Quality Measurement and Improvement in General Surgery

Quality measurement and improvement in general surgery.

Increasing emphasis is being placed on health care quality measurement and improvement in the US. Within general surgery, several sophisticated quality-measurement and outcomes systems have been developed. These include the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, the use of selective referral and centers of excellence, the Surgical Care Improvement Project, and the World Health Organizat...

Quality improvement in general practice

Early Measurement and Improvement of Software Quality

This paper combines relevant research in software reliability engineering and software measurement to develop an integrated approach for the early measurement and improvement of software quality. Recent research in these areas is extended 1) to select appropriate software measures based on a formal model, 2) to construct tree-based reliability models for early problem identi cation and quality ...

Quality improvement in neurology: Essential Tremor Quality Measurement Set.

Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders in the world, with prevalence rates in the general population ranging from 0.4% to 4.6%. The incidence of ET increases with age, with the average age at onset in mid-to-late 40s. ET is estimated to affect as many as 7 to 10 million Americans. Clinically, ET is characterized by bilateral, symmetric, postural tremor in hands and f...

Quality measurement of outcome in general surgery revisited: commentary and proposal.

Surgery has been trying to catch up to evidence-based medicine. Assessment of outcome in surgery is the child for quality assurance of patient care. We surgeons have our own set of mental variables that can predict good and poor outcomes. We value our experience and that of others, yet, are always inquisitive about which best predict morbidity and mortality. We all have our own functional equat...