Quality Improvement

Timely depression screening increased about 20% among patients after a quality improvement initiative was implemented at their primary care practices, according to findings published in the Journal of Community Health.

Mean HbA1c for people with type 1 diabetes increased in the U.S. from 2011 to 2017, whereas Sweden saw decreases in HbA1c among all age groups, and Germany and Austria reported a decline among children, according to study data.

Primary care clinics that implemented seven evidence-based strategies saw significant improvements in cardiovascular-related clinical quality measures, data showed.

Osagie Ebekozien, MD, MPH, CPHQ, was working in Boston’s public health department in 2015 when his wife was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

The ESRD Quality Incentive Program, launched nearly a decade ago, has done little to improve the quality of care of patients on dialysis, according to a recently published study.

A hospital and post-discharge quality improvement intervention did not improve rehospitalization or survival in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction beyond existing quality improvement programs, researchers reported.

The diet quality of foods consumed at schools improved dramatically while diet quality of foods consumed from grocery stores, restaurants and worksites showed small to modest gains, researchers reported.  

Researchers at George Washington University have developed a tool that can assess patients’ home dialysis experience, according to a recently published study.

A quality improvement program reduced antibiotic use and strengthened antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

The American College of Cardiology, MedAxiom and Royal Philips announced a collaboration aimed at improving performance in the delivery of integrated CV care.