Categories (All): Quality

Health Care-Associated Infections: Costs and Financial Impact (USA): Article
Oct 2020

Health Care-Associated Infections: Costs and Financial Impact (USA): Article

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JAMA 2013 Zimlichman et al. Health Care-Associated Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Costs and Financial Impact on the US Healthcare System: This meta-analysis estimates the costs associated with the most significant and targetable Read More »

British Medical Journal
Oct 2020

British Medical Journal

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A journal that publishes high quality, peer-reviewed papers in QI. Links to great QI papers and a great resource for how to get started with QI projects.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): Quality, Cost and Value
Oct 2020

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): Quality, Cost and Value

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) link is a good resource for Quality and Value in healthcare. It has some great articles and resources for quality and value as well Read More »

Improving the Quality of Health Care in Canada
Oct 2020

Improving the Quality of Health Care in Canada

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Irfan A. Dhalla, Joshua Tepper. A good ‘broad strokes” paper on key actions at the health-system level that would improved quality of health care in Canada.

Quality Matters: Realizing Excellent Care for All (Ontario)
Oct 2020

Quality Matters: Realizing Excellent Care for All (Ontario)

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Health Quality Ontario’s System Quality Advisory Committee. A good quality primer with Canadian focus and some of the quality resources from B.C. Note:  Clicking on the link will download a Read More »