Adams, Mark; Hoehre, Tjade Claus; Bucher, Hans Ulrich; Swiss Neonatal Network, the (2013). The Swiss Neonatal Quality Cycle, a monitor for clinical performance and tool for quality improvement. BMC pediatrics, 13, p. 152. BioMed Central 10.1186/1471-2431-13-152
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BACKGROUND
We describe the setup of a neonatal quality improvement tool and list which peer-reviewed requirements it fulfils and which it does not. We report on the so-far observed effects, how the units can identify quality improvement potential, and how they can measure the effect of changes made to improve quality.
METHODS
Application of a prospective longitudinal national cohort data collection that uses algorithms to ensure high data quality (i.e. checks for completeness, plausibility and reliability), and to perform data imaging (Plsek's p-charts and standardized mortality or morbidity ratio SMR charts). The collected data allows monitoring a study collective of very low birth-weight infants born from 2009 to 2011 by applying a quality cycle following the steps 'guideline - perform - falsify - reform'.
RESULTS
2025 VLBW live-births from 2009 to 2011 representing 96.1% of all VLBW live-births in Switzerland display a similar mortality rate but better morbidity rates when compared to other networks. Data quality in general is high but subject to improvement in some units. Seven measurements display quality improvement potential in individual units. The methods used fulfil several international recommendations.
CONCLUSIONS
The Quality Cycle of the Swiss Neonatal Network is a helpful instrument to monitor and gradually help improve the quality of care in a region with high quality standards and low statistical discrimination capacity.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine > Neonatology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Höhre, Tjade Claus |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1471-2431 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
10 Apr 2014 15:27 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:33 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/1471-2431-13-152 |
PubMed ID: |
24074151 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.50247 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/50247 |
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