1.Construction of Quality Control System for Medical Equipment under the Model of County Medical Service Community.
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2020;44(1):85-87
The construction of county and district medical community is an important measure for high-quality medical resources to "double sink and improve". In this study, we have initially constructed a medical equipment quality control system for members of the regional medical community. The current situation of lack of professional medical equipment management personnel and quality control equipment in primary medical institutions has been alleviated, the quality control level of medical equipment in primary medical institutions has been improved, and a new management model for quality control of primary medical equipment has been explored.
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital/standards*
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Materials Management, Hospital/organization & administration*
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Quality Control
2.Improving telestroke treatment times through a quality improvement initiative in a Singapore emergency department.
Rupeng MONG ; Ling TIAH ; Michelle WONG ; Camlyn TAN
Singapore medical journal 2019;60(2):69-74
INTRODUCTION:
Telestroke allows for remote determination of suitability for treatment with thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke. However, this approach is time-dependent and most centres have yet to achieve the recommended treatment times. We describe a quality improvement initiative aimed at improving the telestroke workflow and treatment times at our centre.
METHODS:
A multidisciplinary workgroup comprising clinicians, stroke case managers and radiology staff was formed to oversee the initiative. A phase-by-phase review of the existing workflow was done to identify the reasons for delay. Phase-specific measures were then introduced to address these delays, and a data-monitoring system was established to track the impact of these measures. The initiatives were implemented through four Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles. The door-to-needle (DTN) times for thrombolysis and clinical outcomes before and after the interventions were compared.
RESULTS:
A total of 104 patients were evaluated. The median DTN time improved from 96 minutes to 78 minutes post implementation of initiatives (p = 0.003). Fewer patients had symptomatic intracranial haemorrhages (8.5% vs. 24.2%; p = 0.03), and more patients had improvements in their National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (47.9% vs. 25.0%; p = 0.031) after the initiatives were introduced.
CONCLUSION
The quality improvement initiative resulted in a reduction in median DTN time. Our approach allowed for a systematic method to resolve delays within the telestroke workflow. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort aimed at providing thrombolysis safely to eligible patients in the shortest possible time.
Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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organization & administration
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Female
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Humans
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Interprofessional Relations
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Intracranial Hemorrhages
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prevention & control
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Quality Improvement
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Severity of Illness Index
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Singapore
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Stroke
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therapy
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Telemedicine
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methods
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organization & administration
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standards
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Thrombolytic Therapy
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methods
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Time
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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therapeutic use
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Treatment Outcome
3.Enhanced recovery after surgery in the west China: problems, strategy and future.
Jingwang YE ; Baohua LIU ; Weidong TONG
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017;20(3):263-265
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has been widely used in the world for near 20 years, which should be considered as the milestone of modern medicine advancement, changing the routine perioperative principle, accelerating the recovery speed following operation, minimizing the postoperative pain, and saving the medical resources. Despite the remarkable advance, the quality and application of ERAS in the west China needs further improvement if compared with international level or even some domestic hospitals. The postoperative hospital stay in west China is much longer than the reported 3 to 5 days according to published references. Several suggestions can be help: (1) Based on the published consensus and the successful experiences of ERAS in colorectal surgery, the medical institution should make great effort to extend this technique to change the profound traditional idea in medical staffs and patients. (2) The medical administrations should take the application of ERAS as a key performance index and annual work plan in hospital. (3) Multiple disciplinary team including anesthetist, surgeon, dietitian, and nurses is essential for hospital to promote the quality of ERAS. Undoubtedly, ERAS is going to be the conventional medical care in the western area of China. We may look forward to seeing more researches from western China to update the ERAS consensus.
China
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Clinical Competence
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Colorectal Surgery
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rehabilitation
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Consensus
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Digestive System Surgical Procedures
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rehabilitation
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Humans
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Length of Stay
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statistics & numerical data
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Patient Care Team
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standards
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trends
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utilization
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Personnel Administration, Hospital
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methods
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Postoperative Care
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methods
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psychology
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standards
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Postoperative Period
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Quality of Health Care
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standards
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trends
4.Operating Room Nurses' Experiences of Securing for Patient Safety.
Kwang Ok PARK ; Jong Kyung KIM ; Myoung Sook KIM
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2015;45(5):761-772
PURPOSE: This study was done to evaluate the experience of securing patient safety in hospital operating rooms. METHODS: Experiential data were collected from 15 operating room nurses through in-depth interviews. The main question was "Could you describe your experience with patient safety in the operating room?". Qualitative data from the field and transcribed notes were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory methodology. RESULTS: The core category of experience with patient safety in the operating room was 'trying to maintain principles of patient safety during high-risk surgical procedures'. The participants used two interactional strategies: 'attempt continuous improvement', 'immersion in operation with sharing issues of patient safety'. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that the important factors for ensuring the safety of patients in the operating room are manpower, education, and a system for patient safety. Successful and safe surgery requires communication, teamwork and recognition of the importance of patient safety by the surgical team.
Adult
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Female
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Humans
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Interviews as Topic
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Male
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Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology
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Operating Room Nursing/organization & administration/*standards
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Patient Safety/*standards
5.Discussion about Management of In Vitro Diagnostic Reagent.
Liang HUANG ; Jianghua ZHU ; Haiyi GU ; Yimin GENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2015;39(3):232-234
OBJECTIVEIn order to adapt the rapid development of modern medicine, this paper is aimed to analyze the application of in vitro diagnostic reagents (IVD Reagents) in hospital management and improve the overall level of hospital management.
METHODSBy groping the management experience of IVD reagents, we discuss the internal hospital management mode of IVD reagents in reality.
RESULTSWith the continuous improvements on the information platform of IVD reagents,we can realize benefit analysis of IVD reagents within the process of management.
CONCLUSIONReasonable management on IVD reagentscan improve the working efficiency in hospitals and provide swifter and better medical service for patients.
Central Supply, Hospital ; organization & administration ; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital ; standards ; Indicators and Reagents ; standards
7.Review on hospital infection administration of acupuncture manipulation with filiform needles.
Shun-Kui GANG ; Lei LI ; Xiao-Ling YI ; Dan-Xia WEI ; Min HOU
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2012;32(1):89-91
To analyze the relevant documents of hospital infection administration of acupuncture manipulation with filiform needles and acupuncture aseptic technique with filiform needles. The current situation is that acupuncturists have understanding insufficiency in hospital infection management, lack the sterile concepts and consciousness of disinfection and isolation. Aseptic technic principles aren't strictly followed; disinfection and isolation systems are unsound; sanitary condition of hand of medical staff is unsatisfied; and there is shortness in traditional long filiform needle manipulation. In future, we should explore the new model of hospital infection administration of acupuncture manipulation with filiform needles from implementations of relevant rules of hospital infection administration, establishment and supervision of sound corresponding system, further research of manipulation of filiform needles and formulation of septic technic criterion of filiform needles.
Acupuncture Therapy
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instrumentation
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standards
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Cross Infection
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prevention & control
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Disinfection
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standards
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Equipment Contamination
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prevention & control
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Hospital Administration
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Humans
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Hygiene
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standards
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Needles
8.A guide to requesting outpatient and emergency radiographs.
Gerald Jit Shen TAN ; Er Luen LIM ; Choon How HOW
Singapore medical journal 2012;53(7):423-quiz 427
Radiology is an important adjunct to clinical practice, but for many clinicians, requesting X-rays was something that was learnt on the job. This article provides guidelines on when and how to request X-rays for acute conditions such as head and cervical spine trauma, suspected rib and extremity fractures, low back pain and acute abdominal pain. We also highlight what to write in the request form, in order to obtain maximum value from the examination and allow the radiologist to generate a useful, accurate report.
Ankle Injuries
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diagnostic imaging
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Cervical Vertebrae
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diagnostic imaging
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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standards
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Fractures, Bone
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diagnostic imaging
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Health Care Costs
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Medical Errors
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prevention & control
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Neck Pain
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diagnostic imaging
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Radiology
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methods
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organization & administration
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standards
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Spinal Injuries
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diagnostic imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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X-Rays
9.Research on establishment of clinical safety intensive hospital monitoring net of traditional Chinese medicine injection.
Lian-Xin WANG ; Yan-Ming XIE ; Zhi-Fei WANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2012;37(18):2692-2694
The establishment of clinical safety monitoring net of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) injection is the one of the key issues of the monitoring work. The monitoring net is including varieties of types of net, such as clinical monitoring net, multimedia network platform, the net of experts or talents. The paper will introduce the establishing method of clinical safety monitoring net, the establishing of clinical safety monitoring net, and the establishing of network based on the internet, the knowledge network construction of experts, the net construction of talents are all included, to assure the development for clinical safety monitoring work.
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
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standards
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Drug Therapy
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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administration & dosage
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adverse effects
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standards
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Humans
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Medication Systems, Hospital
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standards
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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adverse effects
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standards
10.Discussion on establishment of quality control system for intensive hospital monitoring on traditional Chinese medicine injections.
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2012;37(18):2689-2691
Hospital centralized monitoring is an important method to adverse drug reaction (ADR) of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) injection. Nowadays, our hospital centralized monitoring to TCM injection is difficult to carry out normally, because of little attention that the medical staffs pay to, poor professional knowledge of researchers, unsound reporting system, unreasonable organization structures of ADR and so on. We hope to establish a quality control system of hospital centralized monitoring to TCM injection, by means of emphasizing the importance of ADR monitoring to TCM injection, establishing and perfecting the management mechanism, strengthening staff member training, building the four-steps inspecting rule, implementing barcode monitoring, to strengthen safety supervision of TCM injection, guarantee medication safety.
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
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standards
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Drug Therapy
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standards
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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administration & dosage
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adverse effects
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standards
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Humans
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Medication Systems, Hospital
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standards
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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adverse effects
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standards
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Quality Control

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