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The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

Subject Areas: Health Policy; ;
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Wolters Kluwer Health
ISSN: 1945-1474
SJR: 30

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Improving Interdisciplinary Communication on an Academic Hospitalist Service: A Quality Improvement Project

Biederman, Stephen; Sadr, Nargiza; Qayyum, Rehan

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000411 pmid:37820056

ABSTRACTEffective communication is essential for quality patient care, and paging remains among the most common forms of communication despite the introduction of secure texting platforms. The goal of this project was to use quantitative and qualitative analyses of paging to guide improvements in...
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Team-Based Care Model Improves Timely Access to Care and Patient Satisfaction in General Cardiology

Sharpe, Christa M.; Eastham, Linda

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000413 pmid:38421905

ABSTRACTAppointment wait times have increased nationally since 2014, especially in cardiology. At a mid-Atlantic academic medical center, access to care in the general cardiology clinic was below national standards, which can negatively affect patient outcomes and satisfaction. Adopting a...
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Quality Improvement Interventions to Enhance Vaccine Uptake in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review

Kazi, Basil; Talukdar, Zain; Schriefer, Jan

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000422 pmid:38421906

ABSTRACTIntroduction:Cancer patients, because of their compromised immune responses, face a higher risk of preventable infections, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Despite this, vaccination rates among these patients are suboptimal, and research on effective interventions to improve...
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Improving Quality Care and Patient Safety With Implementation of an Oversew Stitch in Lumbar Drains

Brown, Erik C.; Fay, Samantha; Raslan, Ahmed M.; Sayama, Christina M.

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000414 pmid:38421907

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Organizational Learning in the Morbidity and Mortality Conference

Batthish, Michelle; Kuper, Ayelet; Fine, Claire; Laxer, Ronald M.; Baker, G. Ross

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000416 pmid:38421908

ABSTRACTIntroduction:The focus of morbidity and mortality conferences (M&MCs) has shifted to emphasize quality improvement and systems-level care. However, quality improvement initiatives targeting systems-level errors are challenged by learning in M&MCs, which occurs at the individual attendee...
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Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From Community Health Center Clinicians

Meador, Margaret; Sachdev, Neha; Anderson, Eboni; Roy, Debosree; Bay, R. Curtis; Becker, Lauren H.; Lewis, Joy H.

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000417 pmid:38150376

ABSTRACTThe early period of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid increase in out-of-office care. To capture the impact from COVID-19 on care for patients with hypertension, a questionnaire was disseminated to community health center clinicians. The extent, types, and causes of care delays...
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Redesigning the First Prenatal Visit: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Christopher, Diane; Fresia, Joellen; Alexander, Jennifer; Krenz, Kristin; Aldrich, Heather; Hampanda, Karen

2024 The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ)

doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000418 pmid:38147584

ABSTRACTBackground/Purpose:In an era of rising maternal mortality, a thorough first prenatal visit is essential; however, in our clinic we confirmed that many important topics were not being addressed. To rectify this problem, we redesigned the first prenatal visit to improve the coverage of...

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