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2002 Index of Articles

Volume 24

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Editor's Note: We are pleased to present a detailed index (by both subject and author) to the 2002 issues of the Journal for Healthcare Quality. This index was prepared by Cinahl Information Systems, publisher of the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. The structure of Cinahl's thesaurus is based on the widely used National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Heading (MESH) but tailored to meet the needs of nursing and allied health professionals.

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M | N | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W |

 

A

Abciximab-Therapeutic Use
Improving guideline compliance: Assessment of unit-based reminder for monitoring platelet counts post-PCI (Belletti D et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 9-14 (13 ref)

Accreditation
Quality toolbox. The journey to and lessons learned from a multihospital survey by the Joint Commission (Schifalacqua M et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 44-50 (3 ref)

Accreditation-Standards
Quality toolbox. Ten keys to successful NCQA accreditation: A health plan perspective (Hansen JP) (standards, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 39-42 (4 ref)

Administrative Personnel
Engaging and mobilizing senior leaders in the Baldrige process (Darnell M) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 7-12, 60 (6 ref 5 bib)

Interview with a quality leader: John J. Politi on the Excellence in Missouri Foundation and Baldrige examiners (Yeager-Chowning S) (interview) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 26-9

Adverse Health Care Event-Trends
Trends in adverse events in hospitalized patients (Unruh L) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 4-10, 18, 60 (37 ref)

Alzheimer's Disease
Brief report. 'New directions in Alzheimer's care' theme for 10th National Alzheimer's Disease Education Conference (Seisser MA) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 32-3

American Public Health Association
Brief report. 129th APHA annual meeting focuses on 'One World: Global Health' (Cholewka PA) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 38, 45

Analgesics-Administration and Dosage
Meeting the challenge of managing vaso-occlusive crisis (Mitchell MB et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 4-8, 56 (9 ref)

Anemia, Sickle Cell-Complications
Meeting the challenge of managing vaso-occlusive crisis (Mitchell MB et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 4-8, 56 (9 ref)

Anesthesiology Service
Blending risk management and quality improvement in an anesthesia program (Bower JO) (forms, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 17-24 (12 ref)

Atrial Fibrillation-Prevention and Control
A rapid-cycle, collaborative approach to lowering the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (McCombs LL) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 35-8, 55 (8 ref)

Awards and Honors
Brief report. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners feted in Washington, DC (Klingel P) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 43, 56

Meeting the challenges of producing an effective quality awards application (Scott JK) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 21-5 (5 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: John J. Politi on the Excellence in Missouri Foundation and Baldrige examiners (Yeager-Chowning S) (interview) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 26-9

B

Breast Neoplasms
Quality toolbox. Developing a prioritization matrix for improving breast care-a complex project (van Leeuwen D) (tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 42-4 (1 ref)

Brief Report
Brief report. 129th APHA annual meeting focuses on 'One World: Global Health' (Cholewka PA) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 38, 45

Brief report. AONE call to action: It's about people (White SV) (tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 43-7 (2 ref)

Brief report. Case Management Society of America-listening to the heart of America (Sands J) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 42-44 (1 ref)

Brief report. CMSA's 11th Annual Conference & Expo: 'Creating the Connection' (Sands JR et al) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 30-1

Brief report. Effective practices improve Patient Safety Summit 2001 (White SV) (tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 34-6 (3 ref)

Brief report. Harmonizing care, costs, and quality: Turning around the negative 1990s (Genovich-Richards J) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 40-1 (2 ref)

Brief report. JCAHO Quality and Safety Conference: 50 years of healthcare quality through accreditation (Layer T) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 41-3, 45 (3 ref)

Brief report. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners feted in Washington, DC (Klingel P) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 43, 56

Brief report. NCQA releases annual report on state of managed care quality for 2001 (Miller J) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 37

Brief report. 'New directions in Alzheimer's care' theme for 10th National Alzheimer's Disease Education Conference (Seisser MA) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 32-3

Brief report. The Press, Ganey Annual National Client Conference: Solid foundations, lasting success (Mears DM) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 48-9

C

Case Management Society of America
Brief report. Case Management Society of America-listening to the heart of America (Sands J) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 42-44 (1 ref)

Brief report. CMSA's 11th Annual Conference & Expo: 'Creating the Connection' (Sands JR et al) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 30-1

Cleft Palate-Surgery
Improving care after primary cleft palate surgery (Gluchacki B et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 4-10 (8 ref)

Clinical Indicators
Can computerized cost data substitute for chart review? (Shine D et al) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 26-33(10 ref)

Collaboration
Changing attitudes among nurses and physicians: A step toward collaboration (Barrere C et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 9-16, 56 (35 ref)

Community Health Services
Community-based VHA clinics: Effect on patient satisfaction and resource utilization (Morgester WA et al) (questionnaire, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 34-38 (10 ref)

Community Mental Health Services-Administration
Quality toolbox. Consumers: From perceptions to participation (Genovich-Richards J et al) (algorithm, case study, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 39-41, 53 (7 ref)

Congresses and Conferences
Brief report. 129th APHA annual meeting focuses on 'One World: Global Health'... annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (Cholewka PA) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 38, 45

Brief report. AONE call to action: It's about people (White SV) (tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 43-7 (2 ref)

Brief report. Case Management Society of America-listening to the heart of America (Sands J) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 42-44 (1 ref)

Brief report. CMSA's 11th Annual Conference & Expo: 'Creating the Connection' (Sands JR et al) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 30-1

Brief report. JCAHO Quality and Safety Conference: 50 years of healthcare quality through accreditation (Layer T) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 41-3, 45 (3 ref)

Brief report. The Press, Ganey Annual National Client Conference: Solid foundations, lasting success (Mears DM) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 48-9

Consumer Health Information
Directory of Internet documents for consumers on quality of care (Lesley M et al) (algorithm, directories, Web site) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 19-25 (12 ref)

Consumer Participation
Quality toolbox. Consumers: From perceptions to participation (Genovich-Richards J et al) (algorithm, case study, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 39-41, 53 (7 ref)

Coronary Artery Bypass-Adverse Effects
A rapid-cycle, collaborative approach to lowering the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (McCombs LL) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 35-8, 55 (8 ref)

Cost Control
Reducing length of stay through rapid clinical redesign (Robertson ML et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 26-31 (17 ref)

Critical Path
Improving care after primary cleft palate surgery (Gluchacki B et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 4-10 (8 ref)
Integrating service excellence in a CHF clinical pathway pilot project (Hahn J et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 35-9, 44 (8 ref)

Critical Path-Utilization
Barriers to successful implementation of a clinical pathway for CHF (Pace KB et al) (research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 32-8 (21 ref)

Cultural Competence
Interview with a quality leader: Madeleine Leininger on transcultural nursing and culturally competent care (Seisser MA) (interview) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 18-21 (4 ref)

D

Depression-Drug Therapy
An innovative approach to managing depression: Focus on HEDIS standards (Roberts K et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 11-18 (8 ref)

Disease Management
An innovative approach to managing depression: Focus on HEDIS standards (Roberts K et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 11-18 (8 ref)

Documentation
Evaluation and interventions to reduce errors in HIV-2 testing (Baghdasarian SB et al) (pictorial, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 23-25, 61 (3 ref)

Drug Monitoring
Improving guideline compliance: Assessment of unit-based reminder for monitoring platelet counts post-PCI (Belletti D et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 9-14 (13 ref)

Drug Rehabilitation Programs-Administration
A framework for selecting performance measures for opioid treatment programs (Pelletier LR et al) (tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 24-35 (44 ref)

E

Editorial
Guest editorial. Baldrige criteria, other management initiatives, and regulatory and accreditation requirements (Beaudin CL) (editorial) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 2

Guest editorial. Baldrige as a quality compass (Kurtzman ET) (editorial) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 3-4

Guest editorial. The healthcare quality profession: Changing and changing fast (Hamilton CL) (editorial) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 2, 29 (2 ref)

Guest editorial. Patient safety: Maintaining the momentum (Scarrow PK) (editorial) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 2 (4 ref)

Guest editorial. So why Baldrige? (Appel FA) (editorial) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 5, 50 (2 ref)

Guest editorial. Task Force Reports Results of 2002 JHQ Online Reader Survey. (Rosati R) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6); 2, 10

A new day (Pelletier LR) (editorial) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 2, 8

Praising our unsung heroes (Pelletier LR) (editorial) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 2

F

Financial Information Systems-Utilization
Can computerized cost data substitute for chart review? (Shine D et al) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 26-33 (10 ref)

G

Guest Relations
Integrating service excellence in a CHF clinical pathway pilot project (Hahn J et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 35-9, 44 (8 ref)

Guest Relations-Administration
Quality story. How Riverside Community Hospital increased employee satisfaction scores (Kushell E et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 45-48 (4 bib)

H

Healthcare Errors
Interview with a quality leader: Lucian Leape and healthcare errors (Scarrow PK et al) (interview) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 17-20 (3 ref)

Healthcare Errors-Prevention and Control
Guest editorial. Patient safety: Maintaining the momentum (Scarrow PK) (editorial) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 2 (4 ref)

Health Facilities-Administration
Brief report. The Press, Ganey Annual National Client Conference: Solid foundations, lasting success (Mears DM) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 48-9

Health Facility Administrators
Interview with a quality leader: James P. Bagian on patient safety initiatives (Mears D et al) (interview) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 15-6, 24

Health Facility Charges-Evaluation
Can computerized cost data substitute for chart review? (Shine D et al) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 26-33 (10 ref)

Health Manpower
Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Health Personnel
Guest editorial. The healthcare quality profession: Changing and changing fast (Hamilton CL) (editorial) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 2, 29 (2 ref)

Praising our unsung heroes (Pelletier LR) (editorial) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 2

Health Personnel-Education-China
Tips for teaching quality concepts to international audiences (Brown DS et al) (tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 36-40 (8 ref)

Health Resource Utilization
Community-based VHA clinics: Effect on patient satisfaction and resource utilization (Morgester WA et al) (questionnaire, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 34-38 (10 ref)

Health Services Accessibility
Community-based VHA clinics: Effect on patient satisfaction and resource utilization (Morgester WA et al) (questionnaire, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 34-38 (10 ref)

Health Services Administration
Brief report. Harmonizing care, costs, and quality: Turning around the negative 1990s (Genovich-Richards J) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 40-1 (2 ref)

Process management: A method for achieving desirable healthcare results (Dusenbury D et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 13-20, 29, 60 (8 ref 2 bib)

Heart Failure, Congestive
Barriers to successful implementation of a clinical pathway for CHF (Pace KB et al) (research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 32-8 (21 ref)

Can computerized cost data substitute for chart review? (Shine D et al) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 26-33 (10 ref)

Heart Failure, Congestive-Therapy
Integrating service excellence in a CHF clinical pathway pilot project (Hahn J et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 35-9, 44 (8 ref)

HIV Infections-Diagnosis
Evaluation and interventions to reduce errors in HIV-2 testing (Baghdasarian SB et al) (pictorial, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 23-25, 61 (3 ref)

Hospital Units-Administration
Forty hours under pressure: A rapid-response improvement team achieves synergy (Hellwig SD et al) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 21-3, 35 (9 ref)

Hospitals-Evaluation
Brief report. Meeting the challenges of producing an effective quality awards application (Scott JK) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 21-5 (5 ref)

Hospitals, Military
Determinants of patient satisfaction in a military teaching hospital (Demir C et al) (research, tables/ charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 30-4 (21 ref)

I

Incident Reports-Evaluation
Inpatient psychiatry incident review management: Part I: Special issues (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 4-9, 60 (56 ref)

Inpatients
Trends in adverse events in hospitalized patients (Unruh L) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 4-10, 18, 60 (37 ref)

Intensive Care Units
Guidelines for improving nutritional delivery in the intensive care unit (Aihara R et al) (algorithm, practice guidelines, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 22-9 (9 ref)

Interview
Interview with a quality leader: James P. Bagian on patient safety initiatives (Mears D et al) (interview) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 15-6, 24

Interview with a quality leader: John J. Politi on the Excellence in Missouri Foundation and Baldrige examiners (Yeager-Chowning S) (interview) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 26-9

Interview with a quality leader: Lucian Leape and healthcare errors (Scarrow PK et al) (interview) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 17-20 (3 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: Madeleine Leininger on transcultural nursing and culturally competent care (Seisser MA) (interview) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 18-21 (4 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: Margo McCaffery on quality in pain management (Seisser MA et al) (interview) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 19-22 (17 ref 8 bib)

Interview with a quality leader: Mary Wakefield on health policy and national quality initiatives (Klingel P et al) (interview) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 15-8 (2 ref)

J

Job Satisfaction
Quality story. How Riverside Community Hospital increased employee satisfaction scores (Kushell E et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 45-48 (4 bib)

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Brief report. JCAHO Quality and Safety Conference: 50 years of healthcare quality through accreditation (Layer T) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 41-3, 45 (3 ref)

L

Leadership
Brief report. Harmonizing care, costs, and quality: Turning around the negative 1990s (Genovich-Richards J) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 40-1 (2 ref)

Length of Stay
Reducing length of stay through rapid clinical redesign (Robertson ML et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 26-31 (17 ref)

M

Managed Care Programs
Brief report. NCQA releases annual report on state of managed care quality for 2001 (Miller J) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 37

Managed Care Programs-Standards
Quality toolbox. Ten keys to successful NCQA accreditation: A health plan perspective (Hansen JP) (standards, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 39-42 (4 ref)

Medical Orders-Evaluation
Evaluation and interventions to reduce errors in HIV-2 testing (Baghdasarian SB et al) (pictorial, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 23-25, 61 (3 ref)

Medication Compliance
An innovative approach to managing depression: Focus on HEDIS standards (Roberts K et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 11-17 (8 ref)

Medication Errors-Prevention and Control
Medication error identification is a key to prevention: A performance improvement approach (Hritz RW et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 10-7, 60 (7 ref)

Medication safety: Implementing a systems approach in a rural hospital (Kerns MP et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 30-4 (15 ref)

Multidisciplinary Care Team
Improving care after primary cleft palate surgery (Gluchacki B et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 4-10 (8 ref)

Multiinstitutional Systems
Palliative care: Rapid redesign to support systemwide quality improvement (Thomas MB et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 25-9 (5 ref)

Multiinstitutional Systems-Administration
Quality toolbox. The journey to and lessons learned from a multihospital survey by the Joint Commission (Schifalacqua M et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 44-50 (3 ref)

N

National Committee for Quality Assurance-Standards
Quality toolbox. Ten keys to successful NCQA accreditation: A health plan perspective (Hansen JP) (standards, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 39-42 (4 ref)

Nurse Administrators-Organizations
Brief report. AONE call to action: It's about people (White SV) (tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 43-7 (2 ref)

Nurse-Physician Relations
Changing attitudes among nurses and physicians: A step toward collaboration (Barrere C et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 9-16, 56 (35 ref)

Nursing Leaders
Interview with a quality leader: Madeleine Leininger on transcultural nursing and culturally competent care (Seisser MA) (interview) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 18-21 (4 ref)

Nutritional Support
Guidelines for improving nutritional delivery in the intensive care unit (Aihara R et al) (algorithm, practice guidelines, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 22-9 (9 ref)

P

Pain-Drug Therapy
Interview with a quality leader: Margo McCaffery on quality in pain management (Seisser MA et al) (interview) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 19-22 (17 ref 8 bib)

Meeting the challenge of managing vaso-occlusive crisis (Mitchell MB et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 4-8, 56 (9 ref)

Palliative Care
Palliative care: Rapid redesign to support systemwide quality improvement (Thomas MB et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 25-9 (5 ref)

Patient Safety
Brief report. Effective Practices Improve Patient Safety Summit 2001 (White SV) (tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 34-6 (3 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: James P. Bagian on patient safety initiatives (Mears D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 15-6, 24

Medication safety: Implementing a systems approach in a rural hospital (Kerns MP et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 30-4 (15 ref)

Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Patient Satisfaction
Determinants of patient satisfaction in a military teaching hospital (Demir C et al) (research, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 30-4 (21 ref)

Brief report. The Press, Ganey Annual National Client Conference: Solid foundations, lasting success (Mears DM) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 48-9

Community-based VHA clinics: Effect on patient satisfaction and resource utilization (Morgester WA et al) (questionnaire, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6) 34-38 (10 ref)

Integrating service excellence in a CHF clinical pathway pilot project (Hahn J et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 35-9, 44 (8 ref)

Personnel, Health Facility
Quality story. How Riverside Community Hospital increased employee satisfaction scores (Kushell E et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 45-48 (4 bib)

Personnel Retention-Standards
Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Personnel Shortage
Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Physicians
Interview with a quality leader: James P. Bagian on patient safety initiatives (Mears D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 15-6, 24

Platelet Count
Improving guideline compliance: Assessment of unit-based reminder for monitoring platelet counts post-PCI (Belletti D et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 9-14 (13 ref)

Position Paper
Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Postoperative Care
Improving care after primary cleft palate surgery (Gluchacki B et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 4-10 (8 ref)

Postoperative Complications-Prevention and Control
A rapid-cycle, collaborative approach to lowering the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (McCombs LL) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 35-8, 55 (8 ref)

Practice Guidelines
Guidelines for improving nutritional delivery in the intensive care unit (Aihara R et al) (algorithm, practice guidelines, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 22-9 (9 ref)

Process Assessment (Healthcare)
Process management: A method for achieving desirable healthcare results (Dusenbury D et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 13-20, 29, 60 (8 ref 2 bib)

Professional Compliance
Improving guideline compliance: Assessment of unit-based reminder for monitoring platelet counts post-PCI (Belletti D et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 9-14 (13 ref)

Professional Role-Trends
Guest editorial. The healthcare quality profession: Changing and changing fast (Hamilton CL) (editorial) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 2, 29 (2 ref)

Protocols
Meeting the challenge of managing vaso-occlusive crisis (Mitchell MB et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 4-8, 56 (9 ref)

Psychiatric Patients
Transfer of facility clients to inpatient psychiatry: Eight criteria to consider (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5) 11-4, 49, 60 (30 ref)

Psychiatric Units
Inpatient psychiatry incident review management: Part I: Special issues (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 4-9, 60 (56 ref)

Transfer of facility clients to inpatient psychiatry: Eight criteria to consider (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 11-4, 49, 60 (30 ref)

Q

Quality Improvement
Blending risk management and quality improvement in an anesthesia program (Bower JO) (forms, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 17-24 (12 ref)

Brief report. 13th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care (White SV) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 39-42, 55 (11 ref)

Engaging and mobilizing senior leaders in the Baldrige process (Darnell M) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 7-12, 60 (6 ref 5 bib)

Forty hours under pressure: A rapid-response improvement team achieves synergy (Hellwig SD et al) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 21-3, 35 (9 ref)

A framework for selecting performance measures for opioid treatment programs (Pelletier LR et al) (tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 24-35 (44 ref)

Guidelines for improving nutritional delivery in the intensive care unit (Aihara R et al) (algorithm, practice guidelines, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 22-9 (9 ref)

Improving guideline compliance: Assessment of unit-based reminder for monitoring platelet counts post-PCI (Belletti D et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 9-14 (13 ref)

Inpatient psychiatry incident review management: Part I: Special issues (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 4-9, 60 (56 ref)

Integrating service excellence in a CHF clinical pathway pilot project (Hahn J et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 35-9, 44 (8 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: John J. Politi on the Excellence in Missouri Foundation and Baldrige examiners (Yeager-Chowning S) (interview) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 26-9

Medication error identification is a key to prevention: A performance improvement approach (Hritz RW et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 10-7, 60 (7 ref)

Medication safety: Implementing a systems approach in a rural hospital (Kerns MP et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 30-4 (15 ref)

Meeting the challenges of producing an effective quality awards application (Scott JK) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 21-5 (5 ref)

Palliative care: Rapid redesign to support systemwide quality improvement (Thomas MB et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 25-9 (5 ref)

Quality toolbox. Developing a prioritization matrix for improving breast care-a complex project (van Leeuwen D) (tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 42-4 (1 ref)

A rapid-cycle, collaborative approach to lowering the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (McCombs LL) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 35-8, 55 (8 ref)

The relationship between continuous quality improvement and research (Byers JF et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 4-8 (8 ref)

Quality Improvement-Administration
Reducing length of stay through rapid clinical redesign (Robertson ML et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 26-31 (17 ref)

Quality Management, Organizational
Brief report. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners feted in Washington, DC (Klingel P) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 43, 56

Engaging and mobilizing senior leaders in the Baldrige process (Darnell M) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 7-12, 60 (6 ref 5 bib)

Guest editorial. Baldrige criteria, other management initiatives, and regulatory and accreditation requirements (Beaudin CL) (editorial) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 2

Guest editorial. Baldrige as a quality compass (Kurtzman ET) (editorial) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 3-4 Guest editorial. So why Baldrige? (Appel FA) (editorial) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 5, 50 (2 ref)

Process management: A method for achieving desirable healthcare results (Dusenbury D et al) (algorithm, CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 13-20, 29, 60 (8 ref 2 bib)

Quality toolbox. The journey to and lessons learned from a multihospital survey by the Joint Commission (Schifalacqua M et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 44-50 (3 ref)

Quality Management, Organizational- Education-China
Tips for teaching quality concepts to international audiences (Brown DS et al) (tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 36-40 (8 ref)

Quality of Healthcare
Brief report. Harmonizing care, costs, and quality: Turning around the negative 1990s (Genovich-Richards J) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 40-1 (2 ref)

Directory of Internet documents for consumers on quality of care (Lesley M et al) (algorithm, directories, Web site) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 19-25 (12 ref)

Guest editorial. The healthcare quality profession: Changing and changing fast (Hamilton CL) (editorial) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 2, 29 (2 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: Mary Wakefield on health policy and national quality initiatives (Klingel P et al) (interview) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 15-8 (2 ref)

NCQA releases annual report on state of managed care quality for 2001 (Miller J) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 37 A new day (Pelletier LR) (editorial) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 2, 8

Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Praising our unsung heroes (Pelletier LR) (editorial) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 2

Quality Story
Quality story. How Riverside Community Hospital increased employee satisfaction scores (Kushell E et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 45-48 (4 bib)

Quality Toolbox
Quality toolbox. Consumers: From perceptions to participation (Genovich-Richards J et al) (algorithm, case study, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 34-41, 53 (7 ref)

Quality toolbox. Developing a prioritization matrix for improving breast care-a complex project (van Leeuwen D) (tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 42-4 (1 ref)

Quality toolbox. The journey to and lessons learned from a multihospital survey by the Joint Commission (Schifalacqua M et al) (tables/charts) 2002 Jul-Aug; 24(4): 44-50 (3 ref)

Quality toolbox. Ten keys to successful NCQA accreditation: A health plan perspective (Hansen JP) (standards, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 39-42 (4 ref)

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Record Review
Can computerized cost data substitute for chart review? (Shine D et al) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 26-33 (10 ref)

Research
The relationship between continuous quality improvement and research (Byers JF et al) (CEU, exam questions, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 4-8 (8 ref)

Risk Management
Blending risk management and quality improvement in an anesthesia program (Bower JO) (forms, tables/charts) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 17-24 (12 ref) Transfer of facility clients to inpatient psychiatry: Eight criteria to consider (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 11-4, 49, 60 (30 ref)

Rural Health
Interview with a quality leader: Mary Wakefield on health policy and national quality initiatives (Klingel P et al) (interview) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 15-8 (2 ref)

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Serial Publications-Trends
Guest editorial. Task Force Reports Results of 2002 JHQ Online Reader Survey. (Rosati R) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6); 2, 10

A new day (Pelletier LR) (editorial) 2002 Jan-Feb; 24(1): 2, 8

Student Attitudes
Changing attitudes among nurses and physicians: A step toward collaboration (Barrere C et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 9-16, 56 (35 ref)

Student Recruitment-Standards
Position paper. Impact on quality and patient safety: The new shortage of healthcare professionals (Benson H et al) (standards) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 45-7 (4 ref 13 bib)

Students, Medical
Changing attitudes among nurses and physicians: A step toward collaboration (Barrere C et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 9-16, 56 (35 ref)

Students, Physician Assistant
Changing attitudes among nurses and physicians: A step toward collaboration (Barrere C et al) (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 9-16, 56 (35 ref)

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Teamwork
Forty hours under pressure: A rapid-response improvement team achieves synergy (Hellwig SD et al) 2002 May-Jun; 24(3): 21-3, 35 (9 ref)

Transcultural Nursing
Interview with a quality leader: Madeleine Leininger on transcultural nursing and culturally competent care (Seisser MA) (interview) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 18-21 (4 ref)

Transfer, Discharge-Administration
Transfer of facility clients to inpatient psychiatry: Eight criteria to consider (Silver MS et al) (CEU, exam questions) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 11-4, 49, 60 (30 ref)

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Veterans
Community-based VHA clinics: Effect on patient satisfaction and resource utilization (Morgester WA et al) (questionnaire, research, tables/charts) 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6): 34-38 (10 ref)

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Women's Health Services
Quality toolbox. Developing a prioritization matrix for improving breast care-a complex project (van Leeuwen D) (tables/charts) 2002 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 42-4 (1 ref)

Work Redesign-Administration
Reducing length of stay through rapid clinical redesign (Robertson ML et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 26-31 (17 ref)

World Wide Web
Directory of Internet documents for consumers on quality of care (Lesley M et al) (algorithm, directories, Web site) 2002 Sep-Oct; 24(5): 19-25 (12 ref)

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