National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

2006 Index of Articles by Subject

Index to Volume 28

Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present a detailed index to the 2006 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.

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Index by Subject

Advanced Nursing Practice

q&a: Elizabeth Dale Aragon on patient safety (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-12–W5-14 (1 ref)

Adverse Drug Event—Prevention and Control

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Medication reconciliation: A necessity in promoting a safe hospital discharge (Poole DL et al) (CEU, forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 12–19 (11 ref)

Adverse Drug Event—Prevention and Control—In Old Age

Medication reconciliation: A necessity in promoting a safe hospital discharge (Poole DL et al) (CEU, forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 12–19 (11 ref)

Aged, Hospitalized

Transitional care: A critical dimension of the home healthcare quality agenda (Naylor MD) (review) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 48–54 (54 ref)

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses—Standards

Guest editorial. Designing healthy work environments with intention (Fontaine D) (editorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 2, 48 (13 ref)

Antineoplastic Agents—Administration and Dosage

Quality toolbox. The accuracy of a chemotherapy orders documentation audit tool (Scharping S et al) (questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-10–W4-15 (12 ref)

Attitude of Health Personnel

Quality and safety of hospital care for children from Spanish-speaking families with limited English proficiency (Bethell C et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-2–W3-16 (22 ref)

Attitude Toward Computers

How do patients perceive electronic documentation at the bedside? (Dagnone RV et al) (research) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 37–44 (29 ref)

Breast Neoplasms—Prevention and Control

Evaluating quality of primary care using the electronic medical record (Baldwin KB) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 40-47 (18 ref)

Cancer Screening

Evaluating quality of primary care using the electronic medical record (Baldwin KB) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 40-47 (18 ref)

Case Management Society of America

Conference brief report: Case Management Society of America—one purpose, many paths (Chu MP) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 49–50 (2 ref)

Child, Hospitalized

Child Safety

Chiropractic

Assessment of chiropractic outcomes for low back pain and neck pain: A health plan quality incentive model (Woodburn J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 32–39 (28 ref)

Clinical Indicators

Constructing adolescent substance abuse performance measures using administrative data (Lee MT et al) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 42–48, 59 (65 ref)

Developing a simpler measure of diabetes care quality (Selektor Y et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 53–59 (13 ref)

Integrating patient safety indicators into patient safety programs (Hart J et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 18–28 (7 ref)

Clinical Indicators—Evaluation

Health disparities in 30 indicators of recommended clinical care (Davis JW et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 32–41 (24 ref)

Clinical Laboratories, Hospital

Collaborative networks: Helping rural laboratories achieve quality (Hassell LA et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 44–49 (7 ref)

Collaboration

Transforming a payer-provider relationship from conflict to collaboration (Chavanu K et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 4–11 (24 ref)

Guest editorial. Coordination of care—Minnesota’s journey (Kritzler MA) (editorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 4, 58

Guest editorial. The rural community—Key to quality healthcare (Calico FW et al) (editorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 5, 50 (3 ref)

Communication—Methods

Who looks after me? The impact of a communication tool on a medical teaching unit (McArthur HL et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-2–W1-6 (18 ref)

Communication Barriers—Prevention and Control

Community-Acquired Pneumonia—Education

Do educational interventions improve management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia? (Schaffer K et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 7–12 (21 ref)

Community-Acquired Pneumonia—Therapy

Do educational interventions improve management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia? (Schaffer K et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 7–12 (21 ref)

Community Role

Guest editorial. The rural community—Key to quality healthcare (Calico FW et al) (editorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 5, 50 (3 ref)

Competency Assessment

Brief report: Reliability and validity of the TQManager Feedback Instrument (Lageson C) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 45–49 (14 ref)

Computerized Patient Record

How do patients perceive electronic documentation at the bedside? (Dagnone RV et al) (research) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 37–44 (29 ref)

Evaluating quality of primary care using the electronic medical record (Baldwin KB) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 40–47 (18 ref)

Computers, Hand-Held

How do patients perceive electronic documentation at the bedside? (Dagnone RV et al) (research) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 37–44 (29 ref)

Consumer Participation

Guest editorial. On “smart” patients as consumers (Soo Hoo WE) (editorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 4, 12 (2 ref)

Consumer Satisfaction

Family-driven quality improvement in inpatient end-of-life care (Hodges M et al) (questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 20-26, 31 (19 ref)

Continuity of Patient Care

Guest editorial. Coordination of care—Minnesota’s journey (Kritzler MA) (editorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 4, 58

Continuity of Patient Care—In Old Age

Transitional care: A critical dimension of the home healthcare quality agenda (Naylor MD) (review) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 48–54 (54 ref)

Cost Savings

Quality toolbox. A lean toolbox—Using Lean principles and techniques in healthcare (Zidel TG) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-7–W1-15 (8 ref)

Cross-Infection—Prevention and Control

Reducing nosocomial urinary tract infections through process improvement (Hansen BG) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (9 ref)

Data Analysis, Statistical—Evaluation

How unusual are the “unusual events” detected by control chart techniques in healthcare settings? (Borckardt JJ et al) (CEU, glossary, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 4–9 (17 ref)

Diabetes Mellitus—Drug Therapy

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Diabetes Mellitus—Therapy

Developing a simpler measure of diabetes care quality (Selektor Y et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 53–59 (13 ref)

Discharge Planning

Medication reconciliation: A necessity in promoting a safe hospital discharge (Poole DL et al) (CEU, forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 12–19 (11 ref)

Dosage Calculation

Patient safety in emergency situations: A Web-based pediatric arrest medication calculator (Blackledge CG Jr. et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 27–31 (4 ref)

Drug Interactions

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Drug Rehabilitation Programs—Standards—In Adolescence

Constructing adolescent substance abuse performance measures using administrative data (Lee MT et al) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 42–48, 59 (65 ref)

Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted

Patient safety in emergency situations: A Web-based pediatric arrest medication calculator (Blackledge CG Jr. et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 27–31 (4 ref)

Drug Utilization

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Early Intervention

Team triage: Addressing challenges to emergency department flow (Baumann MR et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-3–W4-9 (13 ref)

Emergency Care—In Infancy and Childhood

Patient safety in emergency situations: A Web-based pediatric arrest medication calculator (Blackledge CG Jr. et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 27–31 (4 ref)

Emergency Service

Brief report. A wound-care process model improves emergency department turnaround time (Welch S) (research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 55–58 (17 ref)

Emergency Service—Utilization

Team triage: Addressing challenges to emergency department flow (Baumann MR et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-3–W4-9 (13 ref)

Employee Attitudes

Organizational climate: Implications for the home healthcare workforce (Stone P et al) (CEU, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 4–11 (48 ref)

Laying the cornerstone: An employee-driven customer service program (Davis SM et al) (CEU, forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 12–19, 31 (28 ref)

Employee Performance Appraisal

Lessons learned from performance feedback by a quality improvement organization (Van Hoof TJ et al) (CEU, questions and answers, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 20-31 (10 ref)

Family Attitudes

Family-driven quality improvement in inpatient end-of-life care (Hodges M et al) (questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 20-26, 31 (19 ref)

Feedback

Lessons learned from performance feedback by a quality improvement organization (Van Hoof TJ et al) (CEU, questions and answers, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 20-31 (10 ref)

Functional Status—In Old Age

The science of improving function: Implications for home healthcare (Baker D) (forms, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 20-28, 40 (49 ref)

Guest Relations

Laying the cornerstone: An employee-driven customer service program (Davis SM et al) (CEU, forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 12–19, 31 (28 ref)

Healthcare Delivery, Integrated

Rural communities improving quality through collaboration: The MaineHealth story (Letourneau LM et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 15–27 (19 ref)

Health Facility Administration

Lean Six Sigma in healthcare (de Konig H et al) (CEU) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 4–11 (30 ref)

Health Facility Administration—Economics

Quality toolbox. A lean toolbox—Using Lean principles and techniques in healthcare (Zidel TG) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-7–W1-15 (8 ref)

Health Facility Administrators

Brief report: Reliability and validity of the TQManager Feedback Instrument (Lageson C) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 45–49 (14 ref)

Health Maintenance Organizations

Transforming a payer-provider relationship from conflict to collaboration (Chavanu K et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 4–11 (24 ref)

Health Services Accessibility

Health disparities in 30 indicators of recommended clinical care (Davis JW et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 32–41 (24 ref)

Health Services Administration

Interview with a quality leader: Mikel Harry on Six Sigma in healthcare (Guinane CS) (equations & formulas, interview, pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 29–36

Heart Diseases—Ethnology

q&a: Todd Seto and the Center for Best Healthcare Practices (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-16–W4-17

Hispanics

Home Health Agencies—Administration

Interview with a quality leader. Joan M. Marren on home healthcare quality (Flores D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 29–31

Home Healthcare

Guest editorial. Focusing on home healthcare quality (Rosati RJ) (editorial) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 2, 55

Knowledge transfer and utilization: Implications for home healthcare pain management (Bucknall T) (CEU) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 12–19 (38 ref)

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Effective pain management: Lessons from a nursing home research study (Jones K) (research) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 41–47 (24 ref)

Home Healthcare—Administration

Organizational climate: Implications for the home healthcare workforce (Stone P et al) (CEU, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 4–11 (48 ref)

Home Healthcare—In Old Age

The science of improving function: Implications for home healthcare (Baker D) (forms, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 20-28, 40 (49 ref)

Transitional care: A critical dimension of the home healthcare quality agenda (Naylor MD) (review) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 48–54 (54 ref)

Home Healthcare Information Systems

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Hospital Policies

Do educational interventions improve management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia? (Schaffer K et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 7–12 (21 ref)

Hospital Programs

A quality institute in a rural hospital (Yergan J et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-3–W5-7 (7 ref)

Hospitalization—Trends

The declining rate of avoidable hospitalizations in the Veterans Health Administration (Bass E et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 45–52, 59 (28 ref)

Hospitals—Economics

Aligning financial incentives with quality of care in the hospital setting (Berthiaume JT et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 36–44, 51 (29 ref)

Hospitals—Michigan

q&a: Cheryl Knapp and Jane Janssen on the Baldrige process at Bronson Methodist Hospital (Genovich-Richards J) (interview, pictorial) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-17–W3-18

Hospitals, Pediatric

Transforming a payer-provider relationship from conflict to collaboration (Chavanu K et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 4–11 (24 ref)

Hospitals, Rural

Pennsylvania Critical Access Hospital Consortium: A strategy-focused performance improvement network (Baronner L et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts, Web site) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 6–14 (3 ref)

Rural communities improving quality through collaboration: The MaineHealth story (Letourneau LM et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 15–27 (19 ref)

Interview with a quality leader. Ira Moscovice on quality in rural healthcare settings (Boisvert S) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 33–36 (4 ref)

A systems approach to improving core measure outcomes in a small rural facility (Rangachari P et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 37–43 (8 ref)

Collaborative networks: Helping rural laboratories achieve quality (Hassell LA et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 44–49 (7 ref)

Bringing performance improvement full circle (Hardman M et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 51–5 (4 ref)

A quality institute in a rural hospital (Yergan J et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-3–W5-7 (7 ref)

Hospitals, Rural—Evaluation

Metrics help rural hospitals achieve world-class performance (Goodspeed SW) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 28–32, 55 (4 ref)

Hospitals, Veterans—Utilization

The declining rate of avoidable hospitalizations in the Veterans Health Administration (Bass E et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 45–52, 59 (28 ref)

Hypertension—Drug Therapy

Exploring the utility of automated drug alerts in home healthcare (Feldman PH et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 29–40 (24 ref)

Institutional Review

Letters to the research editor (Wise L et al) (letter) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 6 (1 ref)

Instrument Construction

Family-driven quality improvement in inpatient end-of-life care (Hodges M et al) (questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 20-26, 31 (19 ref)

Improving behavioral health satisfaction assessment: Measuring patients’ perceptions (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (case study, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 49–54, 59 (7 ref)

Construct validation of a physician satisfaction survey (Wolosin RJ et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 10-21 (35 ref)

Instrument Validation

Brief report: Reliability and validity of the TQManager Feedback Instrument (Lageson C) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 45–49 (14 ref)

Construct validation of a physician satisfaction survey (Wolosin RJ et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 10-21 (35 ref)

Insurance, Health, Reimbursement—Economics

Transforming a payer-provider relationship from conflict to collaboration (Chavanu K et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 4–11 (24 ref)

Interinstitutional Relations

Transforming a payer-provider relationship from conflict to collaboration (Chavanu K et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 4–11 (24 ref)

Job Satisfaction

Construct validation of a physician satisfaction survey (Wolosin RJ et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 10-21 (35 ref)

Low Back Pain—Therapy

Assessment of chiropractic outcomes for low back pain and neck pain: A health plan quality incentive model (Woodburn J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 32–39 (28 ref)

Medical Orders—Evaluation

Medical Staff, Hospital

Construct validation of a physician satisfaction survey (Wolosin RJ et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 10-21 (35 ref)

Medical Staff, Hospital—Education

Do educational interventions improve management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia? (Schaffer K et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 7–12 (21 ref)

Medication Errors—Prevention and Control

Medication Errors—Prevention and Control—In Infancy and Childhood

Patient safety in emergency situations: A Web-based pediatric arrest medication calculator (Blackledge CG Jr. et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 27–31 (4 ref)

Mental Health Services

Improving behavioral health satisfaction assessment: Measuring patients’ perceptions (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (case study, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 49–54, 59 (7 ref)

Motivation

Aligning financial incentives with quality of care in the hospital setting (Berthiaume JT et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 36–44, 51 (29 ref)

Multidisciplinary Care Team

Team triage: Addressing challenges to emergency department flow (Baumann MR et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-3–W4-9 (13 ref)

Neck Pain—Therapy

Assessment of chiropractic outcomes for low back pain and neck pain: A health plan quality incentive model (Woodburn J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 32–39 (28 ref)

Neoplasms—Ethnology

q&a: Todd Seto and the Center for Best Healthcare Practices (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-16–W4-17

Nurse Administrators

Interview with a quality leader: Audrey Nelson on translating research on patient safety into practice (White SV) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 32–35 (5 ref)

q&a: Cheryl Knapp and Jane Janssen on the Baldrige process at Bronson Methodist Hospital (Genovich-Richards J) (interview, pictorial) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-17–W3-18

q&a: Elizabeth Dale Aragon on patient safety (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-12–W5-14 (1 ref)

Interview with a quality leader. Joan M. Marren on home healthcare quality (Flores D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 29–31

Nurse Researchers

q&a: Elizabeth Dale Aragon on patient safety (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-12–W5-14 (1 ref)

Nursing Homes

Effective pain management: Lessons from a nursing home research study (Jones K) (research) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 41–47 (24 ref)

Nursing Practice, Evidence-Based

Interview with a quality leader: Audrey Nelson on translating research on patient safety into practice (White SV) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 32–35 (5 ref)

Using evidence-based performance improvement in the community hospital setting (McCoy JM et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 13–17 (10 ref)

Nursing Staff, Hospital—Education

Using evidence-based performance improvement in the community hospital setting (McCoy JM et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 13–17 (10 ref)

Occupational Health—Standards

Guest editorial. Designing healthy work environments with intention (Fontaine D) (editorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 2, 48 (13 ref)

Organizational Culture

Organizational climate: Implications for the home healthcare workforce (Stone P et al) (CEU, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 4–11 (48 ref)

Organizational Efficiency

Lean Six Sigma in healthcare (de Konig H et al) (CEU) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 4–11 (30 ref)

Outcome Assessment

Assessment of chiropractic outcomes for low back pain and neck pain: A health plan quality incentive model (Woodburn J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 32–39 (28 ref)

Outcomes (Healthcare)

Organizational climate: Implications for the home healthcare workforce (Stone P et al) (CEU, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 4–11 (48 ref)

Pain—Therapy

Knowledge transfer and utilization: Implications for home healthcare pain management (Bucknall T) (CEU) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 12–19 (38 ref)

Pain—Therapy—In Old Age

Effective pain management: Lessons from a nursing home research study (Jones K) (research) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 41–47 (24 ref)

Pain Measurement

How do patients perceive electronic documentation at the bedside? (Dagnone RV et al) (research) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 37–44 (29 ref)

Palliative Care

Using quality improvement to enhance research readiness in palliative care (Stajduhar KI et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 22–28 (16 ref)

Parental Attitudes

Patient Attitudes

Who looks after me? The impact of a communication tool on a medical teaching unit (McArthur HL et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-2–W1-6 (18 ref)

Patient Attitudes—Evaluation

How do patients perceive electronic documentation at the bedside? (Dagnone RV et al) (research) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 37–44 (29 ref)

Patient Safety

Interview with a quality leader: Audrey Nelson on translating research on patient safety into practice (White SV) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 32–35 (5 ref)

q&a: Elizabeth Dale Aragon on patient safety (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-12–W5-14 (1 ref)

Guest editorial. On “smart” patients as consumers (Soo Hoo WE) (editorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 4, 12 (2 ref)

Integrating patient safety indicators into patient safety programs (Hart J et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 18–28 (7 ref)

Patient Satisfaction

Improving behavioral health satisfaction assessment: Measuring patients’ perceptions (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (case study, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 49–54, 59 (7 ref)

Brief report. A wound-care process model improves emergency department turnaround time (Welch S) (research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 55–58 (17 ref)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Patient safety in emergency situations: A Web-based pediatric arrest medication calculator (Blackledge CG Jr. et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 27–31 (4 ref)

Performance Measurement Systems

A systems approach to improving core measure outcomes in a small rural facility (Rangachari P et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 37–43 (8 ref)

Physical Activity—In Old Age

The science of improving function: Implications for home healthcare (Baker D) (forms, review, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 20-28, 40 (49 ref)

Physician Attitudes

Construct validation of a physician satisfaction survey (Wolosin RJ et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 10-21 (35 ref)

Physician Incentive Plans

Health disparities in 30 indicators of recommended clinical care (Davis JW et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 32–41 (24 ref)

Physician-Patient Relations

Who looks after me? The impact of a communication tool on a medical teaching unit (McArthur HL et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-2–W1-6 (18 ref)

Physicians—Evaluation

Lessons learned from performance feedback by a quality improvement organization (Van Hoof TJ et al) (CEU, questions and answers, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 20-31 (10 ref)

Practice Guidelines—Utilization

Knowledge transfer and utilization: Implications for home healthcare pain management (Bucknall T) (CEU) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 12–19 (38 ref)

Preventive Healthcare

Lessons learned from performance feedback by a quality improvement organization (Van Hoof TJ et al) (CEU, questions and answers, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 20-31 (10 ref)

Primary Healthcare

Evaluating quality of primary care using the electronic medical record (Baldwin KB) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 40-47 (18 ref)

Process Assessment (Healthcare)

Aligning financial incentives with quality of care in the hospital setting (Berthiaume JT et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 36–44, 51 (29 ref)

Reducing nosocomial urinary tract infections through process improvement (Hansen BG) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (9 ref)

Metrics help rural hospitals achieve world-class performance (Goodspeed SW) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 28–32, 55 (4 ref)

Professional Compliance

Do educational interventions improve management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia? (Schaffer K et al) (CEU, research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 7–12 (21 ref)

Professional-Family Relations

Professional Knowledge—UtilizationKnowledge transfer and utilization: Implications for home healthcare pain management (Bucknall T) (CEU) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 12–19 (38 ref)

Professional Practice, Research-Based

Knowledge transfer and utilization: Implications for home healthcare pain management (Bucknall T) (CEU) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 12–19 (38 ref)

Program Implementation

Interview with a quality leader: Mikel Harry on Six Sigma in healthcare (Guinane CS) (equations & formulas, interview, pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 29–36

Quality Assessment

How unusual are the “unusual events” detected by control chart techniques in healthcare settings? (Borckardt JJ et al) (CEU, glossary, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 4–9 (17 ref)

Evaluating quality of primary care using the electronic medical record (Baldwin KB) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 40-47 (18 ref)

Quality Improvement

Guest editorial. Focusing on home healthcare quality (Rosati RJ) (editorial) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 2, 55

Transitional care: A critical dimension of the home healthcare quality agenda (Naylor MD) (review) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): 48–54 (54 ref)

Family-driven quality improvement in inpatient end-of-life care (Hodges M et al) (questionnaire/scale, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 20-26, 31 (19 ref)

Aligning financial incentives with quality of care in the hospital setting (Berthiaume JT et al) (algorithm, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 36–44, 51 (29 ref)

Brief report: Reliability and validity of the TQManager Feedback Instrument (Lageson C) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 45–49 (14 ref)

Conference brief report: Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care (White SV) (tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 52–56 (15 ref)

Reducing nosocomial urinary tract infections through process improvement (Hansen BG) (forms, research, tables/charts) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): Web Exclusive: W2-2–W2-9 (9 ref)

Lessons learned from performance feedback by a quality improvement organization (Van Hoof TJ et al) (CEU, questions and answers, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 20-31 (10 ref)

Constructing adolescent substance abuse performance measures using administrative data (Lee MT et al) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 42–48, 59 (65 ref)

Improving behavioral health satisfaction assessment: Measuring patients’ perceptions (Carroll-Solomon PA et al) (case study, tables/charts) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): 49–54, 59 (7 ref)

Guest editorial. The journey toward healthcare excellence (Byers JF) (editorial) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 2

Using quality improvement to enhance research readiness in palliative care (Stajduhar KI et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 22–28 (16 ref)

Developing a simpler measure of diabetes care quality (Selektor Y et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 53–59 (13 ref)

q&a: Todd Seto and the Center for Best Healthcare Practices (Flores D) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-16–W4-17

Guest editorial. A rural healthcare quality agenda (Wakefield MK) (editorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 2, 57 (1 ref)

Guest editorial. The rural community—Key to quality healthcare (Calico FW et al) (editorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 5, 50 (3 ref)

Rural communities improving quality through collaboration: The MaineHealth story (Letourneau LM et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 15–27 (19 ref)

Interview with a quality leader. Ira Moscovice on quality in rural healthcare settings (Boisvert S) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 33–36 (4 ref)

A systems approach to improving core measure outcomes in a small rural facility (Rangachari P et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 37–43 (8 ref)

Collaborative networks: Helping rural laboratories achieve quality (Hassell LA et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 44–49 (7 ref)

Bringing performance improvement full circle (Hardman M et al) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 51–5 (4 ref)

A quality institute in a rural hospital (Yergan J et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-3–W5-7 (7 ref)

Conference brief report: 2006 Baldrige National Quality Program (Scarrow PK) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-8–W5-11

Using evidence-based performance improvement in the community hospital setting (McCoy JM et al) (case study, CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 13–17 (10 ref)

Integrating patient safety indicators into patient safety programs (Hart J et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 18–28 (7 ref)

Interview with a quality leader. Joan M. Marren on home healthcare quality (Flores D et al) (interview, pictorial) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 29–31

Assessment of chiropractic outcomes for low back pain and neck pain: A health plan quality incentive model (Woodburn J et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 32–39 (28 ref)

Quality Improvement—Ethical Issues

Letters to the research editor (Wise L et al) (letter) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 6 (1 ref)

Quality Improvement—Methods

Lean Six Sigma in healthcare (de Konig H et al) (CEU) 2006 Mar–Apr; 28(2): 4–11 (30 ref)

Interview with a quality leader: Mikel Harry on Six Sigma in healthcare (Guinane CS) (equations & formulas, interview, pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 29–36

Quality Management, Organizational

Quality toolbox. A lean toolbox—Using Lean principles and techniques in healthcare (Zidel TG) (pictorial, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-7–W1-15 (8 ref)

q&a: Cheryl Knapp and Jane Janssen on the Baldrige process at Bronson Methodist Hospital (Genovich-Richards J) (interview, pictorial) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-17–W3-18

How unusual are the “unusual events” detected by control chart techniques in healthcare settings? (Borckardt JJ et al) (CEU, glossary, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 4–9 (17 ref)

A quality institute in a rural hospital (Yergan J et al) (tables/charts) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-3–W5-7 (7 ref)

Quality of Care Research

Using quality improvement to enhance research readiness in palliative care (Stajduhar KI et al) (CEU, tables/charts) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): 22–28 (16 ref)

Quality of Care Research—Ethical Issues

Letters to the research editor (Wise L et al) (letter) 2006 Nov–Dec; 28(6): 6 (1 ref)

Quality of Healthcare

Who looks after me? The impact of a communication tool on a medical teaching unit (McArthur HL et al) (research, tables/charts) 2006 Jan–Feb; 28(1): Web Exclusive: W1-2–W1-6 (18 ref)

q&a: Cheryl Knapp and Jane Janssen on the Baldrige process at Bronson Methodist Hospital (Genovich-Richards J) (interview, pictorial) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-17–W3-18

Conference brief report: Update on the National Health Policy Conference (Byers JF) (brief item) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-19

Media reviews (Lydon ME et al) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-20–W3-22

Quality NETwork (Ward SE et al) (Web site) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-23–W3-24

Quality products and resources (Pelletier LR) 2006 May–Jun; 28(3): Web Exclusive: W3-25–W3-26

Quality NETwork (Parisi LL et al) (Web site) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-18–W4-19

Quality products and resources (Pelletier LR) 2006 Jul–Aug; 28(4): Web Exclusive: W4-20–W4-22

Quality viewpoint (Glader A et al) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): 56–57

Media reviews (Boisvert S et al) (abstract) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-15–W5-17

Quality NETwork (White SV et al) (Web site) 2006 Sep–Oct; 28(5): Web Exclusive: W5-18–W5-20