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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 108 pages)) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Quality of care is a priority for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency's missions abroad and their host country partners work in quality improvement, but a lack of evidence about the best ways to facilitate such improvements has constrained their informed selection of interventions. Six different methods - accreditation, COPE, improvement collaborative, standards-based management and recognitions (SBM-R), supervision, and clinical in-service training - currently make up the majority of this investment for USAID missions. As their already substantial investment in quality grows, there is demand for more scientific evidence on how to reliably improve quality of care in poor countries. USAID missions, and many other organizations spending on quality improvement, would welcome more information about how different strategies work to improve quality, when and where certain tools are most effective, and the best ways to measure success and shortcomings. To gain a better understanding of the evidence supporting different quality improvement tools and clarity on how they would help advance the global quality improvement agenda, the Institute of Medicine convened a 2-day workshop in January 2015. The workshop's goal was to illuminate these different methods, discussing their pros and cons. This workshop summary is a description of the presentations and discussions. |
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This activity was supported by Contract/Grant No. APC-GM-0002 between the National Academy of Sciences and JSI Research and Training Institute/U.S. Agency for International Development. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project. |
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Title from PDF title page; description based on version viewed February 8, 2016. |
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Introduction -- An overview of quality of care in low- and middle-income countries -- Six widely used methods to improve quality -- Reviewing the evidence for different quality improvement methods -- Synthesizing evidence, identifying gaps -- Cross-cutting approaches to improve quality. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United States. Agency for International Development.
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United States. Agency for International Development. |
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Medical care -- Quality control -- Congresses.
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Medical care -- Quality control. |
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Medical care -- Evaluation -- Congresses.
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Medical care -- Evaluation. |
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Developing countries -- Health aspects -- Congresses.
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Developing countries. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Congress.
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Medical care. |
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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Pittluck, Rachel E., rapporteur.
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health, issuing body.
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Improving Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Workshop) (2015 : Washington, D.C.)
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9780309373432 |
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0309373433 |
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9780309373425 |
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0309373425 |
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