Original Article Published: 24 August 2017 Quality improvement Identifying a quality improvement project Lakshmi Katakam & Gautham K Suresh Journal of Perinatology 37, 1161–1165 (2017) Cite this ...

Special Feature Published: 01 December 2016 Roadmap to a successful quality improvement project J R Swanson & S A Pearlman Journal of Perinatology 37, 112–115 (2017) Cite this article ...

5. Pick a project that can succeed. When you choose a project, pick something that will have a significant impact on your surgery center, Ms. Davidson says. For example, if your days in A/R average ...

Quality improvement as a concept rose to prominence in the mid- and late-20th century as part of a shift in manufacturing management philosophy that focused on improving product quality while reducing ...

Project ideas There are many established benchmarks that can be tracked and used as the basis of QI projects. For example Gastroenterology Associations of North Texas work on: • Reporting colonoscopy ...

Given the increasing burden of cancer in LMICs predicted over the next several decades, research evaluating context-specific quality of care and programs in quality improvement are essential. Examples ...

In it, quality improvement teams map the drivers behind different issues they might like to tackle, and then divide those into a two-by-two grid based on whether they're high-value programs that ...

Quality improvement projects should be evaluated to see how they align with the “ Model for Improvement, ” a process developed by the Associates for Process Improvement that includes 2 parts: ...

4. Make the project easy Quality improvement work should be easy, efficient, meaningful, and fun for the team. The beginning of a project should feature learning to propel progress.

Funding for projects receiving a grant award in this cycle is expected to range from $25,000 to $75,000. The grant requires a 25% cash match, which may be federal, state or local cash.

This year, at least $78 million is available through DEC’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program and up to $3 million is available through DEC’s Non-agriculture Nonpoint Source ...

Editor's note: This post is also co-authored by Ksenia O Gorbenko, Catherine van de Ruit, and Charles Bosk of the University of Pennsylvania. Quality improvement (QI) and patient safety ...