ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
The business case for quality improvement.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exploring the utilisation and effectiveness of implementation science strategies by cystic fibrosis registries for healthcare improvement: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- The development of the concept of return-on-investment from large-scale quality improvement programmes in healthcare: an integrative systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Identifying and understanding benefits associated with return-on-investment from large-scale healthcare Quality Improvement programmes: an integrative systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- The business of quality: analysing the association between healthcare quality improvements and patient utilization and staff numbers in sub-Saharan Africa.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Utilization of Lung Cancer Registries in Learning Health Systems for Health Care Improvement.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2025Review
- How is return on investment from quality improvement programmes conceptualised by mental healthcare leaders and why: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Review
- Advancements in neonatology through quality improvement.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Review
- Changing safety culture.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- Reporting standards, outcomes and costs of quality improvement studies in Ireland: a scoping review.BMJ open quality · 2021Article
- A practical guide to publishing a quality improvement paper.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
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Abstract
Value in healthcare can be defined as providing the optimal outcome per health dollar spent. Improving the value of healthcare for patients and healthcare organizations requires an understanding and evaluation of the costs and benefits. Investing in quality improvement (QI) work can bring about financial results for healthcare organizations over time, have beneficial organizational effects, and improve outcomes for patients. This article continues a series of QI educational papers in the Journal of Perinatology, and reviews financial and economic measures used to create the business case for QI. Ultimately, the business case for QI is better defined as a business strategy for success.
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