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Yang X, Li YM, Wang Q, Li R, Zhang P. Machine learning model based on RCA-PDCA nursing methods and differentiating factors to predict hypotension during cesarean section surgery. Comput Biol Med 2024; 174:108395. [PMID: 38599068 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intraoperative hypotension during cesarean section has become a serious complication for maternal and fetal healthy. It is commonly encountered by subarachnoid anesthesia. However, currently used control methods have varying degrees of side effects, such as drugs. The Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) is a new model of care that identifies the root causes of problems. The study aimed to demonstrate the usefulness of RCA-PDCA nursing methods in preventing intraoperative hypotension during cesarean section and to predict the occurrence of intraoperative hypotension through a machine learning model. METHODS Patients who underwent cesarean section at Traditional Chinese Medicine of Southwest Medical University from January 2023 to December 2023 were retrospectively screened, and the data of their gestational times, age, height, weight, history of allergies, intraoperative vital signs, fetal condition, operative time, fluid out and in, adverse effects, use of vasopressor drugs, anxiety-depression-pain scores, and satisfaction were collected and analyzed. The statistically different features were screened and five machine learning models were used as predictive models to assess the usefulness of the RCA-PDCA model of care. RESULTS (1) Compared with the general nursing model, the RCA-PDCA nursing model significantly reduces the incidence of intraoperative hypotension and postoperative complications in cesarean delivery, and the patient experience is comfortable and satisfactory. (2) Among the five machine learning models, the RF model has the best predictive performance, and the accuracy of the random forest model in preventing intraoperative hypotension is as high as 90%. CONCLUSION Through computer machine learning model analysis, we prove the importance of the RCA-PDCA nursing method in the prevention of intraoperative hypotension during cesarean section, especially the Random Forest model which performed well and promoted the application of artificial intelligence computer learning methods in the field of medical analysis.
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- Xue Yang
- Operating Room, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou 646000, Sichuan, China.
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- Operating Room, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou 646000, Sichuan, China.
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- Operating Room, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou 646000, Sichuan, China.
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- Operating Room, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou 646000, Sichuan, China.
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- Operating Room, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou 646000, Sichuan, China.
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Skinner S, Pascal L, Polazzi S, Chollet F, Lifante JC, Duclos A. Economic analysis of surgical outcome monitoring using control charts: the SHEWHART cluster randomised trial. BMJ Qual Saf 2024; 33:284-292. [PMID: 37553238 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Surgical complications represent a considerable proportion of hospital expenses. Therefore, interventions that improve surgical outcomes could reduce healthcare costs. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the effects of implementing surgical outcome monitoring using control charts to reduce hospital bed-days within 30 days following surgery, and hospital costs reimbursed for this care by the insurer. DESIGN National, parallel, cluster-randomised SHEWHART trial using a difference-in-difference approach. SETTING 40 surgical departments from distinct hospitals across France. PARTICIPANTS 155 362 patients over the age of 18 years, who underwent hernia repair, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, bariatric, colorectal, hepatopancreatic or oesophageal and gastric surgery were included in analyses. INTERVENTION After the baseline assessment period (2014-2015), hospitals were randomly allocated to the intervention or control groups. In 2017-2018, the 20 hospitals assigned to the intervention were provided quarterly with control charts for monitoring their surgical outcomes (inpatient death, intensive care stay, reoperation and severe complications). At each site, pairs, consisting of one surgeon and a collaborator (surgeon, anaesthesiologist or nurse), were trained to conduct control chart team meetings, display posters in operating rooms, maintain logbooks and design improvement plans. MAIN OUTCOMES Number of hospital bed-days per patient within 30 days following surgery, including the index stay and any acute care readmissions related to the occurrence of major adverse events, and hospital costs reimbursed for this care per patient by the insurer. RESULTS Postintervention, hospital bed-days per patient within 30 days following surgery decreased at an adjusted ratio of rate ratio (RRR) of 0.97 (95% CI 0.95 to 0.98; p<0.001), corresponding to a 3.3% reduction (95% CI 2.1% to 4.6%) for intervention hospitals versus control hospitals. Hospital costs reimbursed for this care per patient by the insurer significantly decreased at an adjusted ratio of cost ratio (RCR) of 0.99 (95% CI 0.98 to 1.00; p=0.01), corresponding to a 1.3% decrease (95% CI 0.0% to 2.6%). The consumption of a total of 8910 hospital bed-days (95% CI 5611 to 12 634 bed-days) and €2 615 524 (95% CI €32 366 to €5 405 528) was avoided in the intervention hospitals postintervention. CONCLUSIONS Using control charts paired with indicator feedback to surgical teams was associated with significant reductions in hospital bed-days within 30 days following surgery, and hospital costs reimbursed for this care by the insurer. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02569450.
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- Sarah Skinner
- Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Health Data Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Health Data Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Health Data Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Health Data Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Ganguly AP, Oren H, Jack HE, Abe R. Equity M&M - Adaptation of the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Analyze and Confront Structural Inequity in Internal Medicine. J Gen Intern Med 2024; 39:867-872. [PMID: 37904072 PMCID: PMC11043282 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08487-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND At morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences, medical teams review cases for medical education and system improvement. Adverse outcomes are often driven by social inequity, but processes to analyze such outcomes are lacking. AIM Adapt quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) tools in the M&M format to systematically analyze adverse patient outcomes rooted in social and structural determinants of health (SSDH). SETTING One-hour conferences conducted in health systems in Seattle, WA, and Dallas, TX. PARTICIPANTS Equity M&M conferences were held 11 times, each with approximately 45 participants comprised of internal medicine trainees, faculty, and non-medical staff. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Conferences included a case narrative and counternarrative highlighting SSDH, an equity-framed root cause analysis, and potential interventions. PROGRAM EVALUATION Conferences were received well across both institutions. Following conferences, most respondents reported increased identification of opportunities for action towards equity (88.5%) and confidence in discussing equity issues with colleagues (92.3%). DISCUSSION Equity M&M conferences are a structured tool for deconstructing and confronting structural inequity that leads to adverse patient outcomes. Evaluations demonstrate educational impact on participants. Anecdotal examples suggest institutional impact. Other health systems could adopt this model for similar advocacy and system improvement.
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- Anisha P Ganguly
- Center of Innovation and Value at Parkland, Parkland Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Nie X, Lin M, Xu S, Zhang L, Lin X, Huang W. Strategically reducing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii through PDCA cycle-driven antibiotic management. Indian J Med Microbiol 2024; 48:100527. [PMID: 38185209 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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PURPOSE With the escalating global challenge of antibiotic resistance, particularly the resistance rate of Acinetobacter baumannii, the need to rationalize carbapenem antibiotic use in clinical settings has become paramount. Our study tapped into a fishbone diagram to uncover the irrationalities in applying these antibiotics and highlight potential influencing factors. METHODS Based on these analyses, we initiated targeted intervention strategies. A PDCA cycle-based scientific management approach was implemented through the combined efforts of our antimicrobial stewardship team and relevant departments. RESULTS Our study showed a significant post-intervention increase in the rational use of carbapenem antibiotics (P < 0.01) and a concurrent decrease in the detection of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. CONCLUSION Our findings underscore that carbapenem usage can be effectively minimized with the continuous refinements offered by the PDCA cycle, leading to a reduction in multidrug-resistant bacteria, thus fostering rational drug use in healthcare.
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- Xuekun Nie
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ningde Municipal Hospital of Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Active Ingredient Research of She Medicine (2020Z03), Innovation Center of Clinical Pharmacy Service (2023T06), Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ningde Municipal Hospital of Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Active Ingredient Research of She Medicine (2020Z03), Innovation Center of Clinical Pharmacy Service (2023T06), Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ningde Municipal Hospital of Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Active Ingredient Research of She Medicine (2020Z03), Innovation Center of Clinical Pharmacy Service (2023T06), Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ningde Municipal Hospital of Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Active Ingredient Research of She Medicine (2020Z03), Innovation Center of Clinical Pharmacy Service (2023T06), Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ningde Municipal Hospital of Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Active Ingredient Research of She Medicine (2020Z03), Innovation Center of Clinical Pharmacy Service (2023T06), Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Ningde Municipal Hospital of Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Active Ingredient Research of She Medicine (2020Z03), Innovation Center of Clinical Pharmacy Service (2023T06), Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100, China.
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Abukhder M, Ismail E, Dobbs T. Improving Burns and Plastic Surgery Induction Programmes: A Departmental Quality Improvement Project. Cureus 2024; 16:e51452. [PMID: 38298306 PMCID: PMC10829424 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Changes to the undergraduate medical curriculum now offer a greater focus on community-based teaching, communication skills and medical humanities. Unfortunately, this has been at the expense of surgical teaching. The senior house officer is usually the first port of call when a patient is being referred to a plastic surgery department. Therefore, a reasonable level of knowledge is required with regard to emergency presentations, examination skills, and clinical skills to appropriately manage the injury. The primary aims of this quality improvement project are to firstly improve the newly starting doctor's confidence in undertaking an on-calls in either trauma or burns following the induction programme and to also improve their level of satisfaction. METHODS The Quality Improvement Project (QIP) team consisted of a Foundation Year 2 doctor, a core surgical trainee, and a registrar. Three Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles were completed to improve the quality of the induction programme. In the first PDSA cycle, junior doctors were provided with a handbook that covered necessary topics regarding burns and plastic surgery. In the second cycle, a structured presentation which included case-based discussions, was incorporated into the trauma aspect of the induction. Finally, in the third cycle, a structured presentation which included case-based discussions, was incorporated into the burns aspect of the induction. Data was collected in the form of a questionnaire one month following the departmental induction for each cycle. The questionnaire assessed the doctor's confidence levels and degree of satisfaction with the induction programme. Students were also given the opportunity to complete written descriptive feedback at the end of the questionnaire. Furthermore, pre- and post-induction questionnaires on the day of induction for the December and April cohort of doctors were also obtained. Results: A total of 16 doctors completed the questionnaires. Overall satisfaction, confidence in undertaking trauma on-calls, and confidence in undertaking burns on-calls improved from 3.84/5, 1.83/5, and 2.67/5 in the first cycle to 4.6/5, 3.6/5, and 3.6/5 in the third cycle, respectively. Satisfaction with the clinical emergencies and case discussions aspect of the induction programme improved from 2.17/5 in the first cycle, to 4.6/5 in the third cycle. With regards to the pre- and post-induction questionnaire on the day of induction, the December cohort's correct answer percentage improved from 58.3% to 94.4%, and the April cohort improved from 47.2% to 93.3%. CONCLUSION Whilst it is unlikely to completely prepare new junior doctors for the transition into clinical practice in a unique speciality such as burns and plastic surgery, our study highlights the value of a thorough, multi-stage induction in ensuring junior doctors feel confident to deliver high quality and safe patient care.
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- Munir Abukhder
- Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, GBR
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- Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, GBR
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- Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, GBR
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Bitsios S, Kulkarni G, Chhabra R. The Role of Quality Improvement Projects in a Complex Abdominal Wall Service. Cureus 2023; 15:e48833. [PMID: 38024066 PMCID: PMC10646922 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.48833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Complex abdominal wall hernias have proven challenging to manage, and such patients often require abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). However, in the context of a socialist healthcare service, which is required to provide equal and fair healthcare access to all, the heavy resource burden and non-life-threatening nature of complex abdominal wall hernias mean that this patient group may not be prioritised. In this paper, we outline the significant quality of life (QoL) burden on patients requiring AWR and the importance of quality improvement projects (QIPs) in establishing and streamlining their care as a robust, transferable model across centres. Methodology We undertook the creation of a regional AWR multidisciplinary team meeting and referral proforma, establishing a joint clinic between the Plastics and General Surgery teams and registering a standard operating procedure for the use of progressive pneumoperitoneum in a subset of AWR patients. We collected qualitative data using questionnaires sent out to clinicians and patients as well as used recognised outcome scales (pre- and post-operative European Hernia Society Quality of Life score, otherwise known as EuraHS-QoL score, and post-operative Carolinas Comfort Scale score) to assess responses to QIPs. Results Both clinicians and patients reported positive feelings towards the implemented changes, and scores following progressive pneumoperitoneum showed significant improvement. Conclusions Therefore, we propose that QIPs have a significant role in the establishment and streamlining of services for patients requiring AWR. Through the repeated use of QIPs, a robust, transferable model could be produced, which could then be shared with other regional specialist centres nationwide. As such, effective care could be offered equally to AWR patients for improved outcomes and reduced strain on healthcare resources.
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- Sofia Bitsios
- Surgery, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Chelmsford, GBR
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- General Surgery, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Chelmsford, GBR
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- General Surgery, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Chelmsford, GBR
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Basso I, Gonella S, Bassi E, Caristia S, Campagna S, Dal Molin A. Quality improvement interventions to prevent the use of hospital services among nursing home residents: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e074684. [PMID: 37758680 PMCID: PMC10537830 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Quality improvement interventions are a promising strategy for reducing hospital services use among nursing home residents. However, evidence for their effectiveness is limited. It is unclear which characteristics of the quality improvement intervention and activities planned to facilitate implementation may promote fidelity to organisational and system changes. This systematic review and meta-analysis will assess the effectiveness of quality improvement interventions and implementation strategies aimed at reducing hospital services use among nursing home residents. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase and Web of Science databases will be comprehensively searched in September 2023. The eligible studies should focus on the implementation of a quality improvement intervention defined as the systematic, continuous approach that designs, tests and implements changes using real-time measurement to reduce hospitalisations or emergency department visits among long-stay nursing home residents. Quality improvement details and implementation strategies will be deductively categorised into effective practice and organisation of care taxonomy domains for delivery arrangements and implementation strategies. Quality and bias assessments will be completed using the Quality Improvement Minimum Quality Criteria Set and the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools.The results will be pooled in a meta-analysis, by combining the natural logarithms of the rate ratios across the studies or by calculating the rate ratio using the generic inverse-variance method. Heterogeneity will be assessed using the I2 or H2 statistics if the number of included studies will be less than 10. Raw data will be requested from the authors, as required. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval is not required. The results will be published in a peer-review journal and presented at (inter)national conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42022364195.
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- Ines Basso
- Department of Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Vercelli, Italy
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- Direction of Health Professions, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Vercelli, Italy
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Guo JN, Lee MS, Dean N, Helon J, Krambeck AE, Assmus MA. Quality Improvement of Surgical Team Communication of Required Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Equipment. Urology 2023; 177:54-59. [PMID: 37031844 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate if implementation of a percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) equipment whiteboard can improve communication accuracy of surgical equipment, streamline operative efficiency, and decrease unnecessary case equipment costs. METHODS A real-time editable equipment whiteboard was designed and implemented for all PCNL cases between October and December 2021. The relative difference in pre- and post-intervention surgical equipment accuracy as well as overall case costing was compared from 90 days prior to implementation to the period after intervention. RESULTS Quality assessment surveys were completed prior to whiteboard implementation (N = 25) and cost implementation (n = 15). Pre- and postoperative assessment of equipment communication, assessed on a 10-point scale, improved after implementation of the communication whiteboard (Pre-op: 6.7/10 vs. 8.9/10, P < .001. Post-op: 7.0/10 vs. 9.3/10, P < .001). On average 64% (3.2/5) of items were accurate on preintervention cases. Postintervention accuracy improved to 88% (4.4/5 items) (P = .049). There was a significant relative case cost improvement after implementing the PCNL equipment whiteboard with an average of $436.81 USD savings per case (P = .001) and $488.22 USD per renal moiety (P = .002). CONCLUSION Our baseline quality assessment of surgical team communication regarding PCNL equipment identified an area for improvement. Multidisciplinary feedback resulted in the development of a real-time editable PCNL equipment whiteboard which improved team perception of equipment communication, case item accuracy and resulted in a relative average cost savings for PCNL.
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- Jenny N Guo
- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Urology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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- Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
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Balch JA, Krebs JR, Filiberto AC, Montgomery WG, Berkow LC, Upchurch GR, Loftus TJ. Methods and evaluation metrics for reducing material waste in the operating room: a scoping review. Surgery 2023:S0039-6060(23)00257-X. [PMID: 37277308 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Operating rooms contribute up to 70% of total hospital waste. Although multiple studies have demonstrated reduced waste through targeted interventions, few examine processes. This scoping review highlights methods of study design, outcome assessment, and sustainability practices of operating room waste reduction strategies employed by surgeons. METHODS Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science were screened for operating room-specific waste-reduction interventions. Waste was defined as hazardous and non-hazardous disposable material and energy consumption. Study-specific elements were tabulated by study design, evaluation metrics, strengths, limitations, and barriers to implementation in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. RESULTS A total of 38 articles were analyzed. Among them, 74% of studies had pre- versus postintervention designs, and 21% used quality improvement instruments. No studies used an implementation framework. The vast majority (92%) of studies measured cost as an outcome, whereas others included disposable waste by weight, hospital energy consumption, and stakeholder perspectives. The most common intervention was instrument tray optimization. Common barriers to implementation included lack of stakeholder buy-in, knowledge gaps, data capture, additional staff time, need for hospital or federal policies, and funding. Intervention sustainability was discussed in few studies (23%) and included regular waste audits, hospital policy change, and educational initiatives. Common methodologic limitations included limited outcome evaluation, narrow scope of intervention, and inability to capture indirect costs. CONCLUSION Appraisal of quality improvement and implementation methods are critical for developing sustainable interventions for reducing operating room waste. Universal evaluation metrics and methodologies may aid in both quantifying the impact of waste reduction initiatives and understanding their implementation in clinical practice.
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- Jeremy A Balch
- University of Florida, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, FL
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- University of Florida, Department of Anesthesiology, Gainesville, FL
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- University of Florida, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, FL.
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Lavin J, Kao LS. Building infrastructure to teach quality improvement. Semin Pediatr Surg 2023; 32:151283. [PMID: 37147216 DOI: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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With growing emphasis on healthcare quality improvement (QI) at both national and local levels, there has been increased demand for instructional programs to teach quality improvement as a discipline. Design of QI teaching programs must take into account local resources as well as the background and competing commitments of the learner. In this article, we review elements of successful quality improvement training programs including structure of didactic and experiential curricula. Special considerations for training programs at the undergraduate and graduate medical, hospital, and national/professional society level are presented.
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- Jennifer Lavin
- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery Vice-Chair for Quality, Department of Surgery McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Moldovan F, Moldovan L, Bataga T. Assessment of Labor Practices in Healthcare Using an Innovatory Framework for Sustainability. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:medicina59040796. [PMID: 37109755 PMCID: PMC10143905 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59040796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Background and Objectives: The concept of sustainability in healthcare is poorly researched. There is a perceived need for new theoretical and empirical studies, as well as for new instruments to assess the implementation of new labor practices in the field. Such practices address unmet social needs and consolidate the sustainable development systems which promote health equity. The objective of the research is to design an innovative reference framework for sustainable development and health equity of healthcare facilities, and to provide a practical validation of this framework. Materials and Methods: The research methods consist of designing the elements of the new frame of reference, designing an indicator matrix, elaborating indicator content, and assessing the reference framework. For the assessment stage, we used sustainable medical practices reported in the scientific literature as well as a pilot reference framework that was implemented in healthcare practice. Results: The new reference framework suggested by the present study is composed of 57 indicators organized in five areas: environmental responsibility, economic performance, social responsibility, institutional capacity, and provision of sustainable healthcare services. These indicators were adapted and integrated into the seven basic topics of the social responsibility standard. The study presents the content of the indicators in the field of labor practices, as well as their evaluation grids. The innovative format of the evaluation grids aims to describe achievement degrees, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The theoretical model was validated in practice through its implementation at the Emergency Hospital in Targu Mures. Conclusions: The conclusions of the study reflect the usefulness of the new reference framework, which is compatible with the requirements in the healthcare field, but differs from other existing frameworks, considering its objective regarding the promotion of sustainable development. This objective facilitates the continuous quantification of the sustainability level, the promotion of sustainable development strategies, and sustainability-oriented approaches on the part of interested parties.
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- Flaviu Moldovan
- Orthopedics-Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Quality Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Orthopedics-Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
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Control Charts Usage for Monitoring Performance in Surgery: A Systematic Review. J Patient Saf 2023; 19:110-116. [PMID: 36603595 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The control chart is a graphical tool for data interpretation that detects aberrant variations in specific metrics, ideally leading to the identification of special causes that can be resolved. A clear assessment of control chart utilization and its potential impact in surgery is required to justify recommendations for its dissemination. This review aims to describe how performance monitoring using control charts was used over time in surgery. METHODS A systematic search of PubMed regarding statistical process control in surgery from its inception until December 2019 was performed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. Information extracted from selected publications included study aim and population setting, monitored indicators, control charts methodological parameters, and implementation strategy. RESULTS One hundred thirteen studies met the selection criteria with a median of 1916 monitored patients. Overall, 57.5% of studies focused on control chart methodology, 24.8% aimed at evaluating performance changes using control charts retrospectively, and 17.7% implemented control charts for continuous quality improvement prospectively. Although there was a great diversity of used indicators and charting tools, the evaluation of patient safety (72.6%) or efficiency (15.9%) metrics based on Shewhart control chart (33.6%) or cumulative sum chart (54.9%) were common. To foster control charts implementation, 14 studies promoted their periodic review, but only three assessed their impact on patient outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The scientific literature supports the feasibility and utility of control chart to improve patient safety in multiple surgical settings. Additional studies are necessary to reveal the optimal manner in which to implement this affordable tool in surgical practice.
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MacEachern L, Ginsburg LR, Hoben M, Doupe M, Wagg A, Knopp-Sihota JA, Cranley L, Song Y, Estabrooks CA, Berta W. Developing a tool to measure enactment of complex quality improvement interventions in healthcare. BMJ Open Qual 2023; 12:bmjoq-2022-002027. [PMID: 36754540 PMCID: PMC9923287 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Quality improvement (QI) projects are common in healthcare settings and often involve interdisciplinary teams working together towards a common goal. Many interventions and programmes have been introduced through research to convey QI skills and knowledge to healthcare workers, however, a few studies have attempted to differentiate between what individuals 'learn' or 'know' versus their capacity to apply their learnings in complex healthcare settings. Understanding and differentiating between delivery, receipt, and enactment of QI skills and knowledge is important because while enactment alone does not guarantee desired QI outcomes, it might be reasonably assumed that 'better enactment' is likely to lead to better outcomes. This paper describes the development, application and validation of a tool to measure enactment of core QI skills and knowledge of a complex QI intervention in a healthcare setting. Based on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Model for Improvement, existing QI assessment tools, literature on enactment fidelity and our research protocols, 10 indicators related to core QI skills and knowledge were determined. Definitions and assessment criteria were tested and refined in five iterative cycles. Qualitative data from four QI teams in long-term care homes were used to test and validate the tool. The final measurement tool contains 10 QI indicators and a five-point scale. Inter-rater reliability ranged from good to excellent. Usability and acceptability among raters were considered high. This measurement tool assists in identifying strengths and weaknesses of a QI team and allows for targeted feedback on core QI components. The indicators developed in our tool and the approach to tool development may be useful in other health related contexts where similar data are collected.
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- Lauren MacEachern
- Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Health Policy & Management, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Health Policy and Management, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,Centre for Care Research, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Edmonton, Shandong, China
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- Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kirkegaard A, Mitchell L, Ball L, Williams LT. Developing the Quality in Nutrition Care Model for Dietitians (QUINCE-MOD) in primary care: A mixed-method survey of healthcare consumers and professionals. J Hum Nutr Diet 2023; 36:311-322. [PMID: 35822586 PMCID: PMC10087511 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence-based models are effective tools for informing quality improvement activities in health care. The Quality in Nutrition Care (QUINCE) model is an evidence-based model that describes quality nutrition care in the primary care setting but has not been applied to primary care dietetics. The present study comprised two phases. In the first phase, the study aimed to evaluate and compare healthcare consumers and professional perspectives on the importance of the 10 statements to understand their relevance for dietetics care. In the second phase, the study aimed to test and enhance the QUINCE model using healthcare consumer and professional responses to statements that were identified as relevant to primary care dietetics in the first phase. METHODS Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using an online survey comprising statements describing quality dietetic care adapted from the complexity literature. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistical analysis to investigate statement importance as rated by participants using a six-point Likert scale. Qualitative content analysis was performed on the qualitative data using a deductive-inductive approach to identify patterns in the data. The QUINCE model was compared with identified patterns and modified as appropriate. RESULTS One hundred and fourteen consumers and 107 primary care professionals agreed on the importance of seven statements but expressed divergent views on the remaining three statements that addressed: (1) access to medical records; (2) access to performance and safety information; and (3) variation in care between dietitians. The QUINCE model was modified to produce the Quality in Nutrition Care Model for Dietitians (QUINCE-MOD) describing quality dietetic care in the primary care setting. CONCLUSIONS Consumers and professionals share views on some aspects of quality dietetic care but diverge on other aspects. The QUINCE-MOD is an evidence-based, complexity-informed model that describes components of quality relevant to primary care dietetics. The model should be applied at the practice level to reflect the unique perspective of quality at that level.
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- Amy Kirkegaard
- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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Hoefsmit PC, Schretlen S, Does RJMM, Verouden NJ, Zandbergen HR. Quality and process improvement of the multidisciplinary Heart Team meeting using Lean Six Sigma. BMJ Open Qual 2023; 12:bmjoq-2022-002050. [PMID: 36707122 PMCID: PMC9884867 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Heart Team is a multidisciplinary meeting for shared decision-making in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. A quality improvement project to optimise the Heart Team was initiated after the merger of the cardiac centres of Amsterdam University Medical Centre. METHODS Lean Six Sigma was applied with the purpose of improving efficiency and quality of care. Qualitative and quantitative analyses supported the multidisciplinary team during quality improvement sessions. Lean Six Sigma tools included process mapping, gemba walks, root cause analysis, line balancing, first time right, standardised work and poka-yoke. INTERVENTIONS Seven areas of improvement were introduced. Key elements were the improvement of the patient referral process, introduction of a structured agenda, task division and balanced planning of patients, better exchange of information, improved availability of diagnostics and supportive tools and information technology. Work agreements were introduced to support a positive work culture and mutual respect. RESULTS Lean Six Sigma designed an optimised Heart Team to improve efficiency by better resource utilisation, first time right decision-making, patient selection, complete and better access to information and elimination of waste. It leads to higher quality of decision-making by involving physicians in a more structured preparation, attendance of an imaging cardiologist, meeting duration within limits, installation of standard operating procedures, increased involvement of the referring cardiologists and a better engaged team. CONCLUSIONS Heart Teams are essential to make evidence-based, patient-centred treatment plans for optimal patient outcomes. However, clinical practice and experience showed that it is challenging to have an efficient and effective discussion with complete patient information and to bring together healthcare professionals. The application of Lean Six Sigma resulted in an optimised Heart Team and created a best practice design for patient-centred, evidence-based decision-making. After implementation and process stability, a postintervention analysis could clarify long-term success and sustainability.
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- Paulien C Hoefsmit
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands .,Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Integrated Health Solutions, Medtronic Europe, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Business Analytics, Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands,Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands,Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Zeng X, Shen SH, Shen H, Luo DY. Statistical process control for the analysis of quality control in urodynamics: A potential new approach for quality review of urodynamics. Neurourol Urodyn 2023; 42:289-296. [PMID: 36321794 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze quality control in urodynamic studies, using a proportion control chart (p-chart) for statistical process control. MATERIALS AND METHODS This single-center study was conducted at the Urodynamic Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University. We randomly selected 15 samples from each month in 2020, and 180 urodynamic traces were finally enrolled. We used the p-chart of statistical process control for analysis. We calculated the proportion of the incidence of a selected set of artefacts in the monthly urodynamic study process, including non-standard zero setting, no cough test, incomplete records of all measurements by urodynamicists, catheter displacement, and baseline drift. Through the specific calculation formula of statistical process control, we obtained the values of the center line, lower control limit, and upper control limit. RESULTS All data points of each artefact were within zone A. However, one outlier was found in the p-chart of all artefacts in October, which might have been caused by inexperienced operators. CONCLUSIONS Statistical process control may play an important role in the process control of urodynamic studies and guide us in identifying the cause of poor quality in process management.
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- Xiao Zeng
- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Arbour M, Fico P, Floyd B, Morton S, Hampton P, Murphy Sims J, Atwood S, Sege R. Sustaining and scaling a clinic-based approach to address health-related social needs. FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES 2023; 3:1040992. [PMID: 36926501 PMCID: PMC10012656 DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1040992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Objective Scaling evidence-based interventions (EBIs) from pilot phase remains a pressing challenge in efforts to address health-related social needs (HRSN) and improve population health. This study describes an innovative approach to sustaining and further spreading DULCE (Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone), a universal EBI that supports pediatric clinics to implement the American Academy of Pediatrics' Bright Futures™ guidelines for infants' well-child visits (WCVs) and introduces a new quality measure of families' HRSN resource use. Methods Between August 2018 and December 2019, seven teams in four communities in three states implemented DULCE: four teams that had been implementing DULCE since 2016 and three new teams. Teams received monthly data reports and individualized continuous quality improvement (CQI) coaching for six months, followed by lighter-touch support via quarterly group calls (peer-to-peer learning and coaching). Run charts were used to study outcome (percent of infants that received all WCVs on time) and process measures (percent of families screened for HRSN and connected to resources). Results Integrating three new sites was associated with an initial regression of outcome: 41% of infants received all WCVs on time, followed by improvement to 48%. Process performance was sustained or improved: among 989 participating families, 84% (831) received 1-month WCVs on time; 96% (946) were screened for seven HRSN, 54% (508) had HRSN, and 87% (444) used HRSN resources. Conclusion An innovative, lighter-touch CQI approach to a second phase of scale-up resulted in sustainment or improvements in most processes and outcomes. Outcomes-oriented CQI measures (family receipt of resources) are an important addition to more traditional process-oriented indicators.
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- MaryCatherine Arbour
- Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, D.C., United States
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- Early Intervention Services, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA, United States
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- Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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Sprang G, Miech EJ, Gusler S. The role of secondary traumatic stress breakthrough champions in reducing worker trauma and improving organizational health using a configurational analysis approach. IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2023; 4:26334895231164582. [PMID: 37091534 PMCID: PMC10061637 DOI: 10.1177/26334895231164582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Background Emerging research has demonstrated that organizational efforts at becoming secondary traumatic stress (STS)-informed can improve the overall well-being of the workforce, especially when implementation activity by a champion team is high. Questions remain, however, regarding the mechanisms that enable these improvements. Method This study uses configurational analysis to determine necessary and sufficient conditions to produce reductions in STS symptoms in workers as well as organizational improvements toward being more STS-informed in a cohort survey of 6,033 professionals working with individuals exposed to trauma representing 52 organizations. The Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organizational Assessment (STSI-OA) was used to measure professional's perceptions of how well the unit addressed secondary trauma in the workplace, and the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS) assessed traumatic stress symptoms in respondents. Champions' activity was scored using the categories suggested by Shea. Results For the STSS outcome, either a STSI-OA positive increase of 10 or more points or high levels of champion problem-solving were independently sufficient for an improvement in the outcome. The STSI-OA model had two pathways: high levels of peer engagement via the scaling up of innovations using PDSAs or the combination of facilitation of peer knowledge and skills together with working in a child welfare organization. Either pathway was sufficient by itself to yield the STSI-OA outcome. Conclusions Identifying and cultivating the champions' use of problem-solving and peer engagement strategies can transform the threat posed by indirect trauma exposure into an opportunity for shared experience and healing. Plain Language Summary Organizational champions are individuals or teams that strive to promote change within their workplace. These champions are integral to spreading innovative ideas and strategies and creating organization-wide changes ( Powell et al., 2015). However, little is known about the processes or specific strategies that make champions successful. One area in which champions are needed is in improving organizations' response to and understanding of secondary traumatic stress (STS), among those in helping professions that are indirectly exposed to trauma through the traumatic stories of those they work with. In fact, research has shown that organizational efforts to address STS improve the well-being of individual professionals within that organization ( Sprang et al., 2021). The present study sought to better understand what champion-related processes or conditions led to organizational change in addressing the effects of indirect exposure and improving symptoms related to STS. Results showed that organizational change in addressing STS and champions' problem-solving strategies resulted in reductions in individual professionals' STS symptoms. Furthermore, champions' use of peer engagement or sharing of knowledge among peers in child welfare settings led to improvements at an organizational level. These results show that organization-level change can have a direct impact on individual well-being and there are specific champion activities that can promote this change. Specifically, results demonstrate a need to identify and support champions' use of problem-solving and peer engagement strategies to turn the individual and organizational threat posed by indirect trauma into an opportunity for shared healing.
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- Ginny Sprang
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Center on Trauma and Children, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- William M. Tierney Center for Health Services Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Center on Trauma and Children, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Lavin JM, Ida JB. Quality Improvement Methodology. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2022; 55:1301-1310. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hassan EA, Mohamed SN, Hamouda EH, Ahmed NT. Clinical evaluation for the pharyngeal oxygen saturation measurements in shocked patients. BMC Nurs 2022; 21:290. [PMID: 36316710 PMCID: PMC9624017 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-022-01073-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background Monitoring oxygen saturation in shocked patients is a challenging nursing procedure. Shock syndrome alters peripheral tissue perfusion and hinders peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurements. Our study aimed to find a solution to this problem. The pharynx is expected to be an accurate SpO2 measurement site in shocked patients. We clinically evaluated the pharyngeal SpO2 measurements against the arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) measurements. Methods A prospective cohort research design was used. This study included 168 adult shocked patients. They were admitted to five intensive care units from March to December 2020 in an Egyptian hospital. A wrap oximeter sensor was attached to the posterior surface of an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) by adhesive tape. The optical component of the sensor adhered to the pharyngeal surface after the OPA insertion. Simultaneous pharyngeal peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) and arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) measurements were recorded. The pharyngeal SpO2 was clinically evaluated. Also, variables associated with the SpO2 bias were evaluated for their association with the pharyngeal SpO2 bias. Results The pharyngeal SpO2 bias was − 0.44% with − 1.65 to 0.78% limits of agreement. The precision was 0.62, and the accuracy was 0.05. The sensitivity to detect mild and severe hypoxemia was 100%, while specificity to minimize false alarm of hypoxemia was 100% for mild hypoxemia and 99.4% for severe hypoxemia. None of the studied variables were significantly associated with the pharyngeal SpO2 bias. Conclusion The pharyngeal SpO2 has a clinically acceptable bias, which is less than 0.5% with high precision, which is less than 2%.
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- Eman Arafa Hassan
- grid.7155.60000 0001 2260 6941Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- grid.7155.60000 0001 2260 6941Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- grid.7155.60000 0001 2260 6941Critical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- grid.7155.60000 0001 2260 6941Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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SARTINI MARINA, PATRONE CARLOTTA, SPAGNOLO ANNAMARIA, SCHINCA ELISA, OTTRIA GIANLUCA, DUPONT CHIARA, ALESSIO-MAZZOLA MATTIA, BRAGAZZI NICOLALUIGI, CRISTINA MARIALUISA. The management of healthcare-related infections through lean methodology: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 2022; 63:E464-E475. [PMID: 36415303 PMCID: PMC9648549 DOI: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.3.2661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Lean is largely applied to the health sector and on the healthcare-associated infections (HAI). However, a few results on the improvement of the outcome have been reported in literature. The purpose of this study is to analyze if the lean application can reduce the HAI rate. METHODS A comprehensive search was performed on PubMed/Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, and Google Scholar databases using various combinations of the following keywords: "lean" and "infection". Inclusion criteria were: 1) research articles with quantitative data and relevant information on lean methodology and its impact on healthcare infections; 2) prospective studies. The risk of bias and the study quality was independently assessed by two researchers using the "The National Institutes of Health (NIH) quality assessment tool for before-after (Pre-Post) study with no control group". The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines has been used. 22 studies were included in the present meta-analysis. RESULTS Lean application demonstrated a significant protective role on healthcare-associated infections rate (RR 0.50; 95% C.I.: 0.38-0.66) with significant impact on central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) (RR 0.47; 95% C.I.: 0.28-0.82). CONCLUSIONS Lean has a positive impact on the decreasing of HAIs and on the improvement of compliance and satisfaction of the staff.
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- MARINA SARTINI
- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- S.S.D. U.O. Hospital Hygiene, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Directorate, Office Innovation, Development and Lean Application, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- S.S.D. U.O. Hospital Hygiene, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- S.S.D. U.O. Hospital Hygiene, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- S.S.D. U.O. Hospital Hygiene, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- S.S.D. U.O. Hospital Hygiene, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
- Correspondence: Maria-Luisa Cristina, Dep. Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via A. Pastore 1 – 16132 Genova. Phone +39 010 3538883 - E-mail ;
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Wilson MA, Sinno M, Hacker Teper M, Courtney K, Nuseir D, Schonewille A, Rauchwerger D, Taher A. Toward Zero Harm: Mackenzie Health's Journey Toward Becoming a High Reliability Organization and Eliminating Avoidable Harm. J Patient Saf 2022; 18:680-685. [PMID: 35152233 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In response to an organizational survey revealing low safety culture scores, we implemented a "zero harm" approach to eliminate preventable harm across a wide variety of clinical areas. We aimed to achieve this objective within 3 years. METHODS We developed a 5-part strategy for cultural and process redesign that included (1) engaging leadership; (2) developing an organization-specific patient safety framework; (3) monitoring specific quality aims based on high-risk, high-volume, high-cost, and problem-prone areas; (4) standardizing a 3-part review process that includes a root cause analysis for moderate and critical patient safety incidents; and (5) communicating progress to staff in real time via unit-specific electronic dashboards. RESULTS In less than 1 year, we increased patient safety incident reporting by 37% while simultaneously decreasing falls with injury by 39%, pressure injury rates by 37%, and central line-associated blood stream infections by 34%. We also improved medication reconciliation rate by 3.3% and decreased our irretrievable specimen rate to 0. Finally, we noted increased awareness around patient safety within clinical teams, with open discussions about patient safety becoming a routine part of patient care. CONCLUSIONS This study describes an initiative that sought to introduce system-wide changes to practice and patient safety culture in a rapid time frame. Results suggest that our 5-step approach to transformation may confer substantial gains in patient safety for peer institutions. Next steps include continuing to expand and monitor quality aims as we progress through our journey to eliminating preventable patient harm in our healthcare system.
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Huepenbecker SP, Lewis S, Valentine MC, Palisoul ML, Thaker PH, Hagemann AR, McCourt CK, Fuh KC, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Kuroki LM. Gynecologic oncology patient perspectives and knowledge on advance care planning: A quality improvement intervention. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2022; 43:101060. [PMID: 36032812 PMCID: PMC9399146 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2022.101060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gynecologic oncology patients prefer advance care planning (ACP) communication outpatient with their gynecologic oncologist. A quality improvement intervention offering advance care planning resources increased ACP discussions. A quality improvement intervention offering advance care planning resources improved ACP document creation proficiency.
Objectives Assess and improve advance care planning (ACP) awareness and uptake among gynecologic oncology patients. Methods Using a quality improvement Plan-Do-Check-Act framework, we completed a single institution needs assessment and intervention. The needs assessment was a 26-question survey assessing baseline ACP knowledge and preferences of gynecologic oncology patients. We used this survey to implement an outpatient intervention in which patients were offered ACP resources (pamphlet, discussion with their gynecologic oncologist, and/or social work referral). We conducted a post-intervention survey among patients who had and had not received ACP resource(s) to assess whether our intervention increased ACP knowledge, discussions, or uptake. Results Among 106 patients surveyed in the needs assessment, 33 % had ACP documents, 26 % had discussed ACP with a physician, and 82 % thought discussing ACP was important. The majority preferred these conversations in the outpatient setting (52 %) with their gynecologic oncologist (80 %) instead of nurses or trainees. In the intervention, 526 patients were offered ACP resources. Compared to women who did not receive resources (n = 324), patients who received ACP resource(s) (n = 202) were more likely to have ACP discussions with their gynecologic oncologist (38 % vs 68 %, P = 0.001) and had greater proficiency regarding how to create ACP documents (median score 5/10 vs 8/10, P = 0.048), although they were no more likely to have ACP documented in their electronic medical record (27 % vs 9 %, p = 0.08). Conclusions ACP uptake among gynecologic oncology patients is low, but ACP discussions with an oncologist during outpatient visits are important to patients and improve their knowledge regarding completing ACP documents.
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Hoefsmit PC, Schretlen S, Burchell G, van den Heuvel J, Bonjer J, Dahele M, Zandbergen R. Can Quality Improvement Methodologies Derived from Manufacturing Industry Improve Care in Cardiac Surgery? A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11185350. [PMID: 36142997 PMCID: PMC9502537 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11185350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: Healthcare is required to be effectively organised to ensure that growing, aging and medically more complex populations have timely access to high-quality, affordable care. Cardiac surgery is no exception to this, especially due to the competition for and demand on hospital resources, such as operating rooms and intensive care capacity. This is challenged more since the COVID-19 pandemic led to postponed care and prolonged waiting lists. In other sectors, Quality Improvement Methodologies (QIM) derived from the manufacturing industry have proven effective in enabling more efficient utilisation of existing capacity and resources and in improving the quality of care. We performed a systematic review to evaluate the ability of such QIM to improve care in cardiac surgery. Methods: A literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Clarivate Analytics/Web of Science Core Collection and Wiley/the Cochrane Library according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis methodology. Results: Ten articles were identified. The following QIM were used: Lean, Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen and Plan-Do-Study-Act. All reported one or more relevant improvements in patient-related (e.g., infection rates, ventilation time, mortality, adverse events, glycaemic control) and process-related outcomes (e.g., shorter waiting times, shorter transfer time and productivity). Elements to enhance the success included: multidisciplinary team engagement, a patient-oriented, data-driven approach, a sense of urgency and a focus on sustainability. Conclusions: In all ten papers describing the application of QIM initiatives to cardiac surgery, positive results, of varying magnitude, were reported. While the consistency of the available data is encouraging, the limited quantity and heterogenous quality of the evidence base highlights that more rigorous evaluation, including how best to employ manufacturing industry-derived QIM in cardiac surgery is warranted.
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- Paulien Christine Hoefsmit
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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- Integrated Health Solutions, Medtronic Inc., 5616 VB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Medical Library, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Healthcare Management, University of Amsterdam Business School, 1018 TV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Effects of Lean Interventions Supported by Digital Technologies on Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19159018. [PMID: 35897392 PMCID: PMC9330917 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Despite the increasing utilization of lean practices and digital technologies (DTs) related to Industry 4.0, the impact of such dual interventions on healthcare services remains unclear. This study aims to assess the effects of those interventions and provide a comprehensive understanding of their dynamics in healthcare settings. The methodology comprised a systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines, searching for lean interventions supported by DTs. Previous studies reporting outcomes related to patient health, patient flow, quality of care, and efficiency were included. Results show that most of the improvement interventions relied on lean methodology followed by lean combined with Six Sigma. The main supporting technologies were simulation and automation, while emergency departments and laboratories were the main settings. Most interventions focus on patient flow outcomes, reporting positive effects on outcomes related to access to service and utilization of services, including reductions in turnaround time, length of stay, waiting time, and turnover time. Notably, we found scarce outcomes regarding patient health, staff wellbeing, resource use, and savings. This paper, the first to investigate the dual intervention of DTs with lean or lean–Six Sigma in healthcare, summarizes the technical and organizational challenges associated with similar interventions, encourages further research, and promotes practical applications.
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Eskander A, Noel CW, Griffiths R, Pasternak JD, Higgins K, Urbach D, Goldstein DP, Irish JC, Fu R. Surgeon Thyroidectomy Case Volume Impacts Disease-free Survival in the Management of Thyroid Cancer. Laryngoscope 2022; 133 Suppl 4:S1-S15. [PMID: 35796293 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the association between surgeons thyroidectomy case volume and disease-free survival (DFS) for patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC). A secondary objective was to assess a surgeon volume cutoff to optimize outcomes in those with WDTC. We hypothesized that surgeon volume will be an important predictor of DFS in patients with WDTC after adjusting for hospital volume and sociodemographic and clinical factors. METHODS In this retrospective population-based cohort study, we identified WDTC patients in Ontario, Canada, who underwent thyroidectomy confirmed by both hospital-level and surgeon-level administrative data between 1993 and 2017 (N = 37,233). Surgeon and hospital volumes were calculated based on number of cases performed in the year prior by the physician and at an institution performing each case, respectively and divided into quartiles. A multilevel hierarchical Cox regression model was used to estimate the effect of volume on DFS. RESULTS A crude model without patient or treatment characteristics demonstrated that both higher surgeon volume quartiles (p < 0.001) and higher hospital volume quartiles (p < 0.001) were associated with DFS. After controlling for clustering and patient/treatment covariates and hospital volume, moderately low (18-39/year) and low (0-17/year) volume surgeons (hazard ratios [HR]: 1.23, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.09-1.39 and HR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.17-1.53 respectively) remained an independent statistically significant negative predictor of DFS. CONCLUSION Both high-volume surgeons and hospitals are predictors of better DFS in patients with WDTC. DFS is higher among surgeons performing more than 40 thyroidectomies a year. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 2022.
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- Antoine Eskander
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Women's College Hospital and Departments of Surgery, Women's College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery/Surgical Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery/Surgical Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wegdam JA, de Jong DLC, de Vries Reilingh TS, Schipper EE, Bouvy ND, Nienhuijs SW. Assessing Textbook Outcome After Implementation of Transversus Abdominis Release in a Regional Hospital. JOURNAL OF ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY : JAWS 2022; 1:10517. [PMID: 38314160 PMCID: PMC10831686 DOI: 10.3389/jaws.2022.10517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Background: The posterior component separation technique with transversus abdominis release (TAR) was introduced in 2012 as an alternative to the classic anterior component separation technique (Ramirez). This study describes outcome and learning curve of TAR, five years after implementation of this new technique in a regional hospital in the Netherlands. Methods: A standardized work up protocol, based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, was used to implement the TAR. The TAR technique as described by Novitsky was performed. After each 20 procedures, outcome parameters were evaluated and new quality measurements implemented. Primary outcome measure was Textbook Outcome, the rate of patients with an uneventful clinical postoperative course after TAR. Textbook Outcome is defined by a maximum of 7 days hospitalization without any complication (wound or systemic), reoperation or readmittance, within the first 90 postoperative days, and without a recurrence during follow up. The number of patients with a Textbook Outcome compared to the total number of consecutively performed TARs is depicted as the institutional learning curve. Secondary outcome measures were the details and incidences of the surgical site and systemic complications within 90 days, as well as long-term recurrences. Results: From 2016, sixty-nine consecutive patients underwent a TAR. Textbook Outcome was 35% and the institutional learning curve did not flatten after 69 procedures. Systemic complications occurred in 48%, wound complications in 41%, and recurrences in 4%. Separate analyses of three successive cohorts of each 20 TARs demonstrated that both Textbook Outcome (10%, 30% and 55%, respectively) and the rate of surgical site events (45%, 15%, and 10%) significantly (p < 0.05) improved with more experience. Conclusion: Implementation of the open transversus abdominis release demonstrated that outcome was positively correlated to an increasing number of TARs performed. TAR has a long learning curve, only partially determined by the technical aspects of the operation. Implementation of the TAR requires a solid plan. Building, and maintaining, an adequate setting for patients with complex ventral hernias is the real challenge and driving force to improve outcome.
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Kirkegaard A, Ball L, Mitchell L, Williams LT. A novel perspective of Australian primary care dietetics: Insights from an exploratory study using complex adaptive systems theory. Nutr Diet 2022; 79:469-480. [PMID: 35692187 PMCID: PMC9545103 DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aims Effective quality improvement strategies are essential to enhancing outcomes of dietetic care. Interventions informed by complex adaptive systems theory have demonstrated effectiveness in other healthcare settings. This study aimed to explore primary care dietetics practice using complex adaptive systems theory and to identify factors that individuals across the healthcare system can examine and address to improve the quality of dietetic care. Methods Qualitative analysis of semi‐structured interviews of healthcare consumers and professionals involved in the provision of dietetic care. Data collection and analysis was guided by a complexity‐informed conceptual framework. The Framework Method was used to code transcripts and identify themes describing primary care dietetics. Results Twenty‐three consumers and 26 primary care professionals participated. Participants described dietetic care as being delivered by individuals organised into formal and informal systems that were influenced by the wider environment, including legal, economic, and socio‐cultural systems. Dietitians described interactions with consumers as a learning opportunity and sought education, mentoring, or supervision to address knowledge and skill gaps. Relationships underpinned transfer of information between individuals. Conclusion Complex adaptive systems theory proved to be a useful conceptual framework for primary care dietetics. Factors identified at the macro (e.g., funding), meso (e.g., professional networks), and micro (e.g., consumer education) levels should be examined and addressed to improve the quality of dietetic care.
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- Amy Kirkegaard
- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, Australia
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Improta G, Borrelli A, Triassi M. Machine Learning and Lean Six Sigma to Assess How COVID-19 Has Changed the Patient Management of the Complex Operative Unit of Neurology and Stroke Unit: A Single Center Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095215. [PMID: 35564627 PMCID: PMC9103695 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background: In health, it is important to promote the effectiveness, efficiency and adequacy of the services provided; these concepts become even more important in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, where efforts to manage the disease have absorbed all hospital resources. The COVID-19 emergency led to a profound restructuring—in a very short time—of the Italian hospital system. Some factors that impose higher costs on hospitals are inappropriate hospitalization and length of stay (LOS). The length of stay (LOS) is a very useful parameter for the management of services within the hospital and is an index evaluated for the management of costs. Methods: This study analyzed how COVID-19 changed the activity of the Complex Operative Unit (COU) of the Neurology and Stroke Unit of the San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona University Hospital of Salerno (Italy). The methodology used in this study was Lean Six Sigma. Problem solving in Lean Six Sigma is the DMAIC roadmap, characterized by five operational phases. To add even more value to the processing, a single clinical case, represented by stroke patients, was investigated to verify the specific impact of the pandemic. Results: The results obtained show a reduction in LOS for stroke patients and an increase in the value of the diagnosis related group relative weight. Conclusions: This work has shown how, thanks to the implementation of protocols for the management of the COU of the Neurology and Stroke Unit, the work of doctors has improved, and this is evident from the values of the parameters taken into consideration.
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- Giovanni Improta
- Department of Public Health, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Center for Research in Healthcare Management and Innovation in Healthcare (CIRMIS), University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona” University Hospital, 84121 Salerno, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Center for Research in Healthcare Management and Innovation in Healthcare (CIRMIS), University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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A Hybrid Analytic Hierarchy Process and Likert Scale Approach for the Quality Assessment of Medical Education Programs. MATHEMATICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/math10091426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The quality assessment of training courses is of utmost importance in the medical education field to improve the quality of the training. This work proposes a hybrid multicriteria decision-making approach based on two methodologies, a Likert scale (LS) and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), for the quality assessment of medical education programs. On one hand, the qualitative LS method was adopted to estimate the degree of consensus on specific topics; on the other hand, the quantitative AHP technique was employed to prioritize parameters involved in complex decision-making problems. The approach was validated in a real scenario for evaluating healthcare training activities carried out at the Centre of Biotechnology of the National Hospital A.O.R.N. “A. Cardarelli” of Naples (Italy). The rational combination of the two methodologies proved to be a promising decision-making tool for decision makers to identify those aspects of a medical education program characterized by a lower user satisfaction degree (revealed by the LS) and a higher priority degree (revealed by the AHP), potentially suggesting strategies to increase the quality of the service provided and to reduce the waste of resources. The results show how this hybrid approach can provide decision makers with helpful information to select the most important characteristics of the delivered education program and to possibly improve the weakest ones, thus enhancing the whole quality of the training courses.
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Van Looy A, Trkman P, Clarysse E. A Configuration Taxonomy of Business Process Orientation. BUSINESS & INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12599-021-00700-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Berdnikov A, Matrosov G. Photometric recorder of the carotid artery pulse wave with a system for stabilizing the clamping force. CARDIOMETRY 2022. [DOI: 10.18137/cardiometry.2022.21.6669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Preventive monitoring, which increases the possibility of diagnosing and curing a disease at an early stage, is interesting and relevant in medical diagnostics. Recently, both minimally invasive and non-invasive diagnostic techniques have become widespread. They include the areas of cardiographic, encephalographic and myographic analyzers designed to study the state of the heart, the brain and striated muscles. The study of the functioning of the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract is carried out using gastro-enterography methods. To obtain an integral assessment of the effectiveness of the circulatory system, the plethysmography method can be successfully applied, which allows modeling vascular tone and blood flow using models of hydrodynamics and the theory of elasticity. The present article analyzes the range of static (or dynamic) informative hemo-parameters that allow diagnosing at the initial stage arterial hypertension, aortic insufficiency or stenosis, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and some other diseases. The photometric reflex absorption in the infrared range, followed by an assessment of blood flow in the aortas and arteries with recording of the shape of pulse waves were used as methods in our research work. The result of the work is a method and a system of computer control of the rod current acting on biological tissues (using the Bluetooth protocol, LabView environment, virtual digital filters and biomedical data archives) that allows non-invasively recording of the parameters of the carotid artery pulse wave.
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An Innovative Framework for Sustainable Development in Healthcare: The Human Rights Assessment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19042222. [PMID: 35206410 PMCID: PMC8872572 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Healthcare providers are investing considerable resources for the development of quality management systems in hospitals. Contrary to these efforts, the number of tools that allow the evaluation of implementation efforts and the results of quality, security and sustainable development is quite limited. The purpose of the study is to develop a reference framework for quality and sustainable development in healthcare, Sanitary-Quality (San-Q) at the micro system level, which is compatible with applicable national and international standards in the field. The research method consisted of the study of literature, identification and analysis of good sustainability practices in healthcare, which allowed identification of the areas of the new San-Q framework: quality, economic, environmental, social, institutional and healthcare. These areas are incorporated into the core topics of social responsibility mentioned by ISO26000. A total of 57 indicators have been defined that make up the new reference framework. The evaluation format of the indicators is innovative through a couple of values: completion degree–significance. In the experimental part of the research, a pilot implementation of the San-Q framework at an emergency hospital was performed, the results recorded in terms of responsibility for human rights being presented. The conclusions of the study reveal the innovative aspects of the framework that facilitate the development of a sustainability strategy promoted through performance indicators, the results obtained after evaluation being useful in establishing a reference level of sustainability but also in developing sustainability policies.
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Examining Web-Based Learning to Enhance Nurse Training and the Standardization of Clinical Practice Within Complex Global Nursing Systems: A Quality Improvement Case Study. J Nurses Prof Dev 2022; 38:66-70. [PMID: 35093979 DOI: 10.1097/nnd.0000000000000846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nurses are the backbone of health assessments and key to safeguarding health services for people who are displaced and migrating. Training and dissemination of information among an international workforce requires innovative delivery methods that address the barriers of traditional in-person training. This quality improvement project endorsed web-based learning as a viable platform to disseminate information and support a standardized approach to professional development of nurses working in a complex and dynamic international healthcare setting.
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Pullmann MD, Dorsey S, Duong MT, Lyon AR, Muse I, Corbin CM, Davis CJ, Thorp K, Sweeney M, Lewis CC, Powell BJ. Expect the Unexpected: A Qualitative Study of the Ripple Effects of Children's Mental Health Services Implementation Efforts. IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2022; 3:10.1177/26334895221120797. [PMID: 36504561 PMCID: PMC9731268 DOI: 10.1177/26334895221120797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Strategies to implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in children's mental health services have complex direct and indirect causal impacts on multiple outcomes. Ripple effects are outcomes caused by EBI implementation efforts that are unplanned, unanticipated, and/or more salient to stakeholders other than researchers and implementers. The purpose of the current paper is to provide a compilation of possible ripple effects associated with EBI implementation strategies in children's mental health services, to be used for implementation planning, research, and quality improvement. Methods Participants were identified via expert nomination and snowball sampling. Online surveys were completed by 81 participants, each representing one of five roles: providers of mental health services to children or youth, researchers, policy makers, caregivers, and youth. A partially directed conventional content analysis with consensus decision making was used to code ripple effects. Results Four hundred and four unique responses were coded into 66 ripple effects and 14 categories. Categories include general knowledge, skills, attitudes, and confidence about using EBIs; general job-related ripple effects; EBI treatment adherence, fidelity, and alignment; gaming the system; equity and stigma; shifting roles, role clarity, and task shifting; economic costs and benefits; EBI treatment availability, access, participation, attendance, barriers, and facilitators; clinical process and treatment quality; client engagement, therapeutic alliance, and client satisfaction; clinical organization structure, relationships in the organization, process, and functioning; youth client and caregiver outcomes; and use of EBI strategies and insights in one's own life. Conclusions This research advances the field by providing children's mental health implementers, researchers, funders, policy makers, and consumers with a menu of potential ripple effects. It can be a practical tool to ensure compliance with guidance from Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance, Complexity Science, and Diffusion of Innovation Theory. Future phases will match potential ripple effects with salient children's mental health implementation strategies for each participant role.
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- Michael D. Pullmann
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of
Medicine, School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training Center,
Seattle, WA, USA
- Michael Pullmann, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School
Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training Center, 6200 NE 74th Street,
Suite 110, Seattle, WA 98115-6560, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Education, Research, and Impact Committee for Children, Seattle, WA,
USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of
Medicine, School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training Center,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of
Medicine, School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training Center,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of
Medicine, School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training Center,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of
Medicine, School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training Center,
Seattle, WA, USA
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- Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA),
Columbia, MD, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health
Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Mental Health Services Research, Brown School, Washington
University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Srinivas S, Anand K, Chockalingam A. Adolescent psychological well-being and adulthood cardiovascular disease risk: longitudinal association and implications for care quality management. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-06-2021-0369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose
Prior research suggests that 80% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events can be prevented by modifying certain behaviors, yet it remains the primary cause of mortality worldwide. Early detection and management of critical modifiable factors have the potential to improve cardiovascular care quality as well as the associated health outcomes. This study aims to assess the independent impact of psychological well-being in adolescence, a modifiable factor, on long-term CVD risk and promote targeted early interventions through quality management principles.
Design/methodology/approach
Data from the Add Health study, which employed a series of surveys and health tests (Wave 1 – Wave 4) on individuals for 14 years (from adolescence to adulthood), were obtained and analyzed longitudinally. Psychological well-being in adolescence was assessed using four Wave 1 survey questions, and 30-year CVD risk was estimated 14 years later with Wave 4 data. Three different logistic regression models were examined to understand the impact of adding covariates.
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This study’s sample included 12,116 individuals who responded to all the relevant questions and underwent clinical risk factor measurements in Wave 1 (adolescence) and Wave 4 (young adulthood). Psychological well-being was protective with reduced risk for CVD across the three models tested. There is a statistically significant association, where increasing psychological well-being reduced the 30-year CVD risk exponentially in all the models. The analysis also suggested an exposure–response relationship, where the 30-year risk category of adulthood CVD decreased with an increase in psychological well-being.
Practical implications
This research uncovers an inverse association between adolescent psychological well-being and adulthood CVD risk. This study also identifies quality management-based preventive tools/techniques to improve psychological well-being in adolescence and therefore reduce CVD risk later in life.
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This study is among the first to establish a long-term association between positive well-being and CVD risk. Also, unlike the existing literature, this work provides implications for improving CVD care from a quality management perspective.
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Fris E, Sedlock E, Etchegaray J, Ottosen MJ, Pucio R, Mistry T, Saunders T, Tomoaia-Cotisel A, Thomas EJ. Development and testing of the Stakeholder Quality Improvement Perspectives Survey (SQuIPS). BMJ Open Qual 2021; 10:bmjoq-2020-001332. [PMID: 34906964 PMCID: PMC8671990 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To create a theory-informed survey that quality improvement (QI) teams can use to understand stakeholder perceptions of an intervention. METHOD We created the survey then performed a cross-sectional survey of QI stakeholders of three QI projects. The projects sought to: (1) reduce unplanned extubations in a neonatal intensive care unit; (2) maintain normothermia during colorectal surgery and (3) reduce specimen processing errors for ambulatory gastroenterology procedures. We report frequencies of responses to survey items, results of exploratory factor analysis, and how QI team leaders used the results. RESULTS Overall we received surveys from 319 out of 386 eligible stakeholders (83% response rate, range for the three QI projects 57%-86%). The QI teams found that the survey results confirmed existing concerns (eg, the intervention would not make work easier) and revealed unforeseen concerns such as lack of consensus about the overall purpose of the intervention and its importance. The results of our factor analysis indicate that one 7-item scale (Cronbach's alpha 0.9) can efficiently measure important aspects of stakeholder perceptions, and that two additional Likert-type items could add valuable information for leaders. Two QI team leaders made changes to their project based on survey responses that indicated the intervention made stakeholders' jobs harder, and that there was no consensus about the purpose of the intervention. CONCLUSIONS The Stakeholder Quality Improvement Perspectives Survey was feasible for QI teams to use, and identified stakeholder perspectives about QI interventions that leaders used to alter their QI interventions to potentially increase the likelihood of stakeholder acceptance of the intervention.
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- Eric Fris
- Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.,UT Houston - Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston, Texas, USA
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- UT Houston - Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston, Texas, USA
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- UT Houston - Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, USA .,UT Houston - Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston, Texas, USA
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Crisan EL, Covaliu BF, Chis DM. A Systematic Literature Review of Quality Management Initiatives in Dental Clinics. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:11084. [PMID: 34769604 PMCID: PMC8582852 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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By considering the recently proposed definitions and metrics, oral healthcare quality management (OHQM) emerges as a distinct field in the wider healthcare area. The goal of this paper is to systematically review quality management initiatives (QMIs) implementation by dental clinics. The research methodology approach is a review of 72 sources that have been analyzed using the Context-Intervention-Mechanism-Outcome Framework (CIMO). The analysis identifies five mechanisms that explain how quality management initiatives are implemented by dental clinics. The simplest QMIs implementations are related to (1) overall quality. The next ones, in terms of complexity, are related to (2) patient satisfaction, (3) service quality, (4) internal processes improvement, and (5) business outcomes. This paper is the first attempt to provide a critical review of this topic and represents an important advancement by providing a theoretical framework that explains how quality management is implemented by practitioners in this field. The results can be used by scholars for advancing their studies related to this emerging research area and by healthcare managers in order to better implement their quality management initiatives.
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- Emil Lucian Crisan
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Management, Babes-Bolyai University, 400591 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Management, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Finance, Babes-Bolyai University, 400591 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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Kerdsirichairat T, Shin EJ. Important Quality Metrics and Standardization in Endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2021; 31:727-742. [PMID: 34538412 DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2021.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Quality metrics and standardization has become critical as the Affordable Care Act mandates that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services change reimbursement from volume to a value-based system. While the most commonly used quality indicators are related to that of colonoscopy, quality metrics for other procedures and endoscopy units have been developed mainly by the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Data to show that these quality metrics, especially in the field of advanced endoscopy as well as in the era of COVID-19 pandemic, can improve patient outcomes, are anticipated.
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- Tossapol Kerdsirichairat
- Digestive Disease Center, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand 33 Soi Sukhumvit 3, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Thailand
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1800 Orleans Street, Sheikh Zayed Tower, Suite 7125H, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Valuing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures as an Intrinsically Important Aspect of Quality Improvement Agenda in Surgical Cleft-Craniofacial Care. J Craniofac Surg 2021; 32:2568-2569. [PMID: 34705365 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vaos G, Dimopoulou A, Zavras N. A Review of History and Challenges of Evidence-Based Pediatric Surgery. J INVEST SURG 2021; 35:821-832. [PMID: 34569397 DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1950875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Evidence-based pediatric surgery (EBPS) refers to the use of the best available evidence in making personalized decisions concerning the management of each pediatric surgical patient. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review on past and present evidence-based clinical decision, and challenges in pediatric surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS A literature search was conducted according to a set of criteria in PubMed for historical and current peer-reviewed studies regarding EBPS. RESULTS One hundred forty-five full-text published articles focusing on EPBS findings over the past 25 years were included. The rarity of many congenital anomalies, the inability to establish multicenter collaborations, the failure to perform double-blinded studies in children, the pediatric surgeons' reluctance to perform ethically unacceptable sham operations and their skepticism shown in accepting and implementing the documented results instead of applying their personal clinical practice methods and surgical techniques are among problems that hamper the accomplishment of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). CONCLUSIONS RCTs remain limited in clinical pediatric surgery practice due to problems in the design and publication of these trials. Moreover, skepticism exists regarding acceptance and implementation of the documented results of RCTs. Notwithstanding, pediatric surgeons must establish evidence-based centers in order to increase the number of well-designed RCTs, properly evaluate clinical research, make effective evidence-based clinical decisions and develop high-quality of pediatric surgeries care in the future.
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- George Vaos
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Attikon" General University Hospital, Haidari, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Attikon" General University Hospital, Haidari, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Attikon" General University Hospital, Haidari, Athens, Greece
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Slyngstad L. The Contribution of Variable Control Charts to Quality Improvement in Healthcare: A Literature Review. J Healthc Leadersh 2021; 13:221-230. [PMID: 34531694 PMCID: PMC8439712 DOI: 10.2147/jhl.s319169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective To conduct a literature review to determine where and how variable control charts have contributed to quality improvement in healthcare. Methods A targeted literature search of the ABI/INFORM Global, Science Direct, Medline and Google Scholar databases was conducted, which yielded 6875 papers. Screening articles on the basis of title and abstract resulted in references to 163 articles, leading to the identification of 29 articles published between 1992 and 2019 that met the inclusion criteria. Common themes, variables and units of analysis were then analyzed. Results Variable control charts have been applied in 11 different healthcare contexts, using 17 different variables, at various levels within healthcare organizations. The main reason for applying variable control charts is to demonstrate a process change, usually following a specific change or quality intervention. The study identified various limitations and benefits of applying variable control charts. The charts are visually easy to understand for both management and employees, but they are limited by their requirement for potentially complex and resource-intensive data collection. Conclusion Variable control charts contribute to quality improvement in healthcare by enabling visualization and monitoring of variations and changes in healthcare processes. The methodology has been most frequently used to demonstrate process shifts after quality interventions. There still is a great potential for more studies applying variable control charts.
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Leeman J, Rohweder C, Lee M, Brenner A, Dwyer A, Ko LK, O'Leary MC, Ryan G, Vu T, Ramanadhan S. Aligning implementation science with improvement practice: a call to action. Implement Sci Commun 2021; 2:99. [PMID: 34496978 PMCID: PMC8424169 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-021-00201-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background In several recent articles, authors have called for aligning the fields of implementation and improvement science. In this paper, we call for implementation science to also align with improvement practice. Multiple implementation scholars have highlighted the importance of designing implementation strategies to fit the existing culture, infrastructure, and practice of a healthcare system. Worldwide, healthcare systems are adopting improvement models as their primary approach to improving healthcare delivery and outcomes. The prevalence of improvement models raises the question of how implementation scientists might best align their efforts with healthcare systems’ existing improvement infrastructure and practice. Main body We describe three challenges and five benefits to aligning implementation science and improvement practice. Challenges include (1) use of different models, terminology, and methods, (2) a focus on generalizable versus local knowledge, and (3) limited evidence in support of the effectiveness of improvement tools and methods. We contend that implementation science needs to move beyond these challenges and work toward greater alignment with improvement practice. Aligning with improvement practice would benefit implementation science by (1) strengthening research/practice partnerships, (2) fostering local ownership of implementation, (3) generating practice-based evidence, (4) developing context-specific implementation strategies, and (5) building practice-level capacity to implement interventions and improve care. Each of these potential benefits is illustrated in a case study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. Conclusion To effectively integrate evidence-based interventions into routine practice, implementation scientists need to align their efforts with the improvement culture and practice that is driving change within healthcare systems worldwide. This paper provides concrete examples of how researchers have aligned implementation science with improvement practice across five implementation projects. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43058-021-00201-1.
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- Jennifer Leeman
- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7460, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7424, Carrboro, NC, 27510, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology, UNC School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7293, Carrboro, NC, 27510, USA
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- University of Colorado Cancer Center, 13001 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.,Department of Cancer Prevention, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Hans Rosling Center for Public Health, 3980 15th Avenue NE, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7400, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- The University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Drive, N475 CPHB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Schretlen S, Hoefsmit P, Kats S, van Merode G, Maessen J, Zandbergen R. Reducing surgical cancellations: a successful application of Lean Six Sigma in healthcare. BMJ Open Qual 2021; 10:bmjoq-2021-001342. [PMID: 34462263 PMCID: PMC8407222 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the need to use healthcare resources efficient and effective to guarantee access to high-quality healthcare in an affordable manner. Surgical cancellations have a negative impact on these. We used the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology to reduce cardiac surgical cancellations in a University Medical Center in the Netherlands, where approximately 20% of cardiac surgeries were being cancelled. METHOD A multifunctional project team used the data-driven LSS process improvement methodology and followed the 'DMAIC' improvement cycle (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control). Through all DMAIC phases, real-world data from the hospital information system supported the team during biweekly problem-solving sessions. This quality improvement study used an 'interrupted time series' study design. Data were collected between January 2014 and December 2016, covering 20 months prior and 16 months after implementation. Outcomes were number of last-minute coronary artery bypass graft cancellations, number of repeated diagnostics, referral to treatment time and patient satisfaction. Statistical process control charts visualised the change and impact over time. Students two-sample t-test was used to test statistical significance. A p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS Last-minute cancellations were reduced by 50% (p=0.010), repeated preoperative diagnostics (X-ray) declined by 67% (p=0.021), referral to treatment time reduced by 35% (p=0.000) and patient Net Promoter Score increased by 14% (p=0.005). CONCLUSION This study shows that LSS is an effective quality improvement approach to help healthcare organisations to deliver more safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient-centred care. Crucial success factors were the use of a structured data-driven problem-solving approach, focus on patient value and process flow, leadership support and engagement of involved healthcare professionals through the entire care pathway. Ongoing monitoring of key performance indicators is helpful in engaging the organisation to maintain continuous process improvement and sustaining long-term impact.
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- Stijn Schretlen
- Integrated Health Solutions, Medtronic plc, Maastricht, Nederland, The Netherlands .,Heart+Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
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- Heart+Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands
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- Heart+Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands
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- Heart+Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands.,Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
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Fiorillo A, Sorrentino A, Scala A, Abbate V, Dell'aversana Orabona G. Improving performance of the hospitalization process by applying the principles of Lean Thinking. TQM JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/tqm-09-2020-0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PurposeThe goal was to improve the quality of the hospitalization process and the management of patients, allowing the reduction of costs and the minimization of the preoperative Length of Hospital Stay (LOS).Design/methodology/approachThe methodology used to improve the quality of the hospitalization process and patient management was Lean Thinking. Therefore, the Lean tools (Value stream map and Ishikawa diagram) were used to identify waste and inefficiencies, improving the process with the implementation of corrective actions. The data was collected through personal observations, patient interviews, brainstorming and from printed medical records of 151 patients undergoing oral cancer surgery in the period from 2006 to 2018.FindingsThe authors identified, through Value Stream Map, waste and inefficiencies during preoperative activities, consequently influencing preoperative LOS, considered the best performance indicator. The main causes were identified through the Ishikawa diagram, allowing reflection on possible solutions. The main corrective action was the introduction of the pre-hospitalization service. A comparative statistical analysis showed the significance of the solutions implemented. The average preoperative LOS decreased from 4.90 to 3.80 days (−22.40%) with a p-value of 0.001.Originality/valueThe methodology allowed to highlight the improvement of the patient hospitalization process with the introduction of the pre-hospitalization service. Therefore, by adopting the culture of continuous improvement, the flow of hospitalization was redrawn. The benefits of the solutions implemented are addressed to the patient in terms of lower LOS and greater service satisfaction and to the hospital for lower patient management costs and improved process quality. This article will be useful for those who need examples on how to apply Lean tools in healthcare.
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Kong X, Zhu X, Zhang Y, Wu J. The application of plan, do, check, act (PDCA) quality management in reducing nosocomial infections in endoscopy rooms: It does work. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e14351. [PMID: 33973325 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of plan, do, check, act (PDCA) cycle quality management in reducing nosocomial infections in endoscopy rooms remains unclear; we aimed to evaluate the effects of PDCA in the nosocomial infections control of endoscopy rooms. METHODS This present study was a before and after design. The patients treated in our endoscopy room from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 were included in the control group, which were managed according to current department practice. The patients from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 were included in the PDCA group, which were managed according to PDCA cycle quality management including formulation of cleaning and disinfection process, establishment of an infection control team and improvement of inspection standards. The nosocomial infections of patients, the pass rate of medical staff's knowledge on the nosocomial infection and hand hygiene, the pass rate of disinfection of endoscope cavity and surface, the incidence of sharp injury and biological pollution were compared between two groups. RESULTS A total of 1020 patients were included, with 512 patients in PDCA group and 508 patients in the control group. The incidence of nosocomial infections in PDCA group was significantly lower than that of control group (0.98% vs. 2.76%, P = .002). The pass rate of medical staff's knowledge on the nosocomial infection and hand hygiene was significantly higher than that of control group (all P < .05). The pass rate of disinfection of endoscope cavity in PDCA group was significantly higher than that of control group (P = .037). The incidence of sharp injury and biological pollution in PDCA group were significantly lower than that of control group (all P < .05). CONCLUSIONS PDCA cycle management is beneficial to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection, enhance the awareness of infection control and reduce the risk of occupational exposure of medical staff in the endoscopy room.
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- Xiaoming Kong
- Department of Infection Management, People's Hospital of Liyang, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Infection Management, People's Hospital of Liyang, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Infection Management, People's Hospital of Liyang, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Infection Management, People's Hospital of Liyang, Changzhou, China
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Saikusa M, Kinoshita M, Tsuda K, Hisano T, Okada J, Iwata S, Fujino H, Maeno Y, Yamashita Y, Iwata O. Revisions of clinical protocols using the Plan Do Check Act cycle improved outcomes of extremely preterm infants at 2 years. Acta Paediatr 2021; 110:2100-2109. [PMID: 33711173 PMCID: PMC8360062 DOI: 10.1111/apa.15840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Clinical quality improvement is often cumbersome due to established protocols. We aimed to investigate whether outcomes of preterm infants improve with protocol revisions using iteration cycles. METHODS Preterm infants born <28 weeks gestation between January 2006 and December 2015 were retrospectively analysed. Protocols were revised using Plan Do Check Act cycle. Death and serious adverse events at term were reviewed in six-monthly quality improvement meetings. Adverse outcome of death or motor/sensory impairments at two years was compared before and after two major protocol changes, which were implemented in January 2008 and January 2012. RESULTS Based on the appraisal for period 2006-2007, strategies for surfactant, narcotics, parenteral nutrition, respiratory gas humidity and prophylactic indomethacin and antibiotics were changed for period 2008-2011. For period 2012-2015, stabilisation of infants was accelerated via very early catheterisation. Of 162 infants (84 males, 25.5 ± 1.5 weeks gestation) within the whole cohort, 63 developed adverse outcomes, which were fewer for periods 2008-2011 (p = 0.013) and 2012-2015 (p = 0.035) compared with period 2006-2007 (adjusted for gestational age, Apgar scores and sex). CONCLUSION Careful bottom-up revisions of protocols using iteration cycles, accounting for local settings, successfully improved the outcomes of preterm infants.
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- Mamoru Saikusa
- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
- Center for Human Development and Family ScienceDepartment of Pediatrics and NeonatologyNagoya City University Graduate School of Medical SciencesNagoyaAichiJapan
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- Center for Human Development and Family ScienceDepartment of Pediatrics and NeonatologyNagoya City University Graduate School of Medical SciencesNagoyaAichiJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
- Center for Human Development and Family ScienceDepartment of Pediatrics and NeonatologyNagoya City University Graduate School of Medical SciencesNagoyaAichiJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthKurume University School of MedicineKurumeFukuokaJapan
- Center for Human Development and Family ScienceDepartment of Pediatrics and NeonatologyNagoya City University Graduate School of Medical SciencesNagoyaAichiJapan
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Akdemir N, Malik R, Walters T, Hamstra S, Scheele F. Clinicians' perspectives on quality: do they match accreditation standards? HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH 2021; 19:75. [PMID: 34147114 PMCID: PMC8214265 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-021-00616-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quality of training is determined through programs' compliance with accreditation standards, often set for a number of years. However, perspectives on quality of training within these standards may differ from the clinicians' perspectives on quality of training. Knowledge on how standards relate to clinicians' perspectives on quality of training is currently lacking yet is expected to lead to improved accreditation design. METHODS This qualitative study design was based on a case-study research approach. We analyzed accreditation standards and conducted 29 interviews with accreditors, clinical supervisors and trainees across Australia and the Netherlands about the quality and accreditation of specialist medical training programs. The perspectives were coded and either if applicable compared to national accreditation standards of both jurisdictions, or thematized to the way stakeholders encounter accreditation standards in practice. RESULTS There were two evident matches and four mismatches between the perspectives of clinicians and the accreditation standards. The matches are: (1) accreditation is necessary (2) trainees are the best source for quality measures. The mismatches are: (3) fundamental training aspects that accreditation standards do not capture: the balance between training and service provision, and trainee empowerment (4) using standards lack dynamism and (5) quality improvement; driven by standards or intrinsic motivation of healthcare professionals. CONCLUSION In our Australian and Dutch health education cases accreditation is an accepted phenomenon which may be improved by trainee empowerment, a dynamic updating process of standards and by flexibility in its use.
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- Nesibe Akdemir
- School of Medical Sciences, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Medical Education, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Education, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Athena Institute for Transdisciplinary Research, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Milestones Research and Evaluation, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, IL, United States of America
- Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Education, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- School of Medical Sciences, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Education, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Athena Institute for Transdisciplinary Research, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Inata Y, Nakagami-Yamaguchi E, Ogawa Y, Hatachi T, Takeuchi M. Quality Assessment of the Literature on Quality Improvement in PICUs: A Systematic Review. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2021; 22:553-560. [PMID: 33729730 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To synthesize the literature describing quality improvement in PICUs and to appraise the quality of extant research. DATA SOURCES We searched the PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases between May and June 2020. STUDY SELECTION Peer-reviewed articles in English that report quality improvement interventions in PICUs were included. Titles and abstracts were screened, and articles were reviewed to determine whether they met quality improvement criteria. DATA EXTRACTION Data were abstracted using a structured template. The quality of the included articles was assessed using the Quality Improvement Minimum Quality Criteria Set and scored on a scale of 0-16. DATA SYNTHESIS Of the 2,449 articles identified, 158 were included in the analysis. The most common targets of quality improvement interventions were healthcare-associated infections (n = 17, 10.8%), handoffs (n = 15, 9.5%), rounds (n = 13, 8.2%), sedation/pain/delirium (n = 13, 8.2%), medication safety (n = 11, 7.0%), and unplanned extubation (n = 9, 5.7%). Of the six domains of healthcare quality described by the Institute of Medicine, patient-centeredness and timeliness were infrequently addressed, and none of the studies addressed equity. The median quality score based on the Quality Improvement Minimum Quality Criteria Set was 11.0 (25-75th interquartile range, 9.0-13.0). Although the quantity and quality of articles have been increasing, only 17% of the studies were deemed "high quality," having a score between 14 and 16. Only eight articles (5%) cited Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence guidelines for reporting quality improvement works. CONCLUSIONS The number of publications, including high-quality publications, on quality improvement interventions in PICUs has been increasing. However, low-quality articles continue to be published, even in recent years. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the quality of reporting.
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- Yu Inata
- Department of Medical Quality and Safety Science, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Quality and Safety Science, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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da Silva RN, Ferreira MDA. Nursing and society: Evolution of Nursing and of capitalism in the 200 years of Florence Nightingale. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021; 29:e3425. [PMID: 34037120 PMCID: PMC8139386 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.4482.3425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to analyze the relationships between the development of the Nursing labor and of capitalism over the 200 years of Florence Nightingale. METHOD a logical-reflective and theoretical exposition based on interpretations of historical facts and Marxist theories. The analysis categories were the following: the creation and expansion of the Nightingalean Nursing Teaching System; the subsumption of the Nursing labor to capital; imperialism and international health; and the flexibilization of the Nursing labor. RESULTS the expansion of the Nightingale Teaching System has trained nurses on a global scale. The capitalist system transformed the Nursing labor in the twentieth century, culminating in the twenty-first century with precarious and intense turnover of nurses in their jobs. CONCLUSION the Nursing labor, made professional by Nightingale, has assumed in the last 200 years a dialectical relationship with capitalism in which it both determines and is determined by it. New challenges, such as the Industry 4.0 technologies, are constantly imposed on the profession.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna
Nery, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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