Collaborative Patient-Centered Quality Improvement

A quality improvement initiative to achieve high nursing presence during patient- and family-centered rounds.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify local barriers to nursing presence on patient- and family-centered rounds (PFCR); and (2) increase nursing attendance during PFCR. METHODS An electronic survey needs assessment was administered to nursing staff on a single acute medical care unit to identify local barriers to nursing presence on PFCR. Daily tracking of nursing pres...

A quality improvement initiative using a novel travel survey to promote patient-centered counseling.

BACKGROUND We sought to evaluate and provide better itinerary-specific care to precounseled travelers and to assess diseases occurring while traveling abroad by surveying a community population. An additional quality improvement initiative was to expand our post-travel survey to be a more valuable tool in gathering high-quality quantitative data. METHODS From de-identified data collected via ...

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CARE Vital Signs supports patient-centered, collaborative care.

CARE Vital Signs refers to a standard form created by practices to Check what matters to patients, Act on that assessment, Reinforce the actions, and systematically Engineer or incorporate actions into staff roles and clinical processes. On its face, CARE Vital Signs is a deceptively simple tool that, when properly used, can help a practice attain levels of efficiency and quality. This article ...

Use of CAHPS® patient experience survey data as part of a patient-centered medical home quality improvement initiative

Objective To describe how practice leaders used Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Clinician and Group (CG-CAHPS) data in transitioning toward a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Study design Interviews conducted at 14 primary care practices within a large urban Federally Qualified Health Center in California. Participants Thirty-eight interviews were condu...