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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedOdell DD, Quinn CM, Matulewicz RS
Association between hospital safety culture and surgical outcomes in a statewide surgical quality improvement collaborative.
The "safety culture" within hospital systems is increasingly recognized as important to delivery of high-quality care. In this study, the investigators examined the safety culture in a statewide hospital quality improvement collaborative and its associations with surgical outcomes. The authors found, among other results that operating room safety culture scores were highest (97.7% positive) compared with the other domains, and ratings of hospital management were lowest (75.9% positive).
AHRQ-funded; HS024516.
Citation: Odell DD, Quinn CM, Matulewicz RS .
Association between hospital safety culture and surgical outcomes in a statewide surgical quality improvement collaborative.
J Am Coll Surg 2019 Aug;229(2):175-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.046..
Keywords: Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement, Outcomes, Surgery, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Maggard-Gibbons M
The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
This review summarized the history of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project and its components, and described the evidence that feeding outcomes back to providers, along with real-time comparisons with other hospital rates, leads to quality improvement, better patient outcomes, cost savings and overall improved patient safety.
AHRQ-funded; 2902007100621.
Citation: Maggard-Gibbons M .
The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Jul;23(7):589-99. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002223..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Surgery, Patient Safety, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Provider Performance