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To a Sustainable Quality Policy
Sponsor: KU Leuven
Summary
The investigators need stronger feedback loops and a quality monitoring and management system to improve the quality of care in sustainable way. The Chair Sint-Trudo "To a sustainable quality policy" was established to scientifically develop prerequisites for a sustainable quality of care. In this study protocol, a monocentric mixed-method quasi-experimental study will be used to assess the impact of a rapid-cycle quality indicator feedback mechanism on both patients and professionals.
Official title: The Implementation and Impact of a Rapid-cycle Quality Indicator Feedback Mechanism on Patients and Professionals: a Case Study of Sint-Trudo Hospital
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
400
Start Date
2020-08-15
Completion Date
2026-06-01
Last Updated
2024-02-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Implementation of a quality indicator feedback mechanism
1. Audit and feedback: A summary of clinical performance and hospital safety culture over a specified period of time. 2. Benchmarking Achievable: benchmarks are calculated from the performance of all members of a peer group and represents a realistic standard of excellence attained by the top performers in that group (i.e. comparing to the top 10% of peers). 3. Educational outreach: A trained independent person or investigator will meet with health professionals or managers in their practice setting to provide information (e.g. feedback of quality indicators). 4. Action planning: The purpose of action planning is to support quality improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for improvement, strategies and steps to accomplish the work.
Locations (1)
Sint-Trudo Ziekenhuis
Sint-Truiden, Belgium