Development of quality improvement program a worthwhile goal

Dermatology Times;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......LEXINGTON, KY. - Implementation of a quality improvement program is important so dermatologists...care, said William P. Davey, M.D. Quality improvement takes a fresh look at quality assurance...individual's performance. In contrast, quality improvement attempts to correct or prevent ...

Improved treatment program for depression in primary care settings...

M2 Presswire;  January 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ......treated in primary care practices...designed quality improvement program...if using a quality improvement program in managed care primary care practices...Disseminating Quality Improvement Programs...in Managed Primary Care Practices...

Management of quality improvement: An empirical study

Engineering Management Journal;  March 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......is an important part of the quality improvement process. Nevertheless management practices in quality improvement projects have not received...between management practices and quality improvement performance. The findings...

Knowledge Development, Quality Improvement, and Research Ethics

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......have been made through research and quality improvement activities. Scientists are involved...activities often are referred to as quality improvement projects. While quality improvement and research projects both rely on...

MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE CONSORTIUM RECEIVES GRANT TO LOWER COSTS, IMPROVE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 6, 2008 ;     493 words ......benefit when primary care is able to...effective quality improvement processes...management and quality improvement initiatives...roughly 30 primary care practices...processes, and quality improvement coaching from...

RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: DRAWING LINES IN THE GREY ZONE

Prehospital Emergency Care;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......this requirement to studies using quality improvement data. The typical question is...collected as a part of our ongoing quality improvement processes, and not as part of any...difficulty with differentiating quality improvement activities from research is neither...

Making quality improvement a priority.(Guest Editorial)

Skin & Allergy News;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......assurance--it needs to be about quality improvement. An inspection of quality issues...in the setting of medical error. Quality improvement, therefore, is the science of process...reduction of health care costs. The quality improvement process begins with the Plan-Do...

A study of quality improvement practices in the transportation industry

Journal of Business Logistics;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......transportation companies to implement formal quality improvement programs. Quality improvement efforts in manufacturing have received...Limited attention has been given to quality improvement strategies of transportation companies...

The Quality Improvement Handbook: Team Guide to Tools and Techniques

Quality Progress;  April 1, 1996 ;     463 words ...The Quality Improvement Handbook: Team Guide to Tools...tools and techniques needed by quality improvement teams to solve problems and...included in the book. Although quality improvement tools and techniques have...

Sen. Hatch Introduces Medicare Quality Improvement Organization...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......R-Utah, has introduced the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of...Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program." The...the legislation follows:Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of...

Quality Matters! HealthPartners New Pay for Performance Program to Reward...

PR Newswire;  June 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ......working with primary care groups, specialty...OB/GYN. For primary care, each specialty...reimbursement rates for primary care providers...individual quality improvement goals annually...bonus awards to primary care clinics that...plan-wide quality ...

Rep. Burgess Introduces Medicare Quality Improvement Organization...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......R-Texas, has introduced the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of...Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program." The...the legislation follows:Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of...

Quality Improvement and Changes in Diabetic Patient Outcomes in an...

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......patient outcomes, primary care, quality improvement. INTRODUCTION...patient outcomes in primary care are a result...purpose of this quality improvement project was to...is a group of primary care practices from...

The roles of senior management in quality improvement efforts: what are...

Journal of Healthcare Management;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......to promote and sustain effective quality improvement efforts is paramount to their organizational...roles and activities of managers in quality improvement efforts and proposed key elements...own and others' participation in quality improvement efforts in their institutions. By...

Testing for statistical discrimination by race/ethnicity in panel data for...

Health Services Research;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......patients. DATA The Quality Improvement for Depression Study The Quality Improvement for Depression study...interventions to improve the quality of care for depressed patients in primary care practices: the Hopkins Quality Improvement for Depression ...