TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Quality Improvement in Infectious Diseases A1 - Schondelmeyer, Amanda C. A1 - Ambroggio, Lilliam A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Rising costs and error-related morbidity and mortality have made quality improvement (QI) methods important tools in modern healthcare. Quality improvement is “an applied science that emphasizes innovation, rapid-cycle testing in the field, and spread in order to generate learning about what changes, and in which contexts, produce improvements.”1 Quality improvement science originated in industry as a means of improving efficiency, safety, and product quality in the manufacturing process. The principles and approaches of QI were introduced into the healthcare setting in the 1980s and have become increasingly applied in multiple patient settings to address a wide range of issues including patient safety, patient flow, care efficiency, and healthcare costs.1 Relevant to the practice of infectious diseases, QI has improved adherence to infection control and antimicrobial stewardship interventions, and improved patient management and outcomes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157319093 ER -