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A Composite Score Reflecting an Initiative to Reduce Harm, Protect Patients, and Promote Safety. 综合评分反映了减少伤害、保护患者和促进安全的举措。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000457

Katelynd Smith, Julia McAvoy, John D Six, Lisa Goss

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Preoperative Optimization of Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Single Institution Cohort. 骨科足踝关节手术患者的术前优化：单一机构队列。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000464

Julia Kessel, Rebecca J Cleveland, Trapper Lalli, Joshua Tennant, Jennifer Woody

{"title":"Preoperative Optimization of Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Single Institution Cohort.","authors":"Julia Kessel, Rebecca J Cleveland, Trapper Lalli, Joshua Tennant, Jennifer Woody","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000464","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000464","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Careful preoperative patient preparation for orthopedic foot and ankle surgery can help manage postoperative expectations and avoid suboptimal outcomes. Our quality improvement initiative aimed to reduce emergency department (ED) visits within 30 days postsurgery by enhancing preoperative education.Methods: We focused on four outcomes associated with receipt of written preoperative information: (1) related ED visits within 30 days of surgery, (2) average number of patient portal messages, (3) phone calls initiated by patients, and (4) staff team experience survey results. All patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery by two surgeons at one institution from July 2023 to January 2024 were included.Results: Through a series of six plan, do, study, act (PDSA) cycles lasting 1 month each, we evaluated 431 patients (55.9% female, 61.4% White, 92.4% English speakers). Patients who received written preoperative information were significantly less likely to present to the ED for related concerns within 30 days of surgery compared with those receiving no written preoperative information ( p = .0068). In addition, we observed fewer portal messages and phone calls from patients receiving written preoperative information ( p = .3644, p = .0541).Conclusions: An increase in the use of standardized written preoperative information yields decreased ED visits and frequency of inquiries from patients through portal messages and phone calls.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060779","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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Continuous Quality Improvement in Social Needs Screening: Evaluation of an Intervention in Bariatric Specialty Care. 社会需求筛查的持续质量改进：肥胖专科护理干预的评估。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000461

Claire Chang, Samantha Cooley, Bradley Iott, Jordan Greene, Dilhara Muthukuda, Renuka Tipirneni

{"title":"Continuous Quality Improvement in Social Needs Screening: Evaluation of an Intervention in Bariatric Specialty Care.","authors":"Claire Chang, Samantha Cooley, Bradley Iott, Jordan Greene, Dilhara Muthukuda, Renuka Tipirneni","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000461","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000461","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: With growing recognition of the influence that social risks, such as food insecurity and housing instability, have on individual and population health, social risk screening and social care interventions have proliferated across the health system. Social needs intervention research on screening and referral in specialty care is limited, despite evidence that social needs influence access to and outcomes of surgical and specialty care.Methods: This study is a qualitative, formative evaluation of a quality improvement-oriented social needs screening and referral pilot program implemented in a bariatric surgery practice and aims to share lessons related to the structure and process components of a quality improvement (QI) framework.Results: Semistructured interviews revealed variation in patient eligibility for resources and highlighted the need for enhanced staff capacity and data system integration. In addition, process-related themes including patient hesitation toward referrals, variability in screening pathways, and uncertainty surrounding communication practices emerged in qualitative analyses.Conclusions: Implementation of social needs screening and referral programs in specialty care setting is feasible but requires unique structure and process-related considerations. Incorporating QI infrastructure into these programs allows for continuous evaluation of program processes and can be used to evaluate the impact of these programs on health outcomes.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143366353","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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Pharmacist-Led Population Health Initiative to Address Statin Care Gaps: A Quality Improvement Project. 药剂师主导的解决他汀类药物护理差距的人口健康倡议：一个质量改进项目。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000465

Danielle Raymer, Anna Everhart, Danielle Baker

{"title":"Pharmacist-Led Population Health Initiative to Address Statin Care Gaps: A Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Danielle Raymer, Anna Everhart, Danielle Baker","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000465","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000465","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Evidence-based guidelines recommend statins as first-line therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assess compliance with these guidelines through performance and process quality measures.Purpose: To describe innovative practices to address statin use care gaps, to identify successes and challenges of a pharmacist-led statin initiative, and share quality improvement opportunities related to statin quality metrics.Methods: A retrospective review was conducted in 2023 of patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage value-based care contracts in a large health system. The primary outcome measures were the percentage of patients identified with statin care gaps who met the criteria for statin treatment and the percentage of patients who accepted pharmacist-led recommendations to initiate statin therapy. Outcomes were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: Among those with statin care gaps, 42% met criteria for pharmacist-led statin initiation. Of those who met criteria, 22% accepted pharmacist's recommendation to initiate statin therapy.Conclusions: Pharmacist-led statin initiation is effective; however, systematic barriers remain to improve statin quality performance. These results can help others adopt innovative practices that target statin care gaps and assess opportunities for quality improvement.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460323","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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State-Level Hospital Quality in the United States: Analyzing Variation and Trends From 2013 to 2021. 美国州级医院质量：分析 2013 年至 2021 年的差异和趋势。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000462

Arjun Teotia, Brent D Fulton, Dan R Arnold, Richard M Scheffler

{"title":"State-Level Hospital Quality in the United States: Analyzing Variation and Trends From 2013 to 2021.","authors":"Arjun Teotia, Brent D Fulton, Dan R Arnold, Richard M Scheffler","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000462","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000462","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study develops a hospital quality index to analyze state-level variations in hospital quality in the United States from 2013 to 2021, using data from 3,000 hospitals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data set.Design: The quality index combines three risk-adjusted measures from the CMS Hospital Compare: 30-day readmission rate, 30-day mortality rate, and patient experience. Each measure is converted into a z-score, weighted by hospital beds, and averaged to form the final index, which has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.Results: In 2021, the average U.S. hospital quality measures were 15.1% for readmissions, 11.2% for mortality, and 69.7% for patient experience. There was significant state-level heterogeneity. The quality index ranged from -0.54 to 0.57. Eight states notably outperformed the U.S. average, with Utah leading. Conversely, 14 states underperformed. From 2013 to 2021, there was an average annual improvement in readmissions (0.08pp) and mortality (0.12pp), but a decline in patient experience (0.27pp).Conclusions: The study highlights improvements in hospital quality over time but underscores disparities at the state level. The quality index provides a valuable tool for understanding and addressing these variations in hospital care quality.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460328","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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Implementation of an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol and Order Set for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. 实施基于证据的戒酒综合症治疗方案和医嘱集。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000452

Nathan Robert Luzum, Anna Beckius, Thomas W Heinrich, Kimberly Stoner

{"title":"Implementation of an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol and Order Set for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.","authors":"Nathan Robert Luzum, Anna Beckius, Thomas W Heinrich, Kimberly Stoner","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000452","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000452","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is highly prevalent in hospital inpatients. Recent evidence supports use of phenobarbital and gabapentin in certain patients, and screening tools for severe withdrawal risk can be used to guide care. Inpatients with AWS should also be considered for evidence-based treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD).Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement study was to monitor clinical outcomes and prescribing habits after updating an electronic order set for inpatient AWS management at a large, academic hospital.Methods: Protocol updates included use of the Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale, phenobarbital and gabapentin protocols, and linkage to treatment resources. Data were collected for 10 months before and 14 months after implementation.Results: Intensive care unit (ICU) transfer rate decreased by 2.3%, whereas length of stay and readmissions were not significantly different. In patients treated with the order set, ICU transfer and length of stay outcomes were superior. Patients treated through the order set were more likely to receive evidence-based treatment for AWS and AUD.Conclusions: Electronic order sets can promote evidence-based practice for AWS. The updated protocol will remain in place at the study institution, with future efforts focused on education and ease of use to increase order set utilization.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":"340-347"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761927","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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Increasing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Resident-Run Clinic Through Partnership With Ophthalmology Clinic: A Pilot Study. 通过与眼科诊所合作，在驻地诊所增加糖尿病视网膜病变筛查：试点研究。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000455

Catherine Mahoney, Caitlin Toomey

{"title":"Increasing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Resident-Run Clinic Through Partnership With Ophthalmology Clinic: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Catherine Mahoney, Caitlin Toomey","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000455","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000455","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Despite the importance of early detection of diabetic retinopathy, many diabetic patients fail to receive the recommended screening. The objective of this quality-improvement initiative was to increase diabetic retinopathy screening through a partnership between primary care and ophthalmology, where primary care clinic staff may schedule patients directly for screening appointments at point of referral. To our knowledge, this intervention is the first described to use an interspecialty partnership to increase screening. We implemented the intervention at a resident-run primary care clinic with a medically underserved patient population. The pilot intervention took place over a 6-month time frame. The completion rate of diabetic retinopathy screening examinations was compared before and after intervention and was found to increase in a statistically significant manner from 34.7% to 40.5% ( p = .01). The no-show rate did improve from 66.7% preintervention to 46.0% postintervention; however, this change was not statistically significant ( p = .44). During this pilot, the intervention was able to increase diabetic retinopathy screening completion rate; however, further efforts should be aimed at addressing no-shows. Overall, this initiative was a positive step toward the goal of every diabetic patient undergoing the appropriate screening examinations.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":"365-369"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394395","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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Streamlining Atrial Fibrillation Care: Building a Comprehensive Program to Provide High-Quality, Individualized Care. 简化心房颤动护理：建立提供高质量、个性化护理的综合计划。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000450

David Lam, Jen Farrell, Bob Fletcher, Adam Zivin

{"title":"Streamlining Atrial Fibrillation Care: Building a Comprehensive Program to Provide High-Quality, Individualized Care.","authors":"David Lam, Jen Farrell, Bob Fletcher, Adam Zivin","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000450","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000450","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia with a variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic incidental diagnosis by physical examination or electrocardiogram screening, to severely symptomatic requiring emergent treatment. The variation in care represents an opportunity to build a comprehensive center of excellence within a hospital system. We present our experience building the Swedish Comprehensive AFib Network and a dedicated AFib clinic at a large quaternary urban medical center. We focused on patient and referral engagement, standardized protocols to promote best practices, data collection to improve quality of care, and broad evaluation of a single but multidisciplinary disease process. We hope this can offer insight into how other programs can be started for atrial fibrillation or other disease-focused clinics. We report our experience in the first 2 years, having evaluated over 700 new patients, and demonstrated an improvement in the rate of anticoagulation usage and a reduction in hospitalizations among patients included in our program.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"46 6","pages":"333-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584600","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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Improving Time to Antibiotics for Long-Bone Open Fractures: A Quality Improvement Initiative. 缩短长骨开放性骨折患者使用抗生素的时间：质量改进计划。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000451

Samita M Heslin, Candice King, Robert Schwaner, James Vosswinkel, Adam Singer, Eric J Morley

{"title":"Improving Time to Antibiotics for Long-Bone Open Fractures: A Quality Improvement Initiative.","authors":"Samita M Heslin, Candice King, Robert Schwaner, James Vosswinkel, Adam Singer, Eric J Morley","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000451","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000451","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Open fractures, which are exposed to the external environment, are at a high risk of infection. Administering antibiotics within 60 minutes of emergency department (ED) arrival is crucial to prevent infection. However, this is difficult to achieve due to high ED patient volumes. The purpose of our project was to improve time to antibiotics for patients presenting with long-bone open fractures at a Level 1 trauma center ED. We used the Lean Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control project framework to guide our efforts. Our interventions composed of developing educational initiatives, creating an electronic medical record order set, and restructuring the ED workflow to prioritize long-bone open fractures for immediate evaluation and antibiotic administration in our critical care zone. After our intervention, the time to antibiotics for long-bone open fractures improved significantly, decreasing from 76 to 40 minutes ( p < .001), with the percentage of patients receiving antibiotics within 60 minutes of ED arrival increasing from 64% to 92% ( p < .001). Age, sex, mechanism of injury, antibiotic choice, and location of the open fracture remained consistent between the two groups. Our results highlight the successful application of process improvement methodologies in improving antibiotic administration time for long-bone open fractures.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":"326-332"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761928","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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A Process Evaluation Approach to Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Reduction in a Neonatal Population. 减少新生儿中央管路相关血流感染的过程评估方法。

IF 0.9 4区医学

Journal for Healthcare Quality Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000453

Soraya Riley, Erin Osterholm, Emily Vadner, Julianne Cramer

{"title":"A Process Evaluation Approach to Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Reduction in a Neonatal Population.","authors":"Soraya Riley, Erin Osterholm, Emily Vadner, Julianne Cramer","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000453","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000453","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To reduce the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in the M Health Fairview Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from 2.15 infections per 1,000 central line days to less than one per 1,000 line days using process evaluation.Methods: An interdisciplinary team used process mapping and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify root causes and improvement opportunities in central line maintenance. The focus was on neonates born at <32 weeks of gestational age and weighing less than 750 g. Interventions included standardized clean space, algorithms to reduce line access, and standardized kits for line maintenance.Results: Over 4 years, the project achieved an 86.6% reduction in CLABSI events, decreasing from 15 events in 2019 to two in 2023. The CLABSI rate dropped by 85%, from 2.15 to 0.32 per 1,000 line days. Statistical analysis indicated a significant reduction in FMEA risk scores for the identified failure modes, with an average reduction of 33%.Conclusion: The process-focused approach and interdisciplinary collaboration significantly reduced CLABSI rates in the NICU. Future efforts should aim to maintain these improvements and achieve a target of zero CLABSI events.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"46 6","pages":"348-358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584597","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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