This supplement is focused on the methods, results and recommendations from the research project ‘‘Methods of Assessing Response to Quality Improvement Strategies’’ (MARQuIS). MARQuIS was funded by the Scientific Support to Policies component of the European Union Sixth Framework Research Programme (Contract SP21-CT2004-513712), and it lasted from January 2004 to June 2008. MARQuIS was coordina...

The science of health care improvement had advanced dramatically through the work of pioneers such as Avedis Donabedian and health care providers who championed systematic use of evidence-based medicine. This work helped lay the groundwork for an emerging body of consensus measures based on evidence that provided important tools for assessing the care delivered by health care providers. However...

Abstract This is a methodological study for the development and validation of Multidimensional Instrument Evaluating Implementation Psychosocial Care Network (IMAI-RAPS) in Minas Gerais (MG)/Brazil. The was carried out three stages: evaluability study, IMAIRAPS, application Delphi Technique content appearance questions. analysis official documents, literature review structured engagement with p...

<p><strong>Objetivo: </strong>comparar la percepción de calidad funcional los pacientes que acuden a servicios en las Clínicas Estomatológicas Docencia y Servicio (CEDS), con metodologías Donabedian SERVPERF.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Diseño metodológico:</strong> se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal, observacional prolectivo...

BACKGROUND Clinicians, nurses, and managers in hospitals are continuously confronted by new technologies and methods that require changes to working practice. Quality systems can help to manage change while maintaining a high quality of care. A new model of quality systems inspired by the works of Donabedian has three factors: structure (resources and administration), process (culture and profe...

Estudo de desenvolvimento metodológico, objetiva apresentar o processo construção instrumentos para mediar autoavaliação Programa Pós-graduação stricto sensu interdisciplinar em saúde. Entende-se que a avaliativos ganha centralidade processos visam elencar dados relevantes da realidade ser analisada, sendo necessário estabelecimento referencial teórico. Nessa perspectiva modelo adotado é propos...

Abstract Objective to discuss patient safety based on a theoretical approach and the health quality attributes in context of new coronavirus pandemic. Method reflection developed structural, particular singular dimensions contained Theory Practical Intervention Collective Health Nursing Donabedian attributes, as well Program for Performance Evaluation Services. Results drastic sudden changes ca...

This paper seeks to systematically describe the length and content of quality checklists used in performance-based financing programmes, their similarities and differences, and how checklists have evolved over time. We compiled a list of supply-side, health facility-based performance-based financing (PBF) programmes in low- and lower middle-income countries based on a document review. We then s...