scholarly journals SLIPTA e-Tool improves laboratory audit process in Vietnam and Cambodia

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuong T. Nguyen ◽  
Barbara McKinney ◽  
Antoine Pierson ◽  
Khue N. Luong ◽  
Quynh T. Hoang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Laboratory Management ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
Improvement Process

Background: The Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) checklist is used worldwide to drive quality improvement in laboratories in developing countries and to assess the effectiveness of interventions such as the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme. However, the paperbased format of the checklist makes administration cumbersome and limits timely analysis and communication of results.Development of e-Tool: In early 2012, the SLMTA team in Vietnam developed an electronic SLIPTA checklist tool. The e-Tool was pilot tested in Vietnam in mid-2012 and revised. It was used during SLMTA implementation in Vietnam and Cambodia in 2012 and 2013 and further revised based on auditors’ feedback about usability.Outcomes: The SLIPTA e-Tool enabled rapid turn-around of audit results, reduced workload and language barriers and facilitated analysis of national results. Benefits of the e-Tool will be magnified with in-country scale-up of laboratory quality improvement efforts and potential expansion to other countries.

scholarly journals Decentralised facility-based training as an alternative model for SLMTA implementation: The Cameroon experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Ndasi ◽  
Laura Dimite ◽  
Victor Mbome ◽  
Charles Awasom ◽  
Elive Ngale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Laboratory Management ◽  
Laboratory Cost ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
Training Models ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Improvement Process

Background:The Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme is designed to build institutional capacity to help strengthen the tiered laboratorysystem. Most countries implement the SLMTA three-workshop series using a centralised model, whereby participants from several laboratories travel to one location to be trained together.Objectives: We assessed the effectiveness and cost of conducting SLMTA training in adecentralised manner as compared to centralised training.Methods: SLMTA was implemented in five pilot laboratories in Cameroon between October 2010 and October 2012 by means of a series of workshops, laboratory improvement projects and on-site mentorship. The first workshop was conducted in the traditional centralised approach. The second and third workshops were decentralised, delivered on-site at each of the five enrolled laboratories. Progress was monitored by repeated audits using the Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) checklist.Results: Audit scores for all laboratories improved steadily through the course of the programme. Median improvement was 11 percentage points after the first (centralised) training and an additional 24 percentage points after the second (decentralised) training. Estimated per-laboratory cost of the two training models was approximately the same at US$21 000. However, in the decentralised model approximately five times as many staff members were trained, although it also required five times the amount of trainer time.Conclusion: Decentralised SLMTA training was effective in improving laboratory qualityand should be considered as an alternative to centralised training.

scholarly journals Improving The Quality of Process Standard Based on School-Based Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Anang Taufik Karunia ◽  
Maswardi M. Amin ◽  
M. Chiar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
School Based ◽  
Improvement Process ◽  
Standard Quality ◽  
School Based Management

<p>The purpose of this research is to understand and describe in detail and depth about 1) Planning of standard quality improvement process based on school-based management at State Junior High School 3 Singkawang (SMPN 3 Singkawang); 2) Organizing the improvement of process standard quality based on school-based management in SMP N 3 Singkawang; 3) Implementation of standard quality improvement process based on school-based management in SMP N 3 Singkawang; 4) Supervision of standard quality improvement process based on school-based management at SMP N 3 Singkawang; 5) obstacles and efforts in improving the quality of process standards based on School-based<br />management in SMPN 3 Singkawang. The approach used in this research is qualitative research using case study method. then the results obtained in this study as follows 1) Planning standard quality improvement process based on the<br />school-based management SMPN 3 Singkawang in good categorize; 2) Organizing the improvement of process standard quality based on school-based management of SMPN 3 Singkawang is categorized well; 3) Implementation of standard quality improvement process based on school-based management of SMPN 3 Singkawang is categorized quite well; 4) Supervision of standard quality improvement process based on school-based management of SMPN 3 Singkawang is categorized quite well; 5) Obstacles in improving the quality of process standards based on the school-based management of SMPN 3 Singkawang is the condition of facilities still not meet the standards, especially the land or building, the physical condition of teachers caused by the age factor but the quality improvement of educators developed through certification of educators and other activities that support the learning process as well as the establishment of harmonious relationships between schools, parents and alumni.</p>

A Resident-Led Institutional Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Process

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 369-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Stueven ◽  
David P. Sklar ◽  
Paul Kaloostian ◽  
Cathy Jaco ◽  
Summers Kalishman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
Improvement Process
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