Quality improvement in pre-hospital critical care: increased value through research and
publication
Engelsk titel: Quality improvement in pre-hospital critical care: increased value through research and
publication
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Författare:
Rehn, Marius
;
Kruger, Andreas J
Email: marius.rehn@norskluftambulanse.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 21
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 14129090
Sammanfattning
Pre-hospital critical care is considered to be a complex intervention with a weak evidence base.
In quality improvement literature, the value equation has been used to depict the inevitable
relationship between resources expenditure and quality. Increased value of pre-hospital critical care
involves moving a system from quality assurance to quality improvement. Agreed quality indicators
can be integrated in existing quality improvement and complex intervention methodology. A QI
system for pre-hospital critical care includes leadership involvement, multi-disciplinary buy-in, data
collection infrastructure and long-term commitment. Further, integrating process control with
governance systems allows evidence-based change of practice and publishing of results.