Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37223235›Full record

ReviewClinics in colon and rectal surgery2023

Quality Improvement Initiative Implementation at the Unit or Hospital Level.

Alexis Colley, Elizabeth Wick

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Review in Clinics in colon and rectal surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alexis ColleyDepartment of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Elizabeth WickDepartment of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Funding

Surgical Oncology Training GrantT32CA251070 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ESSERMAN, LAURA J · 2020 to 2024
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA251070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quality improvement efforts take considerable commitment, including mentorship, training, and resources. Leveraging an established framework, such as that outlined by the American College of Surgeons, to design, implement, and analyze quality improvement projects offers the best chance for success. Herein, we illustrate the application of this framework to a gap in advance care planning for surgical patients. This article helps outline how to go from identifying and outlining a problem, to articulating a clearly defined project goal that is specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timebound, and later implementing and analyzing a gap in quality identified at the unit (e.g., service line, inpatient unit, clinic) or hospital level.

Indexed as

advance care planninginformaticsquality improvementresident education

Identifiers

PMID37223235
PMCPMC10202537

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