International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Apr 2009
ReviewUsing quality indicators to improve hospital care: a review of the literature.
To review the literature concerning strategies for implementing quality indicators in hospital care, and their effectiveness in improving the quality of care. ⋯ Effective strategies to implement quality indicators in daily practice in order to improve hospital care do exist, but there is considerable variation in the methods used and the level of change achieved. Feedback reports combined with another implementation strategy seem to be most effective.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Apr 2009
Comparative StudyComparison of US accredited and non-accredited rural critical access hospitals.
US critical access hospitals play an integral role in rural healthcare. Accreditation may be helpful in assuring that these hospitals provide high-quality care. ⋯ The results indicate that in the setting of critical access hospitals, external accreditation appears to result in modestly better performance.