Diabetic retinopathy care--an international quality comparison
| Autor: | Kees J C A Sol, Jose P. Martinez Ciriano, Carolina Elisabeth de Korte, Niek S. Klazinga, Dirk F de Korne, J. Robert Rosenthal, Roland Bal |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Amsterdam Public Health, Public and occupational health, Health Services Management & Organisation (HSMO), Health Care Governance (HCG) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Internationality
media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Efficiency Organizational Hospitals Special Patient safety Qualitative analysis Nursing SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Health care medicine Humans Quality (business) Netherlands Quality Indicators Health Care Quality of Health Care media_common Diabetic Retinopathy Operationalization business.industry Health Policy Reproducibility of Results Diabetic retinopathy medicine.disease General Business Management and Accounting United States Outcome and Process Assessment Health Care Patient Safety business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International journal of health care quality assurance, 27(4), 308-319. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 27(4), 308-319. Emerald Group Publishing |
| ISSN: | 0952-6862 |
| Popis: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the quality indicator appropriateness and use it for international quality comparison on diabetic retinopathy (DR) patient care process in one American and one Dutch eye hospital. Design/methodology/approach – A 17-item DR quality indicator set was composed based on a literature review and systematically applied in two hospitals. Qualitative analysis entailed document study and 12 semi-structured face-to-face interviews with ophthalmologists, managers, and board members of the two hospitals. Findings – While the medical-clinical approach to DR treatment in both hospitals was similar, differences were found in quality of care perception and operationalization. Neither hospital systematically used outcome indicators for DR care. On the process level, the authors found larger differences. Similarities and differences were found in the structure of both hospitals. The hospitals’ particular contexts influenced the interpretation and use of quality indicators. Practical implications – Although quality indicators and quality comparison between hospitals are increasingly used in international settings, important local differences influence their application. Context should be taken into account. Since that context is locally bound and directly linked to hospital setting, caution should be used interpreting the results of quality comparison studies. Originality/value – International quality comparison is increasingly suggested as a useful way to improve healthcare. Little is known, however, about the appropriateness and use of quality indicators in local hospital care practices. |
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