scholarly journals Identifying effective pathways in a successful continuous quality improvement programme: the GEDAPS study

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1137-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle H. Bodicoat ◽  
Xavier Mundet ◽  
Laura J. Gray ◽  
Xavier Cos ◽  
Melanie J. Davies ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Richards ◽  
Juan Antonio Ayala ◽  
Salvatore Cesare ◽  
Charles Chazot ◽  
Attilio Di Benedetto ◽  
...  

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e011845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Abramo ◽  
Abby Williams ◽  
Samaiya Mushtaq ◽  
Mark Meredith ◽  
Rawle Sepaule ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e000228
Author(s):  
Claudia R Libertin ◽  
Keith A Sacco ◽  
Joy H Peterson

The blood volume cultured in the detection of bacteraemia is a major variable in treating patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The fact that drawing optimal volumes (8–10 mL) of blood for culture increases the sensitivity of the method is well established. This study aimed to optimise the mean blood volumes (mBVs) to that recommended level in a small rural hospital by implementing a continuous quality improvement programme in clinical microbiology. The education of phlebotomists, followed by monthly feedback and coaching sessions, can influence the blood volume drawn by phlebotomists and improve the sensitivity of blood cultures. Statistically significant increase (p<0.001) in both mBVs and median blood culture volumes occurred within 5 months compared with the baseline values obtained in the preceding 10 months. This quality improvement was sustained over 1 year. The mBVs inoculated into aerobic culture bottles met the manufacturer’s instructions of a fill volume of 8 to 10 mL of blood per bottle and optimised the yield of isolation of organisms from blood cultures.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyssa Daud ◽  
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Faizal Amin Nur Yunus ◽  
Mohd Bekri Rahim ◽  
Mohd. Zulfadli Rozali ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Alberto Migliore ◽  
John Butterworth ◽  
Jeannine Pavlak ◽  
Michael Patrick ◽  
Stephen Aalto

BACKGROUND: Supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers is critical for increasing the employment outcomes of people with disabilities. OBJECTIVE: To better understand how to leverage data for supporting employment consultants, including what metrics to track, what to do with the data, and what can be improved. METHODS: A panel of three directors of employment programs addressed these questions as part of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) 2020 conference. RESULTS: Most employment service providers collect data for billing and compliance reporting. Innovative providers leverage data for quality improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Tracking metrics designed specifically for monitoring the implementation of effective employment supports is key for leveraging data for continuous quality improvement and thus improving job seekers’ employment outcomes.


Urology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franklin Gaylis ◽  
Ryan Nasseri ◽  
Amirali Salmasi ◽  
Christopher Anderson ◽  
Sarah Mohedin ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Laura J. Kennedy ◽  
Nathan G. A. Taylor ◽  
Taylor Nicholson ◽  
Emily Jago ◽  
Brenda L. MacDonald ◽  
...  

Healthcare organizations engage in continuous quality improvement to improve performance and value-for-performance, but the pathway to change is often rooted in challenging the way things are “normally” done. In an effort to propel system-wide change to support healthy eating, Nova Scotia Health developed and implemented a healthy eating policy as a benchmark to create a food environment supportive of health. This article describes the healthy eating policy and its role as a benchmark in the quality improvement process. The policy, rooted in health promotion, sets a standard for healthy eating and applies to stakeholders both inside and outside of health. We explain how the policy offers nutrition but also cultural benchmarks around healthy eating, bringing practitioners throughout Nova Scotia Health together and sustaining collaborative efforts to improve upon the status quo.


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