclusion This study evaluated real-time, time-based KPIs in patient management across emergency departments in India. The Health-QUEST program proved to be a straightforward and effective model, achieving significant improvements in multiple time-based KPIs across participating EDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":13800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Quality in Health Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143028767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Transforming Emergency Care: Lessons from Innovations Beyond Healthcare. 转变急救护理:医疗保健以外创新的经验教训。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaf008
Poonam Gupta, Anuradha Pichumani, Azhar Ali, David Greenfield
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