Quality Assurance

BIBLIOGRAPHY


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Interview with a quality leader: Kevin B. Weiss on measures in the ambulatory
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J Healthc Qual. 2008 Jul-Aug;30(4):20-3.
PMID: 18680923 [PubMed - in process]

2: Krahn M, Naglie G.
The next step in guideline development: incorporating patient preferences.
JAMA. 2008 Jul 23;300(4):436-8. No abstract available.
PMID: 18647988 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

3: Shorrosh P, Sullivan L.
Patient registration quality assurance tools.
Healthc Financ Manage. 2008 Jun;62(6):105-6. No abstract available.
PMID: 18637550 [PubMed - in process]

4: van Bruggen JA, Gorter KJ, Stolk RP, Rutten GE.
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6: Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Meehan TP, Tate JP, Ho SY, Starkey KS, Lipner RS.
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7: Landon BE.
What do certification examinations tell us about quality?
Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jul 14;168(13):1365-7. No abstract available.
PMID: 18625915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

8: Campos-Outcalt D.
Should you screen--or not? The latest recommendations.
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10: Caldwell C, Butler G, Grah J.
Breakthrough quality: what the board must do.
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PMID: 18590101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

11: Fujita T.
Why do not surgeons and coworkers strictly follow the Centers For Disease Control
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J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Jul;207(1):140. No abstract available.
PMID: 18589375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

12: Alavi J, Yasin MM.
The role of quality improvement initiatives in healthcare operational
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13: Cabana MD, Davis MM.
Improving physician adherence to cholesterol management guidelines.
Manag Care. 2002 Oct;11(10 Suppl):18-22. No abstract available.
PMID: 18575211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

14: Fleming M, Wentzell N.
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15: Wetzels R, Wolters R, van Weel C, Wensing M.
Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: a
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16: Webster TR, Curry L, Berg D, Radford M, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH.
Organizational resiliency: how top-performing hospitals respond to setbacks in
improving quality of cardiac care.
J Healthc Manag. 2008 May-Jun;53(3):169-81; discussion 181-2.
PMID: 18546919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

17: McKay NL, Lemak CH, Lovett A.
Variations in hospital administrative costs.
J Healthc Manag. 2008 May-Jun;53(3):153-66; discussion 166-7.
PMID: 18546918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

18: Patwardhan MB, Matchar DB, Samsa GP, Haley WE.
Opportunities for improving management of advanced chronic kidney disease.
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PMID: 18539979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

19: Chung ES, Lin Guo, Casey DE Jr, Bartone C, Menon S, Saghir S, Mital A,
Kereiakes DJ.
Relationship of a quality measure composite to clinical outcomes for patients
with heart failure.
Am J Med Qual. 2008 May-Jun;23(3):168-75.
PMID: 18539977 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

20: Scott DE.
When the State Board calls: part I guidance from nurse attorney, Latonia Denise
Wright.
Ky Nurse. 2008 Apr-Jun;56(2):23. No abstract available.
PMID: 18524310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

21: Sochalski J, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Volpp K.
Will mandated minimum nurse staffing ratios lead to better patient outcomes?
Med Care. 2008 Jun;46(6):606-13.
PMID: 18520315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

22: Mattke S.
When should measures be updated? Development of a conceptual framework for
maintenance of quality-of-care measures.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2008 Jun;17(3):182-6.
PMID: 18519624 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

23: Lachman VD.
Whistleblowers: troublemakers or virtuous nurses?
Medsurg Nurs. 2008 Apr;17(2):126-8, 134. No abstract available.
PMID: 18517174 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

24: Hayman JA.
Measuring the quality of care in radiation oncology.
Semin Radiat Oncol. 2008 Jul;18(3):201-6. Review.
PMID: 18513630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

25: Nichter MA.
Medical errors affecting the pediatric intensive care patient: incidence,
identification, and practical solutions.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;55(3):757-77, xii. Review.
PMID: 18501764 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

26: Joyce JA.
Toward reducing perioperative transfusions.
AANA J. 2008 Apr;76(2):131-7. Review.
PMID: 18478819 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

27: [No authors listed]
AHRQ reports a slowdown in overall quality gains.
Healthcare Benchmarks Qual Improv. 2008 May;15(5):45-7.
PMID: 18476639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

28: Feldstein AC, Glasgow RE.
A practical, robust implementation and sustainability model (PRISM) for
integrating research findings into practice.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Apr;34(4):228-43.
PMID: 18468362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

29: Slessor SR, Crandall JB, Nielsen GA.
Case study: getting boards on board at Allen Memorial Hospital, Iowa Health
System.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Apr;34(4):221-7.
PMID: 18468361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

30: Conway J.
Getting boards on board: engaging governing boards in quality and safety.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Apr;34(4):214-20.
PMID: 18468360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

31: Glasgow RE, Peeples M, Skovlund SE.
Where is the patient in diabetes performance measures? The case for including
patient-centered and self-management measures.
Diabetes Care. 2008 May;31(5):1046-50.
PMID: 18445728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

32: Elston DM.
The physician quality reporting initiative.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):351-7, viii. Review.
PMID: 18436076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

33: Stankovic AK, DiLauri E.
Quality improvements in the preanalytical phase: focus on urine specimen
workflow.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):339-50, viii. Review.
PMID: 18436075 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

34: Brooks JP.
Quality improvement opportunities in blood banking and transfusion medicine.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):321-37, viii. Review.
PMID: 18436074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

35: Elder NC, Hickner J, Graham D.
Quality and safety in outpatient laboratory testing.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):295-303, vii. Review.
PMID: 18436072 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

36: Lippi G, Fostini R, Guidi GC.
Quality improvement in laboratory medicine: extra-analytical issues.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):285-94, vii. Review.
PMID: 18436071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

37: Raab SS, Grzybicki DM.
Measuring quality in anatomic pathology.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):245-59, vi. Review.
PMID: 18436069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

38: Schuerch C, Selna M, Jones J.
Laboratory clinical effectiveness: pathologists improving clinical outcomes.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):223-44, vi. Review.
PMID: 18436068 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

39: Prichard JW, Strevig G, Brown AM, Wilkerson ML.
Informatics tools for quality in anatomic pathology.
Clin Lab Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):207-22, vi. Review.
PMID: 18436067 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

40: Jiang HJ, Lockee C, Bass K, Fraser I.
Board engagement in quality: findings of a survey of hospital and system leaders.
J Healthc Manag. 2008 Mar-Apr;53(2):121-34; discussion 135.
PMID: 18421996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

41: Kuzniewicz MW, Vasilevskis EE, Lane R, Dean ML, Trivedi NG, Rennie DJ, Clay
Variation in ICU risk-adjusted mortality: impact of methods of assessment and
potential confounders.
Chest. 2008 Jun;133(6):1319-27. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
PMID: 18403657 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

42: Laird J, Soutar R.
Effective transfusion audit can improve and alter clinical practice: something
that is often questioned.
Transfus Med. 2008 Apr;18(2):141-2. No abstract available.
PMID: 18399850 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

43: Oakes LL, Anghelescu DL, Windsor KB, Barnhill PD.
An institutional quality improvement initiative for pain management for pediatric
cancer inpatients.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008 Jun;35(6):656-69. Epub 2008 Mar 10.
PMID: 18329841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

44: Okafor MC, Thomas J 3rd.
Presence of innovation adoption-facilitating elements in hospitals, and
relationship to implementation of clinical guidelines.
Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Mar;42(3):354-60. Epub 2008 Feb 26.
PMID: 18303144 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

45: MacBride-Stewart SP, Elton R, Walley T.
Do quality incentives change prescribing patterns in primary care? An
observational study in Scotland.
Fam Pract. 2008 Feb;25(1):27-32. Epub 2008 Feb 2.
PMID: 18245796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

46: Hoss B, Hanson D.
Evaluating the evidence: web sites.
AORN J. 2008 Jan;87(1):124-41.
PMID: 18184597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

47: Morley PT.
Monitoring the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2007 Jun;13(3):261-7. Review.
PMID: 17468556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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