2009
A hospital-randomized controlled trial of a formal quality improvement educational program in rural and small community Texas hospitals: one year results
Filardo G, Nicewander D, Herrin J, Edwards J, Galimbertti P, Tietze M, Mcbride S, Gunderson J, Collinsworth A, Haydar Z, Williams J, Ballard DJ. A hospital-randomized controlled trial of a formal quality improvement educational program in rural and small community Texas hospitals: one year results. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2009, 21: 225-232. PMID: 19395710, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural hospitalsStudy groupControl groupCommunity-acquired pneumoniaCongestive heart failureLocal quality improvement projectsSmall community hospitalQuality improvement projectContinuous quality improvement techniquesFull training programEducational programsHeart failureAnnual followIntervention groupCommunity hospitalHospitalTexas hospitalsPhysician championsIncremental benefitCore measuresSignificant differencesDidactic sessionsImprovement projectQuality improvement techniquesTrials
2008
The Effect of Health Care System Administrator Pay-for-Performance on Quality of Care
Herrin J, Nicewander D, Ballard DJ. The Effect of Health Care System Administrator Pay-for-Performance on Quality of Care. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2008, 34: 646-654. PMID: 19025085, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34082-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaylor Health Care SystemCore measuresJoint Commission core measuresAcute care facilitiesP4P programCalendar timeClinical quality indicatorsQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careHealth care systemRandom effects logistic modelHealth care qualityEligible patientsHealth care administratorsEffects logistic modelCare facilitiesVaccination performanceCare qualityCare systemHospitalJoint CommissionImprovement initiativesEffectiveness of payCare administratorsPatients