Americans receive only about half of the recommended care they should receive. Adopting quality improvement strategies, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care, and changing how care is delivered at the local level can improve the care all Americans receive.
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May 20, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine studied the state's Pathways to Excellence system of reporting on health care quality. Practices that filed reports had higher scores on six indicators of health care quality than those that did not.
April 23, 2009 | Evaluation/Journal Article
This article details the multisite evaluation conducted by Nancy Donaldson, D.N.Sc., of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. Through both qualitative and quantitative methods, the evaluation reports the impact of RRT through the eyes of the nurse.
March 24, 2010 | Story
Del Sol Medical Center improved its patient chart review and discharge processes, and enhanced its heart failure center, with support from Expecting Success.
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
There is preliminary evidence that the formal adoption of continuous quality improvement (CQI) in nursing homes contributes to improved clinical outcomes. This study identifies organizational factors that best predict formal CQI adoption. Data for t ...
February 1, 2002 | Journal Article
The International Hospital Outcomes Study was conducted to determine the effects of hospital organizational support and nurse staffing on nurses' dissatisfaction with their jobs, nurse burnout and nurse reports of quality of patient care.
June 30, 2009 | Presentation Material
This slideshow describes Aligning Forces for Quality, a local and national approach that brings together those who get care, give care and pay for care to improve health care quality.
June 30, 2009 | Presentation Material
This slideshow presents information about performance measurement and public reporting, including ways they are being implemented around the country.
June 30, 2009 | Presentation Material
This slideshow depicts quality improvement efforts in various settings.
December 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Peter Christiansen Health Center of the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa piloted an evidence-based medicine/continuous quality improvement model of care for diabetes, asthma and heart disease.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The New Jersey Department of Health and Social Services developed, implemented and tested a quality improvement program in 20 of New Jersey's approximately 360 nursing homes.