The health care quality improvement initiative. A new approach to quality assurance in Medicare

JAMA ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 268 (7) ◽  
pp. 900-903 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. Jencks
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Health Care Quality Improvement

Quality Assurance Implications of Federal Peer Review Laws: The Health Care Quality Improvement Act and the National Practitioner Data Bank

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Snelson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Bad Faith ◽  
Health Care Quality Improvement ◽  
National Practitioner Data Bank

Patrick v. Burget, the landmark peer review case holding physicians liable under federal antitrust law for substantial damages caused by bad faith peer review, gave rise to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act. As shown in the recent decision in Austin v. McNamara, the Act's conditional immunities may promote peer review. However, the Act also created the National Practitioner Data Bank, which may have a chilling effect on peer review. The quality assurance implications of each of these federal legal developments is analyzed.

scholarly journals Shifting to Remotely Delivered Mental Health Care: Quality Improvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Daigle ◽  
Abraham Rudnick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Specialized Mental Health

This paper presents an organizational (ambulatory) case study of shifting mental health care from in-person to remote service delivery due to the current (COVID-19) pandemic as a rapid quality improvement initiative. Remotely delivered mental health care, particularly using synchronous video and phone, has been shown to be cost-effective, especially for rural service users. Our provincial specialized mental health clinic rapidly shifted to such remote delivery during the current pandemic. We report on processes and outputs of this rapid quality improvement initiative, which serves a purpose beyond pandemic circumstances, such as improving access to such specialized mental health care for rural and other service users at any time. In conclusion, shifting specialized mental health care from in-person to remotely delivered services as much as possible could be beneficial beyond the current pandemic. More research is needed to optimize the implementation of such a shift.

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