Volume 26

Index Copyright© 2004 Cinahl Information Systems. Used by permission.

Editor-in-Chief’s Note: We are pleased to present a detailed index (both by subject and by author) to the 2004 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 (MdSH) but tailored to meet the needs of nursing and allied health professionals.

A

Abu-Jaber T
See: Sevcik AE

Adamus MS
On the road to the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (CEU, tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 21–30, 60 (12 ref)

Anderson S, Wittwer W
Using bar-code point-of-care technology for patient safety (CEU, forms, tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6): 5–11, (17 ref)

Asselin G
See Hamilton E

B

Bakken S, Hripcsak G
An informatics infrastructure for patient safety and evidence-based practice in home healthcare (case study, CEU) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3): 24–30 (25 ref)

Beaty J, Beaudin CL
Using the quality improvement committee to establish accountability and yield results (research, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): 34–8 (4 ref)

Beaudin CL, Byers JF
Guest editorial. A value proposition: The marriage of research and healthcare quality (editorial) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 2, 57, 60 (2 ref)

Beaudin CL
See Beaty J

Benjamin A
See Hamilton E

Bowlinger R
See Fish K

Brooks RG
See Menachemi N

Brown EJ
Quality toolbox. Innovative ideas seminars: A method for eliciting innovations and their effect on quality and cost (tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): 39–46 (17 ref)

Bull D
See Butler WM

Burke D
See Menachemi N

Burke LA, Parker R
Employers and the value of treating substance abuse: A recommendation concerning faith-based programs. 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): Web Exclusive: W4-17-W4-23 (18 ref)

Bushy A
See: Garrison A

Butler WM, Cunningham JE, Bull D, Cupples T, Guerry P, Reynolds JC, Sweatman CA
Breast cancer care: Changing community standards (research, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): 22–8 (12 ref)

Byers JF
See Beaudin CL

C

Cable G, Craft J
Agreement between pediatric medication orders and medication cardex (research, tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 14–9 (15 ref)

Candela L
See Ward A

Carroll R
See Hulse K

Carter KJ, Castro F, Kessler E, Erickson BA
Simulation of breast cancer screening: Quality assessment of two protocols (research, tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6): 25–32 (28 ref)

Castro F
See Carter KJ

Chu MP, Stephan MK
Interview with a quality leader: Penny Feldman on home healthcare quality and research (interview, pictorial) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3): 31–7 (2 ref)

Clark PA
See: Drain M

Craft J
See Cable G

Crump T
See Soroka M

Cunningham JE
See Butler WM

Cupples T
See Butler WM

D

Dalessio L
See: Semple D

Degnan D, Merryfield D, Hultgren S
Reaching out to clinicians: Implementation of a computerized alert system (case study, tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6): 20–4 (11 ref)

Dlugacz YD
Guest editorial. Six Sigma adds new dimension to quality management processes (editorial) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): 2, 46

E

Edmundson L
See Hulse K

Engelhardt JB
See Moreland ME

Erickson BA
See Carter KJ

Evans D
Managing medical care concerns: An MCO's approach to monitoring member safety (forms, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): Web Exclusive: W5-7-W5-12 (8 ref)

F

Feldman L
See Soroka M

Fish K, Murphy B, Olson E, Bowlinger R
Quality toolbox. Fishing for good catches—Implementing a successful event-reporting system (tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 50–3 (3 ref)

Fortinsky RH, Madigan EA
Data, information, and quality indicators for home healthcare: Rapid implementation, what’s next? (tables/charts) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3): 44–51 (19 ref)

G

Gallagher N
See Zgibor JC

Gao J
See Moreland ME

Garrison A, Bushy A
The Research Poster Appraisal Tool (R-PAT-II): Designing and evaluating poster displays (questionnaire/scale) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): Web Exclusive: W4-24-W4-29 (26 ref)

Gauthier R
See Hamilton E

Gelber RP, Sumida KN, Seto TB
Variation in breast cancer management in Hawaii: A survey of physician practice (research, tables/charts) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): Web Exclusive: W4-1-W4-5 (30 ref)

Genovich-Richards J
John Hartley on upcoming challenges for the healthcare quality professional (interview, pictorial) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): Web Exclusive: W5-20-W5-21 Genovich-Richards J: Lee Hilborne on culture and systems thinking (interview, pictorial) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): Web Exclusive: W5-22-W5-23

Gluck PA
Guest editorial. The evolution of healthcare safety (editorial) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 3–4 (4 ref)

Gorman P
See: Vuckovic NH

Grube JA
Guest editorial. A systems perspective on healthcare safety initiatives (editorial, tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 2, 19 (3 ref)

Guerry P
See Butler WM

H

Hamilton E, Platt R, Gauthier R, McNamara H, Miner L, Rothenberg S, Asselin G, Sabbah R, Benjamin A, Lake M, Vintzileos A
The effect of computer-assisted evaluation of labor on cesarean rates (clinical trial, glossary, research, tables/charts) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1): 37–44 (17 ref)

Hansen JP
Quality research toolbox. CAN’T MISS: Conquer any number task by making important statistics simple. Part 4. Confidence intervals with t distributions, standard error, and confidence intervals for proportions (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 26–32 (3 ref)

Hansen JP
Quality research toolbox. CAN’T MISS: Conquer any number task by making important statistics simple. Part 5. Comparing two confidence intervals, standard error of the difference between two means and between two proportions (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 33–42

Hansen JP
Quality research toolbox. CAN’T MISS: Conquer any number task by making important statistics simple. Part 6. Tests of statistical significance (z test statistic, rejecting the null hypothesis, p value), t test, z test for proportions, statistical significance versus meaningful difference (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 43–53

Heuer AJ
Hospital accreditation and patient satisfaction: Testing the relationship (research, tables/charts) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1): 46–51 (12 ref)

Horak BJ, Pauig J, Keidan B, Kerns J
Patient safety: A case study in team building and interdisciplinary collaboration (CEU, exam questions, research, tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 6–13, 60 (10 ref)

Horvath M, Scarrow P
Interview with a quality leader: Thomas M. Smith on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Patient Safety Fellowship (interview, pictorial) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 31–5 (1 ref)

Howell BM
See Perry-Ewald JM

Hripcsak G
See Bakken S

Huddleston M, Kobb R
Emerging technology for at-risk chronically ill veterans (case study, CEU, research, tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6):12–6, xx (12 ref)

Hulse K, Edmundson L, Carroll R
Diversion of controlled substances: A catalyst for change (CEU, forms, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):6–11, 17 (6 ref 3 bib)

Hultgren S
See Degnan D

J

Jain R
See Moreland ME

Johnson T
See Nordgren LD

K

Keepnews D
Using patient satisfaction data to improve home healthcare (CEU) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3):4–9 (16 ref)

Keidan B
See Horak BJ

Kerns J
See Horak BJ

Kessler E
See Carter KJ

Kilbourne AM
See Moreland ME

Kirschbaum M
See Nordgren LD

Kobb R
See Huddleston M

Korytkowski MT
See Zgibor JC

Kramer J
See Shimabukuro TT

L

Lake M
See Hamilton E

Lanser P
Interview with a quality leader: Carolyn M. Clancy on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (interview, pictorial) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4):22–5, 32 (4 ref)

Lavelle M
See: Vuckovic NH

M

Mace SE
Continuous quality improvement for the clinical decision unit (CEU, exam questions, protocol, tables/charts) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1):29–36, 60 (19 ref)

Macpherson DS
See Moreland ME

Madigan EA
See Fortinsky RH

Mahoney J
See Ward A

Marek L
See: Sevcik AE

McGuire M
See Shimabukuro TT

McNamara H
See Hamilton E

McWilliams J
See Zgibor JC

Mears D
Interview with a quality leader: Scott Wallace on information technology and advancing healthcare quality (interview, pictorial) 2004 Nov–Dec; 26(6):17-9

Menachemi N, Burke D, Brooks RG
Adoption factors associated with patient safety-related information technology (questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6):33–8 (39 ref)

Merryfield D
See Degnan D

Miceli PJ
Validating a patient satisfaction survey translated into Spanish (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4):4–13 (15 ref)

Miner L
See Hamilton E

Mook W
See Rao N

Moreland ME, Kilbourne AM, Engelhardt JB, Jain R, Gao J, Macpherson DS, Sonel AF, Xing G
Diabetes preventive care and non-traumatic lower extremity amputation rates (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):12–7 (13 ref)

Murphy B
See Fish K

N

Nordgren LD, Johnson T, Kirschbaum M, Peterson ML
Medical errors: Excess hospital costs and lengths of stay (algorithm, CEU, research, tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2):42–9, 60 (8 ref)

O

Olson E
See Fish K

P

Parker R
See: Burke LA

Pauig J
See Horak BJ

Pelletier LR
Editorial: On resilience (editorial) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1):2, 13 (1 ref)

Pelletier LR
Editorial: A note from the editor-in-chief: JHQ online (editorial) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2):4

Pelletier LR
Editorial: On our new changes in cover and format (editorial) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4):2

Perry-Ewald JM, Howell BM
Quality toolbox. Achieving a continual state of regulatory readiness (exam questions, questionnaire/scale, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):47–51 (6 ref)

Peterson LE
Strengthening condition-specific evidence-based home healthcare practice (CEU, review, tables/charts) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3):10–8 (70 ref)

Peterson ML
See Nordgren LD

Platt R
See Hamilton E

R

Rao H
See Zgibor JC

Rao N, Schilling D, Rice J, Ridenour M, Mook W, Santa E
Prevention of postoperative mediastinitis: A clinical process improvement model (CEU, exam questions, pictorial, research, tables/charts) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1):22–8, 60 (23 ref)

Reynolds JC
See Butler WM

Rice J
See Rao N

Ridenour M
See Rao N

Rosati RJ
Guest editorial. Home healthcare quality (editorial) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3):2, 51

Rothenberg S
See Hamilton E

S

Sabbah R
See Hamilton E

Santa E
See Rao N

Scarrow PK
Guest editorial. The benefits of sharing (editorial) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):4, 53 (1 ref)

Scarrow PK
Interview with a quality leader: Suzanne F. Delbanco on The Leapfrog Group and employer purchasing power (interview, pictorial) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):18–21, 28

Schilling D
See Rao N

Semple D, Dalessio L
Improving telemetry alarm response to noncritical alarms using a failure mode and effects analysis (tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): Web Exclusive: W5-13-W5-19 (5 ref)

Seto TB
See: Gelber RP

Sevcik AE, Abu-Jaber T, Marek L
Understanding approaches to case-mix assessment and case-mix adjustment (glossary, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): Web Exclusive: W5-24-W5-34 (15 ref 12 bib)

Shimabukuro TT, Kramer J, McGuire M
Development and implementation of a nurse-managed anticoagulation program (CEU, exam questions, forms, tables/charts) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1):4–13, 60 (20 ref)

Silvey AB
Guest editorial. A transformational approach to healthcare quality improvement (editorial) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):3, 57 (8 ref)

Sochalski J
Building a home healthcare workforce to meet the quality imperative (CEU, tables/charts) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3):19–23 (26 ref)

Sonel AF
See Moreland ME

Soroka M, Feldman L, Crump T
Quality-of-care review of optometric records: Inter-rater reliability (equations & formulas, research, tables/charts) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):29–33 (14 ref)

Stephan MK
See Chu MP

Sumida KN
See: Gelber RP

Sweatman CA
See Butler WM

T

Tucker AL
A case study of operational failure in home healthcare (case study, tables/charts) 2004 May-Jun; 26(3):38–43 (13 ref)

V

Vintzileos A
See Hamilton E

Vuckovic NH, Lavelle M, Gorman P
Eavesdropping as normative behavior in a cardiac intensive care unit (research) 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5): Web Exclusive: W5-1-W5-6 (27 ref)

W

Wagenfeld-Heintz E
See Wylie JL

Ward A, Candela L, Mahoney J
Developing a unit-specific falls reduction program (CEU, tables/charts) 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2):36–41, 60 (9 ref)

Wesche-Thobaben J
See Zgibor JC

White SV
Interview with a quality leader: David Brailer on Information Technology and Advancing Healthcare Quality (interview, pictorial) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6):20–24

Wittwer W
See Anderson S

Wylie JL, Wagenfeld-Heintz E
Development of relationship-centered care (CEU, exam questions, review, tables/charts) 2004 Jan-Feb; 26(1):14–21, 45, 60 (48 ref)

X

Xing G
See Moreland ME

Z

Zgibor JC, Rao H, Wesche-Thobaben J, Gallagher N, McWilliams J, Korytkowski MT
Improving the quality of diabetes care in primary care practice (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2004 Jul-Aug; 26(4):14–21 (28 ref)

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