Reports of quality improvement (QI) research from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain sparse in the scientific literature. The authors reviewed the published literature to describe the characteristics of such reports. The authors conducted a systematic search for QI research articles from ...
researchIs an activity quality improvement (QI), or is it research? And why does the distinction make a difference? While national leaders deliberate on how to answer these questions, healthcare organizations must act to ensure patient safety in both QI and research activities. The current system...
Women living with kidney disease are exposed to several sex and gender gaps in the clinical practice of standard hemodialysis treatment. Drawing on lived experience, we offer opportunities for improvement and call on nephrology clinicians and researchers to advance gender equity and improve health outcom...
The FOCUS-PDCA quality improvement model can produce a substantial reduction in the distribution defect rate of sterile packages, ensuring the quality of sterile supplies.Similar content being viewed by others An action research study of quality improvement in instrument packaging procedures for the ...
A model is developed for evaluating the size and distribution of the economic benefits from research that improves the quality of an export commodity. Quality improvement, achieved by research or by agronomic practices, shifts the domestic and/or excess demand curves for an export commodity. Researc...
The Difference Between Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research ONS VoiceGinex, Pamela K.
for further research toward improvement of the system performance and operation became obvious. CWs in North America are used mainly as large-scale facilities for municipal wastewater treatment. On the other hand, subsurface flow CWs in Europe, particularly of vertical flow (VF), were promoted due...
1.2 Identify and describe research methods (qualitative, quantitative or mixed) that could be used to answer implementation science questions 1.3 Explain how quality is maintained in implementation and improvement projects 1.4 Describe a range of strategies to measure the outcomes of an implementation pro...
mental health and substance abuse, obesity and nutrition, safe medication prescribing in the elderly, and a summary measure, the Summary Quality Index (SQUID~(TM)).rnResults: The yearly adjusted absolute improvement in the SQUID~(TM) was 2.43% (95% confidence interval [C.I.], 2.24%-2.63%...