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Tracking the origins, defining and quantifying quality of care: Can we reach a consensus?
Nabialczyk-Chalupowski, Malgorzata.
Affiliation
  • Nabialczyk-Chalupowski, Malgorzata; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. US
Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum ; 26(2): 133-138, 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-797803
Responsible library: BR85.1
ABSTRACT
This editorial presents a summary of the narrative used in teaching fundamentals of quality management in healthcare to medical students and health professionals with limited or negative prior experience in the field of quality monitoring and improvement - i.e. those who find the topic dry and disconnected from their everyday clinical experience, lacking in human dimension, and confusing due to the multitude of definitions of quality of care and the considerable inconsistency of the terminology used in quality assessment. In order to remedy the problem, the topic is presented through an historical perspective of the concept of quality as seen throughout the ages - beginning in antiquity, through 19th and early 20th century quality control initiatives which evolved into the quality management policies and culture now firmly present in many of the contemporary domains of human endeavor. It is also envisioned that specific tools developed in this study for didactic purposes (a new definition of quality of care and a framework for classifying quality indicators) may play a role in encouraging a more effective dialog among all those passionate about the issue of healthcare quality monitoring, assessment, and improvement.
RESUMO
Este editorial apresenta um resumo da narrativa usada nos fundamentos de ensino de gestão da qualidade em saúde para estudantes de medicina e profissionais de saúde com experiência prévia limitada ou negativa no domínio da monitorização e melhoria de qualidade - ou seja, aqueles que acham o tópico seco e desconectado de seu experiência clínica diária, falta de dimensão humana e confusa devido à infinidade de definições de qualidade dos cuidados e a inconsistência considerável da terminologia utilizada na avaliação da qualidade. Afim de remediar o problema, o tema é apresentado através de uma perspectiva histórica do conceito de qualidade como visto ao longo dos tempos - começando na antiguidade, através de iniciativas de controle de qualidade no início do século 20 que se transformaram nas políticas e cultura de gestão da qualidade agora firmemente no século19 e presente em muitos dos domínios contemporâneos do esforço humano. Também está previsto que as ferramentas específicas desenvolvidas neste estudo para fins didáticos (uma nova definição de qualidade dos cuidados e um quadro para a classificação de indicadores de qualidade) podem desempenhar um papel no sentido de incentivar um diálogo mais eficaz entre todos os apaixonados da questão da qualidade da saúde monitorização, avaliação e melhoria.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce / Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers / Goal 3 Human resources for health Database: LILACS Main subject: Quality of Health Care / Students, Medical / Delivery of Health Care / Education, Medical Aspects: Social determinants of health / Ethical aspects Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/US

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce / Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers / Goal 3 Human resources for health Database: LILACS Main subject: Quality of Health Care / Students, Medical / Delivery of Health Care / Education, Medical Aspects: Social determinants of health / Ethical aspects Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/US
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