Improving the Quality of Quality Improvement Projects

被引:20
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作者
Berenholtz, Sean M. [1 ]
Needham, Dale M. [2 ]
Lubomski, Lisa H. [1 ]
Goeschel, Christine A. [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Pronovost, Peter J. [1 ,4 ,6 ]
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[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol & Crit Care Med, Qual & Safety Res Grp, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pulm & Crit Care Med, Baltimore, MD USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol & Crit Care Med, Patient Safety & Qual Initiat,Qual & Safety Res G, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[4] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Nursing, Baltimore, MD USA
[5] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA
[6] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, Baltimore, MD USA
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JOINT COMMISSION JOURNAL ON QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY | 2010年 / 36卷 / 10期
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10.1016/S1553-7250(10)36069-7
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
As the stakes grow for evaluating the quality of health care delivery, so too should greater attention be paid to the integrity of the design, conduct, and inferences made from QI projects. QI projects that seek to make inferences, especially public inferences, about the impact of an intervention to improve quality of care should be rigorously designed and evaluated, and limitations and potential biases transparently reported to understand how they may affect the conclusions suggested by the project. Our patients deserve nothing less.
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页码:468 / 473
页数:6
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