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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedFisher KA, Mazor KM
Patient and family complaints in cancer care: what can we learn from the tip of the iceberg?
This paper comments on the Mack et al. article “Evaluation of Patient and Family Outpatient Complaints as a Strategy to Prioritize Efforts to Improve Cancer Care Delivery”, published in 2017 in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, in which Mack et al. categorized all complaints filed at a large outpatient cancer center during a two-year period, put forth a preliminary rating system for assessing complaint severity, and catalogued the actions taken in response to the complaints.
AHRQ-funded; HS024596; HS022757.
Citation: Fisher KA, Mazor KM .
Patient and family complaints in cancer care: what can we learn from the tip of the iceberg?
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2017 Oct;43(10):495-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.07.003..
Keywords: Cancer, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement
Armstrong MJ, Rueda JD, Gronseth GS
Framework for enhancing clinical practice guidelines through continuous patient engagement.
The authors propose a ten-step framework outlining steps and options for patient engagement in guideline development with the goal of highlighting steps for patient engagement and methods by which this can be achieved. This framework can serve as a resource for guideline developers desiring to increase patient engagement and reference for researchers investigating engagement methodology at different steps of the clinical practice guideline lifecycle.
AHRQ-funded; HS024159.
Citation: Armstrong MJ, Rueda JD, Gronseth GS .
Framework for enhancing clinical practice guidelines through continuous patient engagement.
Health Expect 2017 Feb;20(1):3-10. doi: 10.1111/hex.12467.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Quality Improvement
Franklin PD
Research priorities for optimal use of patient-reported outcomes in quality and outcome improvement for total knee arthroplasty.
This paper uses the traditional quality management's framework of inputs (patients), processes (clinical care), and outcomes to outline priority research questions to learn how clinicians, hospital managers, and patients can interpret patient-reported outcomes to improve total knee arthroplasty care and outcomes. It concludes that research should identify best practices to minimize variation in a patient's health status before surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS018910.
Citation: Franklin PD .
Research priorities for optimal use of patient-reported outcomes in quality and outcome improvement for total knee arthroplasty.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Feb;25 Suppl 1:S51-s54. doi: 10.5435/jaaos-d-16-00632.
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Keywords: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Surgery, Quality Improvement, Patient Experience, Evidence-Based Practice