UNC QI Publications
As an academic medical institution, UNC is fortunate to have many clinicians who not only engage in quality improvement initiatives, but who publish their findings for others to learn from and share. IHQI stays abreast of recent QI publications from UNC authors who are focused on improving clinical care and improvement outcomes.
Please email us at ihqi@med.unc.edu if you have an article to add to this list.
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Multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative to standardize reporting of lung cancer screening. Cubillos L, Brenner AT, Birchard K, Henderson LM, Molina PL, Pignone M, Ratner S, Rivera MP, Jones L, Reuland DS. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2018;7(Suppl 3):S297-S301.
Improving Quality in the Care of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Egberg, Matthew D. Gulati, Ajay S. Gellad, Ziad F. Melmed, Gil Y. Kappelman, Michael D.; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Aug2018; 24(8): 1660-1669. 10p. (Article) ISSN: 1078-0998
A Department of Medicine Infrastructure for Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Improvement. Mathews, Simon C. Pronovost, Peter J. Daugherty Biddison, E. LeePetty, Brent G. Anderson, Mark E. Nelson, Terry S. Outten, Katie Langlotz, Ronald Duda, Denice Herzke, Carrie A. Peairs, Kimberly S. Golden, Sherita H. Lautzenheiser, Matthew B. James, Hailey J. Desai, Sanjay V. Keller, Sara C. Feldman, Leonard S. Pahwa, Amit K. Berry, Stephen A.; American Journal of Medical Quality, Jul/Aug2018; 33(4): 413-419. 7p. (journal article) ISSN: 1062-8606 PMID: 29183149
Implementing Lean in Academic Primary Care. Daaleman TP, Brock D, Gwynne M, Weir S, Dickinson I, Willis B, Reid A; Quality Management in Health Care, Jul-Sep2018; 27(3): 111-116. 6p. (Article – case study, research, tables/charts) ISSN: 1063-8628
The compliance coach: A bedside observer, auditor, and educator as part of an infection prevention department’s team approach for improving central line care and reducing central line-associated bloodstream infection risk. Buchanan, Mark O. Summerlin-Long, Shelley K. DiBiase, Lauren M. Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E. Weber, David J.; American Journal of Infection Control, Jan2019; 47(1): 109-111. 3p. (Article) ISSN: 0196-6553