How to use continuous quality improvement theory and statistical quality control tools in a multispecialty clinic

R N Re; M A Krousel-Wood

doi:10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30398-0

How to use continuous quality improvement theory and statistical quality control tools in a multispecialty clinic

QRB Qual Rev Bull. 1990 Nov;16(11):391-7. doi: 10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30398-0.

Authors

R N Re¹, M A Krousel-Wood

Affiliation

¹ Research Division, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70121.

PMID: 2126081
DOI: 10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30398-0

Abstract

The management philosophy of continuous quality improvement (CQI) and the tools of statistical quality control (SQC) have the potential for advancing quality management in medicine as they have in industry. The authors report their favorable experience with the approach and explain how to adapt CQI principles and SQC charts and graphs, citing examples from their participation in a quality improvement effort in a multispecialty clinic serving a large hospital. The coupling of statistical techniques with modern approaches to outcome analysis may provide powerful tools not only for quality assurance and assessment but also for technology evaluation and resource allocation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Data Collection / methods
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Forms and Records Control
Group Practice / organization & administration*
Humans
Models, Statistical
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / methods*
Quality Assurance, Health Care / organization & administration*
Research Design
Risk Management / methods
Systems Analysis