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2005 Index of Articles by Subject
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Index to Volume 27
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present a detailed index to the 2005 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. Click the letter below to jump to topics which begin with that letter.A | B | C | D | F | H | I | J | L | M |
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Index by Subject
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Accreditation
Guest editorial. JCAHO and hospital oversight—The experience of hospitals in Maine (Boisvert SC) (editorial) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 2, 47–48 (3 ref)
Administrative Personnel
Interview with a quality leader: Robert McArtor on MaineHealth and the Maine Quality Forum Initiative (Boisvert SC) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 22–25
Administrative Personnel—Education
Learning from unexpected events: A root cause analysis training program (Sweitzer SC et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 11–19 (28 ref)
Administrative Personnel—Manpower
Beyond interviewing: A 21st-century recruitment process for healthcare quality professionals (Genovich-Richards J et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 15–21 (9 ref)
Adverse Healthcare Event
A real-time medical event reporting and prevention system in long-term care (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 4–11, 19 (9 ref)
Adverse Healthcare Event—Education
Incident investigation and root cause analysis—A workshop for healthcare professionals (Ward SE) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-9–W3-12
Learning from unexpected events: A root cause analysis training program (Sweitzer SC et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 11–19 (28 ref)
Adverse Healthcare Event—Prevention and Control
Quality toolbox. The Kaiser Permanente FMEA [Failure Modes and Effects Analysis] Model—Simplified for healthcare personnel (Brown DS et al) (forms, glossary, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 48–55 (9 ref)
Age Factors
Simulation of begin and end ages for mammography screening (Carter KJ et al) (equations & formulas, glossary, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 40–47 (21 ref)
Alternative Therapies—Utilization
Canada: Agreement between patient and proxy information about colorectal cancer therapies (Johnston D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 4–14 (22 ref)
Asthma—Therapy—In Infancy and Childhood
A computerized surveillance system for the quality of care in childhood asthma (Peled R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 28–33 (17 ref)
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Bed Occupancy
Singapore: Hospital capacity prediction by fuzzy linear regression (Ozdamar L et al) (equations & formulas, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 22–28 (19 ref)
Breast Neoplasms—Prevention and Control
Simulation of begin and end ages for mammography screening (Carter KJ et al) (equations & formulas, glossary, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 40–47 (21 ref)
Business
Interview with a quality leader: Helen Darling on healthcare business coalitions, purchasing, and health policy (Genovich-Richards J et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 26–28, 36
Cancer Patients
Canada: Agreement between patient and proxy information about colorectal cancer therapies (Johnston D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 4–14 (22 ref)
Cancer Patients—Psychosocial Factors
Canada: An external quality review process—The Wellspring model (Green E et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 15–21 (25 ref)
Cancer Screening—Economics
Simulation of begin and end ages for mammography screening (Carter KJ et al) (equations & formulas, glossary, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 40–47 (21 ref)
Cardiovascular Risk Factors—Education
Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease (Caulin-Glaser T et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (12 ref)
Change Theory
Changing unit culture: An interdisciplinary commitment to improve pain outcomes (Chung H et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 12–19 (17 ref)
Chaos Theory
Chaos and complexity: Applications for healthcare quality and patient safety (Benson H) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 4–10 (25 ref)
Chest Pain—Diagnosis
Acute myocardial infarction following a negative evaluation of chest pain (Varada R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 26–31 (12 ref)
Child, Disabled
Poland: Quality monitoring of therapeutic processes in a small treatment center for children (Grudowski P) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 40–43 (2 ref)
Chronic Disease—Therapy
Palliative care as a quality improvement strategy for advanced, chronic illness (Meier D) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 33–39 (48 ref)
Coalition
Interview with a quality leader: Helen Darling on healthcare business coalitions, purchasing, and health policy (Genovich-Richards J et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 26–28, 36
Colorectal Neoplasms—Therapy
Canada: Agreement between patient and proxy information about colorectal cancer therapies (Johnston D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 4–14 (22 ref)
Communication
Resident miscommunication: Accuracy of the resident sign-out sheet (Frank G et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-10–W2-14 (21 ref)
Does your patient know your name? An approach to enhancing patients’ awareness of their caretaker’s name (Makaryus AN et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 53–56 (9 ref)
Community Programs
Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease (Caulin-Glaser T et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (12 ref)
Competency Assessment
Challenges to performance-based assessment for community physicians (Blacklidge M et al) (case study, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 20–27 (20 ref)
Competency Assessment—Methods
Beyond interviewing: A 21st-century recruitment process for healthcare quality professionals (Genovich-Richards J et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 15–21 (9 ref)
Computer Graphics—Utilization
Quality toolbox. Shades of satisfaction—Using a stoplight chart for visual interpretation of data (Nadzam DM et al) (tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): Web Exclusive: W4-1–W4-6 (2 ref)
Computer Simulation
Simulation of begin and end ages for mammography screening (Carter KJ et al) (equations & formulas, glossary, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 40–47 (21 ref)
Coronary Disease—Diagnosis
Acute myocardial infarction following a negative evaluation of chest pain (Varada R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 26–31 (12 ref)
Data Analysis, Statistical
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 7. Statistical process control: Chi-square control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 32–43 (10 ref)
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 8. Statistical process control: n, np, c, u control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 45–52 (6 ref)
Diagnostic Errors
Acute myocardial infarction following a negative evaluation of chest pain (Varada R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 26–31 (12 ref)
Diffusion of Innovation
Diffusion of information technology supporting the Institute of Medicine’s quality chasm care aims (Burke D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 24–32, 39 (68 ref)
Quality toolbox. Using diffusion of innovations and academic detailing to spread evidence-based practices (Carboneau C) (tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 48–52 (8 ref)
Disease Management
Improving the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Miller RM et al) (case study, tables/charts, Web site) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 42–47 (23 ref)
Disease Management—Evaluation
A computerized surveillance system for the quality of care in childhood asthma (Peled R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 28–33 (17 ref)
Documentation
Resident miscommunication: Accuracy of the resident sign-out sheet (Frank G et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-10–W2-14 (21 ref)
Family Attitudes
Canada: Agreement between patient and proxy information about colorectal cancer therapies (Johnston D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 4–14 (22 ref)
Evaluation and recommendations from a study of a critical-care waiting room (Deitrick L et al) (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 17–25 (23 ref)
Financial Management—Evaluation
Financial reporting practices: A comprehensive evaluation (Godwin NH et al) (CEU, forms) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 37–41 (4 ref)
Healthcare Delivery, Integrated
Overcoming challenges to integrating behavioral health into primary care (Kolbasovsky A et al) (forms) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 34–42 (31 ref)
Healthcare Delivery, Integrated—Administration
Interview with a quality leader: Robert McArtor on MaineHealth and the Maine Quality Forum Initiative (Boisvert SC) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 22–25
Health Education
Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease (Caulin-Glaser T et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (12 ref)
Health Facility Administrators
Interview with a quality leader: Frank May on healthcare quality issues in Australia and the United States (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 29–33
Health Facility Environment—Evaluation
Evaluation and recommendations from a study of a critical-care waiting room (Deitrick L et al) (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 17–25 (23 ref)
Health Personnel—Education
Incident investigation and root cause analysis—A workshop for healthcare professionals (Ward SE) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-9–W3-12
Learning from unexpected events: A root cause analysis training program (Sweitzer SC et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 11–19 (28 ref)
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
Measuring quality in nurse-managed centers using HEDIS measures (Barkauskas VH et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 4–14 (41 ref)
Health Policy
Interview with a quality leader: Helen Darling on healthcare business coalitions, purchasing, and health policy (Genovich-Richards J et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 26–28, 36
Health Resource Utilization—In Infancy and Childhood
A computerized surveillance system for the quality of care in childhood asthma (Peled R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 28–33 (17 ref)
Health Services—Economics
Financial reporting practices: A comprehensive evaluation (Godwin NH et al) (CEU, forms) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 37–41 (4 ref)
Health Services—Organizations
Interview with a quality leader: Helen Darling on healthcare business coalitions, purchasing, and health policy (Genovich-Richards J et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 26–28, 36
Heart Diseases—Education
Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease (Caulin-Glaser T et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (12 ref)
Heart Failure, Congestive—Therapy
Quality toolbox. Participation, prompting, and profiling—Advancing evidence-based medicine in the hospital setting (Ernest JK et al) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-8 (17 ref)
Hospital-level correlation between clinical and service quality performance for heart failure treatment (Gesell SB et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 33–44 (48 ref)
Homeless Persons
Quality of preventive medical care for homeless veterans with mental illness (McGuire J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 26–32 (21 ref)
Hospitals
Teleconference brief report: AHRQ’s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (White SV) (brief item) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-24
Hospitals—Evaluation
Hospital-level correlation between clinical and service quality performance for heart failure treatment (Gesell SB et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 33–44 (48 ref)
Hospitals, Rural—Maine
Guest editorial. JCAHO and hospital oversight—The experience of hospitals in Maine (Boisvert SC) (editorial) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 2, 47–48 (3 ref)
Inferential Statistics
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 7. Statistical process control: Chi-square control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 32–43 (10 ref)
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 8. Statistical process control: n, np, c, u control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 45–52 (6 ref)
Information Systems—Utilization
Diffusion of information technology supporting the Institute of Medicine’s quality chasm care aims (Burke D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 24–32, 39 (68 ref)
Intensive Care Units
Evaluation and recommendations from a study of a critical-care waiting room (Deitrick L et al) (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 17–25 (23 ref)
q&a: Peter Pronovost on intensive care unit safety at Johns Hopkins (Flores D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): Web Exclusive: W5-2–W5-4
International Relations
Guest editorial. Learning from international neighbors and colleagues (Beaudin CL) (editorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 2, 52
Interns and Residents
Resident miscommunication: Accuracy of the resident sign-out sheet (Frank G et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-10–W2-14 (21 ref)
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Job Interviews—Methods
Beyond interviewing: A 21st-century recruitment process for healthcare quality professionals (Genovich-Richards J et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 15–21 (9 ref)
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Guest editorial. JCAHO and hospital oversight—The experience of hospitals in Maine (Boisvert SC) (editorial) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 2, 47–48 (3 ref) L
Leadership
Chaos and complexity: Applications for healthcare quality and patient safety (Benson H) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 4–10 (25 ref)
Length of Stay—Evaluation
Singapore: Hospital capacity prediction by fuzzy linear regression (Ozdamar L et al) (equations & formulas, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 22–28 (19 ref)
Linear Regression—Methods
Singapore: Hospital capacity prediction by fuzzy linear regression (Ozdamar L et al) (equations & formulas, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 22–28 (19 ref)
Long-Term Care
A real-time medical event reporting and prevention system in long-term care (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 4–11, 19 (9 ref)
Lung Diseases, Obstructive—Therapy
Improving the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Miller RM et al) (case study, tables/charts, Web site) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 42–47 (23 ref) M
Mammography—Economics
Simulation of begin and end ages for mammography screening (Carter KJ et al) (equations & formulas, glossary, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 40–47 (21 ref)
Managed Care Programs
Guest editorial. Healthcare safety—What does managed care have to do with it? (Unruh L et al) (editorial) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 2, 58, 60 (11 ref)
Medical Orders
Resident miscommunication: Accuracy of the resident sign-out sheet (Frank G et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-10–W2-14 (21 ref)
Medical Practice, Evidence-Based
Quality toolbox. Participation, prompting, and profiling—Advancing evidence-based medicine in the hospital setting (Ernest JK et al) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-8 (17 ref)
Challenges to performance-based assessment for community physicians (Blacklidge M et al) (case study, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 20–27 (20 ref)
Medication Errors
Interview with a quality leader: Michael Cohen on medication error reporting and patient safety (Scarrow PK et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 29–36
Resident miscommunication: Accuracy of the resident sign-out sheet (Frank G et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-10–W2-14 (21 ref)
Mental Disorders—Psychosocial Factors
Quality of preventive medical care for homeless veterans with mental illness (McGuire J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 26–32 (21 ref)
Mental Health Services
Overcoming challenges to integrating behavioral health into primary care (Kolbasovsky A et al) (forms) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 34–42 (31 ref)
Military Personnel
Israel: A comparison of Army personnel satisfaction rates in different primary healthcare settings (Benyamini OG et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 34–39, 43 (13 ref)
Models, Statistical
Singapore: Hospital capacity prediction by fuzzy linear regression (Ozdamar L et al) (equations & formulas, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 22–28 (19 ref)
Multidisciplinary Care Team
Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary plan of care (Lewis C et al) (care plan, CEU, forms, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 15–23 (9 ref)
Myocardial Infarction—Epidemiology
Acute myocardial infarction following a negative evaluation of chest pain (Varada R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 26–31 (12 ref) N
Nurse Administrators
Guest editorial. An international perspective on healthcare quality (Carter-LeCompte P) (editorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 2, 59
Nurse-Managed Centers
Measuring quality in nurse-managed centers using HEDIS measures (Barkauskas VH et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 4–14 (41 ref)
Nursing Homes—Administration
Sustaining a best-care practice in a nursing home (Beck C et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 5–16 (47 ref)
Organizational change and quality improvement in nursing homes: Approaching success (Rosen J et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 6–14, 21, 44 (41 ref)
Nursing Units
Changing unit culture: An interdisciplinary commitment to improve pain outcomes (Chung H et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 12–19 (17 ref) O
Organizational Change
Changing unit culture: An interdisciplinary commitment to improve pain outcomes (Chung H et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 12–19 (17 ref)
Sustaining a best-care practice in a nursing home (Beck C et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 5–16 (47 ref)
Organizational change and quality improvement in nursing homes: Approaching success (Rosen J et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 6–14, 21, 44 (41 ref)
Organizational Compliance
Financial reporting practices: A comprehensive evaluation (Godwin NH et al) (CEU, forms) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 37–41 (4 ref)
Organizations, Nonprofit
Financial reporting practices: A comprehensive evaluation (Godwin NH et al) (CEU, forms) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 37–41 (4 ref)
Canada: An external quality review process—The Wellspring model (Green E et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 15–21 (25 ref)
Outcomes (Healthcare)—In Infancy and Childhood
A computerized surveillance system for the quality of care in childhood asthma (Peled R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 28–33 (17 ref) P
Pain—Therapy
Changing unit culture: An interdisciplinary commitment to improve pain outcomes (Chung H et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 12–19 (17 ref)
Palliative Care
Palliative care as a quality improvement strategy for advanced, chronic illness (Meier D) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 33–39 (48 ref)
Patient Attitudes
Canada: Agreement between patient and proxy information about colorectal cancer therapies (Johnston D et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 4–14 (22 ref)
Patient Care Plans
Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary plan of care (Lewis C et al) (care plan, CEU, forms, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 15–23 (9 ref)
Patient Safety
Guest editorial. Healthcare safety—What does managed care have to do with it? (Unruh L et al) (editorial) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 2, 58, 60 (11 ref)
Quality toolbox. The Kaiser Permanente FMEA [Failure Modes and Effects Analysis] Model—Simplified for healthcare personnel (Brown DS et al) (forms, glossary, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 48–55 (9 ref)
Interview with a quality leader: Frank May on healthcare quality issues in Australia and the United States (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 29–33
Chaos and complexity: Applications for healthcare quality and patient safety (Benson H) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 4–10 (25 ref)
q&a: Peter Pronovost on intensive care unit safety at Johns Hopkins (Flores D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): Web Exclusive: W5-2–W5-4
Conference brief report: National Patient Safety Foundation’s 7th Annual Patient Safety Congress “Let’s Get On with It—Round 2” (White SV) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 44–45
Guest editorial. Five years later—What have we accomplished? (White SV et al) (editorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 2, 45–46 (3 ref)
Patient Satisfaction
Israel: A comparison of Army personnel satisfaction rates in different primary healthcare settings (Benyamini OG et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 34–39, 43 (13 ref)
Quality toolbox. Shades of satisfaction—Using a stoplight chart for visual interpretation of data (Nadzam DM et al) (tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): Web Exclusive: W4-1–W4-6 (2 ref)
Hospital-level correlation between clinical and service quality performance for heart failure treatment (Gesell SB et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 33–44 (48 ref)
Patient Seclusion
Quality improvement initiatives to minimize seclusion and restraint (Knight MM) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 20–25 (12 ref)
Pediatricians
Challenges to performance-based assessment for community physicians (Blacklidge M et al) (case study, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 20–27 (20 ref)
Personnel Recruitment
Beyond interviewing: A 21st-century recruitment process for healthcare quality professionals (Genovich-Richards J et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 15–21 (9 ref)
Pharmacists
Interview with a quality leader: Frank May on healthcare quality issues in Australia and the United States (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 29–33
Physician Attitudes
Challenges to performance-based assessment for community physicians (Blacklidge M et al) (case study, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 20–27 (20 ref)
Physicians
Quality toolbox. Participation, prompting, and profiling—Advancing evidence-based medicine in the hospital setting (Ernest JK et al) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-8 (17 ref)
Interview with a quality leader: Robert McArtor on MaineHealth and the Maine Quality Forum Initiative (Boisvert SC) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 22–25
Preferred Provider Organizations
Quality-of-care improvement in open-access health insurance plans (Fadel H et al) (tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6): Web Exclusive (4 ref)
Preventive Healthcare
Quality of preventive medical care for homeless veterans with mental illness (McGuire J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 26–32 (21 ref)
Primary Healthcare
Interview with a quality leader: Frank May on healthcare quality issues in Australia and the United States (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 29–33
Israel: A comparison of Army personnel satisfaction rates in different primary healthcare settings (Benyamini OG et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 34–39, 43 (13 ref)
Overcoming challenges to integrating behavioral health into primary care (Kolbasovsky A et al) (forms) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 34–42 (31 ref)
Process Assessment (Healthcare)
Poland: Quality monitoring of therapeutic processes in a small treatment center for children (Grudowski P) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 40–43 (2 ref)
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 7. Statistical process control: Chi-square control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 32–43 (10 ref)
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 8. Statistical process control: n, np, c, u control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 45–52 (6 ref)
Professional Compliance
Quality toolbox. Participation, prompting, and profiling—Advancing evidence-based medicine in the hospital setting (Ernest JK et al) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-8 (17 ref)
Professional Knowledge—Evaluation
Challenges to performance-based assessment for community physicians (Blacklidge M et al) (case study, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 20–27 (20 ref)
Professional-Patient Relations
Does your patient know your name? An approach to enhancing patients’ awareness of their caretaker’s name (Makaryus AN et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 53–56 (9 ref)
Professional Practice, Evidence-Based
Guest editorial. Evidence-based care and public reporting—Are they making a difference? (Dowling DA) (editorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 2, 25
Quality toolbox. Using diffusion of innovations and academic detailing to spread evidence-based practices (Carboneau C) (tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 48–52 (8 ref)
Program Development
Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary plan of care (Lewis C et al) (care plan, CEU, forms, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 15–23 (9 ref)
Protocols
Quality toolbox. Participation, prompting, and profiling—Advancing evidence-based medicine in the hospital setting (Ernest JK et al) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-8 (17 ref)
Sustaining a best-care practice in a nursing home (Beck C et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 5–16 (47 ref)
Psychiatric Patients
Quality improvement initiatives to minimize seclusion and restraint (Knight MM) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 20–25 (12 ref)
Quality Assessment
Quality-of-care improvement in open-access health insurance plans (Fadel H et al) (tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6): Web Exclusive (4 ref)
Measuring quality in nurse-managed centers using HEDIS measures (Barkauskas VH et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 4–14 (41 ref)
q&a: Shashi Madhok on quality outcomes at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (Genovich-Richards J) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-13–W3-14
Quality Assurance
A computerized surveillance system for the quality of care in childhood asthma (Peled R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 28–33 (17 ref)
Quality Improvement
Quality-of-care improvement in open-access health insurance plans (Fadel H et al) (tables/charts) 2004 Nov-Dec; 26(6): Web Exclusive (4 ref)
Quality toolbox. The Kaiser Permanente FMEA [Failure Modes and Effects Analysis] Model—Simplified for healthcare personnel (Brown DS et al) (forms, glossary, tables/charts) 2005 Jan-Feb; 27(1): 48–55 (9 ref)
A real-time medical event reporting and prevention system in long-term care (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 4–11, 19 (9 ref)
Changing unit culture: An interdisciplinary commitment to improve pain outcomes (Chung H et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 12–19 (17 ref)
Quality improvement initiatives to minimize seclusion and restraint (Knight MM) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 20–25 (12 ref)
Interview with a quality leader: Helen Darling on healthcare business coalitions, purchasing, and health policy (Genovich-Richards J et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 26–28, 36
Guest editorial. Learning from international neighbors and colleagues (Beaudin CL) (editorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 2, 52
Canada: An external quality review process—The Wellspring model (Green E et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 15–21 (25 ref)
Interview with a quality leader: Frank May on healthcare quality issues in Australia and the United States (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 29–33
Poland: Quality monitoring of therapeutic processes in a small treatment center for children (Grudowski P) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 40–43 (2 ref)
Taiwan: Improving radiography through application of Six Sigma techniques (Chen Y et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 44–52 (8 ref)
Quality toolbox. Participation, prompting, and profiling—Advancing evidence-based medicine in the hospital setting (Ernest JK et al) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-8 (17 ref)
Q&A: Shashi Madhok on quality outcomes at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (Genovich-Richards J) (interview, pictorial) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-13–W3-14
Guest editorial. Research provides the MEAT [measurement, evidence, analysis, and translation] for quality improvement (Byers JF et al) (editorial) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 2 (4 ref)
Evaluation and recommendations from a study of a critical-care waiting room (Deitrick L et al) (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 17–25 (23 ref)
CAN’T MISS: Conquer Any Number Task by Making Important Statistics Simple. Part 7. Statistical process control: Chi-square control charts (Hansen JP) (equations & formulas, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 32–43 (10 ref)
Quality toolbox. Shades of satisfaction—Using a stoplight chart for visual interpretation of data (Nadzam DM et al) (tables/charts)2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): Web Exclusive: W4-1–W4-6 (2 ref)
Chaos and complexity: Applications for healthcare quality and patient safety (Benson H) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 4–10 (25 ref)
Organizational change and quality improvement in nursing homes: Approaching success (Rosen J et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 6–14, 21, 44 (41 ref)
Guest editorial. Five years later—What have we accomplished? (White SV et al) (editorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 2, 45–46 (3 ref)
Interview with a quality leader: Robert McArtor on MaineHealth and the Maine Quality Forum Initiative (Boisvert SC) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 22–25
Can applying systems theory improve quality in healthcare systems? (Petula S) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): Web Exclusive (65 ref)
Quality of Care Research
Guest editorial. Research provides the MEAT [measurement, evidence, analysis, and translation] for quality improvement (Byers JF et al) (editorial) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 2 (4 ref)
Quality of Healthcare—Evaluation
Hospital-level correlation between clinical and service quality performance for heart failure treatment (Gesell SB et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 33–44 (48 ref) R
Radiography
Taiwan: Improving radiography through application of Six Sigma techniques (Chen Y et al) (algorithm, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 44–52 (8 ref)
Readmission
Acute myocardial infarction following a negative evaluation of chest pain (Varada R et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 26–31 (12 ref)
Reference Tools
The launch of Q Solutions (Pelletier LR et al) (editorial) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 4, 47
Rehabilitation Centers—Evaluation
Poland: Quality monitoring of therapeutic processes in a small treatment center for children (Grudowski P) (tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 40–43 (2 ref)
Restraint, Physical
Quality improvement initiatives to minimize seclusion and restraint (Knight MM) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 20–25 (12 ref)
Root Cause Analysis—Education
Incident investigation and root cause analysis—A workshop for healthcare professionals (Ward SE) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): Web Exclusive: W3-9–W3-12
Learning from unexpected events: A root cause analysis training program (Sweitzer SC et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 11–19 (28 ref)
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Shared Governance
Sustaining a best-care practice in a nursing home (Beck C et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 5–16 (47 ref)
Support, Psychosocial
Canada: An external quality review process—The Wellspring model (Green E et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 May-Jun; 27(3): 15–21 (25 ref)
Surveys
Teleconference brief report: AHRQ’s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (White SV) (brief item) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-24
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Toileting—In Old Age
Sustaining a best-care practice in a nursing home (Beck C et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 5–16 (47 ref) V
Veterans
Quality of preventive medical care for homeless veterans with mental illness (McGuire J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 26–32 (21 ref)
Visitors to Patients
Evaluation and recommendations from a study of a critical-care waiting room (Deitrick L et al) (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 17–25 (23 ref)
Voluntary Reporting
Guest editorial. Evidence-based care and public reporting—Are they making a difference? (Dowling DA) (editorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 2, 25
A real-time medical event reporting and prevention system in long-term care (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 4–11, 19 (9 ref)
Interview with a quality leader: Michael Cohen on medication error reporting and patient safety (Scarrow PK et al) (interview, pictorial) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 29–36
Financial reporting practices: A comprehensive evaluation (Godwin NH et al) (CEU, forms) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): 37–41 (4 ref)
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Waiting Rooms—Evaluation
Evaluation and recommendations from a study of a critical-care waiting room (Deitrick L et al) (CEU, questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2005 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 17–25 (23 ref)
Women’s Health
Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease (Caulin-Glaser T et al) (research, tables/charts) 2005 Mar-Apr; 27(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (12 ref) Click the letter below to jump to topics which begin with that letter.A | B | C | D | F | H | I | J | L | M |
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