Quality Matters - June 2006
<p><br><br>Welcome to <a href="/cnlib/pub/enews_clickthrough.htm?enews_item_id=22845&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecmwf%2Eorg%2Fpublications%2Fpublications%5Fshow%2Ehtm%3Fdoc%5Fid%3D378546%26%23doc378546">Quality Matters,</a> a monthly roundup of news and opinion on quality measurement, information technology, quality improvement initiatives, and policy innovations.<br><br><strong>Issue of the Month: Implementing Clinical Guidelines</strong><br />This month we examine the roles of clinical guidelines, protocols, and pathways in quality improvement. <a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=378546#issue">More</a><br /><br /><strong>Perspective: Consistency, Continuity, and Coordination--The 3Cs of Seamless Patient Care</strong><br />According to Artemis March, Ph.D., M.B.A., an independent consultant who has studied change processes in health care systems, clinical guidelines, protocols, and pathways can help to narrow the gaps between disciplines and foster a culture of quality within health care organizations. These tools have the potential to build consistency, continuity, and coordination--the "3Cs" of seamless patient care. <a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=378546#perspective">More</a><br /><br /><strong>News Briefs</strong><br />Selected stories on patient safety, health care quality, and information technology. <a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=378546#news">More</a><br><br><a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=378546#recentpubs">Recent Publications of Note</a><br><br><a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=378546#recenteds">Recent Editorials/Perspectives of Note</a></p>
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