Understanding the Components of Quality Improvement Collaboratives: A Systematic Literature Review

Software measurement (SM) is a key area to support process quality improvement and project management. Due to the nature of the measurement activities, tool support is essential. Tools can be combined to support the SM process and provide necessary information for decision making. However, tools are usually developed without concern for integration. As a result, organizations have to deal with integration issues to enable communication between tools. Aiming at investigating studies in the literature that report initiatives involving tool integration for supporting SM, we performed a systematic literature review. Twelve initiatives were found. This paper presents the results of the systematic review and discusses the main findings.

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Clinical audit as a quality improvement tool in emergency care. A systematic literature review

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.003 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

ML Specchia ◽

GE Calabrò ◽

V Mogini ◽

V Zeffiro ◽

M Favale ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Emergency Care ◽

Clinical Audit ◽

Quality Improvement Tool

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Six Sigma and SMEs: a critical review of literature

International Journal of Lean Six Sigma ◽

10.1108/20401461211243720 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 157-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Sunil V. Deshmukh ◽

Ashish Chavan

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Quality Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Six Sigma ◽

Deductive Reasoning ◽

Content Type ◽

Management Culture ◽

Six Sigma Methodology ◽

Six Sigma Approach

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to capture the evolution and status of utilization of the Six Sigma philosophy in the development of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as to document prominent development of practices through a systematic literature review.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology adopted for this study used the principles of content analysis and deductive reasoning vis‐à‐vis various sub domains of Six Sigma methodology pertaining to industries in general and SMEs in particular.FindingsThe literature revealed that: Management's commitment is most important in SME Six sigma implementation. Benefits of Six Sigma have been enjoyed largely by the bigger industrial units and to a relatively lesser extent by the smaller units, i.e. SMEs. Quality management culture has largely been ignored or given less importance in the SME sector, which is evident from the meagre literature. There is a dearth of clear and SME‐specific methodologies (for Six Sigma approach) for quality improvement and there are far fewer models for quality improvement in the SME sector.Originality/valueIt has been found, on the basis of a systematic literature review approach (used in this paper), that quality management and development in SMEs needs to be done in a planned manner using Six Sigma roadmap.

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What are the Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation and/or Success of Quality Improvement and Risk Management in Hospitals: A Systematic Literature Review

Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health Reviews ◽

10.16966/2471-8211.123 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Philippe Michel

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Quality Improvement ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Barriers And Facilitators

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Continuous Quality Improvement Processes in Child Protection: A Systematic Literature Review

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731517743337 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 389-400 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ines Zuchowski ◽

Debra Miles ◽

Cindy Woods ◽

Komla Tsey

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Continuous Quality Improvement ◽

Child Protection ◽

English Language ◽

Implementation Fidelity ◽

Child Protection Services ◽

Continuous Quality ◽

Language Evaluations

Purpose: Protecting children from mistreatment is a global concern, and further research and evaluation in child protection services is required. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) has demonstrated potential, but to date, there is no systematic review of studies that evaluate the application of CQI in child protection. Method: This systematic literature review examined the application of CQI in child protection services. The review identified published, English-language evaluations of CQI in child protection from 2000 to 2016 and critiqued the characteristics, methodological quality, and reported benefits of the included studies. Results: A search of social science electronic databases identified eight peer-reviewed studies, including six quantitative studies, one mixed-methods study, and one qualitative study. Discussion: The review highlighted that many studies on this topic lack specific validating data, but there is evidence that CQI models have some potential to improve processes for working with children and families by promoting implementation fidelity.

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