5. Use of IT to improve healthcare Flashcards
Quality Dimensions:
Structural Quality
Process Quality
Outcome Quality
This model helps in assessing and improving healthcare services.
Quality Indicators
Definition/Purpose:
Characteristics:
Types and Examples:
Definition/Purpose: Quality indicators are tools used to measure healthcare quality. They assess healthcare processes or outcomes and monitor and evaluate the quality of important governance, management, clinical, and support functions.
Characteristics: They should follow the RUMBA principle - Relevant, Understandable, Measurable, Behavioral, and Achievable.
Types and Examples: Include structure indicators (e.g., staff qualifications), process indicators (e.g., adherence to clinical guidelines), and outcome indicators (e.g., patient satisfaction and health outcomes).
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
Definition:
Guidelines - Purpose, Relation to EBM:
Definition: EBM integrates clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from systematic research.
Guidelines - Purpose, Relation to EBM: Guidelines in EBM translate the best available evidence into practice, aiming to promote quality by reducing healthcare variations and improving therapy effectiveness. They are instrumental in implementing EBM in clinical practice.
Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
Approaches, Tools:
Approaches, Tools: CDS encompasses a variety of tools designed to enhance decision-making in the clinical workflow. These tools include computerized alerts, clinical guidelines, order sets, patient data reports, and more. The aim is to provide knowledge and person-specific information at appropriate times to enhance health and healthcare.
What is the PDCA Cycle in Quality Management?
The Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle, a method for continuous improvement in quality.
What is the RUMBA principle in the context of quality indicators?
It states that quality indicators should be Relevant, Understandable, Measurable, Behavioral, and Achievable.
What is Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)?
EBM is the integration of clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from systematic research for patient care.
What is the impact of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) in healthcare?
CDSS can enhance health and healthcare by providing knowledge and person-specific information at appropriate times
What are some challenges in implementing IT-based guidelines in healthcare?
ambiguity, incompleteness, and the need for system integration into clinical workflows.
What are the key tools in Clinical Decision Support?
Computerized alerts, clinical guidelines, order sets, patient data reports, and more.
