The Future of Quality Improvement for Cirrhosis.
Liver Transpl
; 27(10): 1479-1489, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1487507
ABSTRACT
Cirrhosis has a significant and growing impact on public health and patient-reported outcomes (PROs). The increasing burden of cirrhosis has led to an emphasis on the quality of care with the goal of improving overall outcomes in this high-risk population. Existing evidence has shown the significant gaps in quality across process measures (eg, hepatocellular carcinoma screening), highlighting the need for consistent measurement and interventions to address the gaps in quality care. This multistep process forms the quality continuum, and it depends on clearly defined process measures, real-time quality measurement, and generalizable evaluative methods. Herein we review the current state of quality care in cirrhosis across the continuum with a focus on process measurement methodologies, developments in PRO evaluation on quality assessment, practical examples of quality improvement initiatives, and the recent emphasis placed on the value of primary prevention.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Liver Transplantation
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Quality Improvement
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Liver Transpl
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
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Transplantation
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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