| Theme | Facilitating clinical and nursing research in nephrology and dialysis | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Quality improvement reports | |
| Publish Date | 2013/04 | |
| Author | Yasuhiro Komatsu | Quality Improvement Center, St. Luke's International Hospital / Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Continuous Quality Improvement is the management philosophy and method of continuously improving the care processes to deliver evidence-based healthcare in the most efficient way. Quality improvement is characterized by the use of systematic, organizational, and data-guided approaches. Sharing knowledge and experience of quality improvement activities thorough "Quality Improvement Reports" facilitates a wide dissemination of knowledge into real world practices. This review article aims to summarize the concept of quality improvement and quality improvement reports. | |