2007
The Impact of a Quality Improvement Program on Systems, Processes, and Structures in Medical Clinics
McInnes DK, Landon BE, Wilson IB, Hirschhorn LR, Marsden PV, Malitz F, Barini-Garcia M, Cleary PD. The Impact of a Quality Improvement Program on Systems, Processes, and Structures in Medical Clinics. Medical Care 2007, 45: 463-471. PMID: 17446833, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000256965.94471.c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention clinicsHuman immunodeficiency virus clinicHigher post-intervention scoresQuality Improvement ProgramPost-intervention scoresHIV careHIV clinicSurvey response rateIntervention cliniciansControl clinicsClinic structureResponse rateCare processesClinicMedical clinicsIntensive interventionMedical directorsQuality improvement techniquesCliniciansQuality improvementE-mail listsInterventionImprovement programs
2004
Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study.
Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Landrum MB, Hirschhorn L, Marsden PV, Gustafson D, Cleary PD. Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2004, 140: 887-96. PMID: 15172903, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careQuality Improvement ProgramRyan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) ActCollaborative quality improvement programProportion of patientsAppropriate screening testsOutcomes of careAntiretroviral therapyControl patientsQuality improvement strategiesHIV infectionIntervention clinicsStudy clinicRandomized trialsViral loadClinic typePostintervention studyCare measuresMedical recordsIntervention groupControl clinicsPatientsControl groupScreening testSociodemographic characteristics