Usefulness of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Quality Improvement Self-assessment Tool After 1 Year
| Autor: | Mary Lally, Frank Vermeiren, Mary Beth Farrell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
Self-assessment Medical education Health (social science) Quality management Leadership and Management 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Advisory Committees MEDLINE Intersocietal accreditation commission Quality Improvement United States Accreditation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Critical thinking Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology Care Planning |
| Zdroj: | Quality Management in Health Care. 28:163-168 |
| ISSN: | 1063-8628 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000214 |
| Popis: | Background and objectives The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) created a voluntary quality improvement (QI) tool that allows imaging facilities to self-assess and document the quality of imaging studies. This study aimed to evaluate users' perceptions of the effectiveness and usefulness of the new QI self-assessment tool. Methods The IAC's QI tool evaluates 4 quality measures: test appropriateness; technical quality/safety; interpretive quality; and report timeliness/completeness. A survey was appended to the tool to assess the perceived value. Results Between May 2016 and July 2017, a total of 829 facilities completed 5312 self-assessments. During that time, 936 respondents completed the survey. There was a high level of agreement that the tool is easy to use (91.8%), encouraged critical thinking (90.3%), and the activity was worthwhile (89.6%). Conclusion The results show that most respondents find value in using the voluntary IAC QI Self-assessment Tool. Respondents believed tool use encouraged critical thinking, and they were satisfied with the QI self-assessment process. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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