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Implementing CQI projects in hospitals.

A Sales1, I Moscovice, N Lurie

  • 1Rural Health Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA. asales@u.washington.edu

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement
|August 10, 2000
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The cost of implementing continuous quality improvement (CQI) in hospitals varies widely, with teams generally having autonomy. Further evaluation of CQI projects is recommended to ensure focus on quality of care.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Quality Improvement Science

Background:

  • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Total Quality Management are common but their implementation costs are not well-understood.
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Improving the Quality of Hospital Care (IQHC) program funded hospital consortia in the early 1990s.
  • This study aimed to estimate the marginal cost of CQI processes, particularly cross-disciplinary teams, in improving hospital care quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the costs associated with implementing Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects in hospitals.
  • To estimate the marginal cost of utilizing CQI processes and cross-disciplinary teams for quality enhancement.

Main Methods:

  • Interviews were conducted with quality managers at 38 hospitals within four consortia funded by the IQHC program in 1995.

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  • Data collected focused on the costs and characteristics of CQI projects.

    • Main Results:

    • 69% of CQI project outcomes were deemed critical to clinical services.
    • Team members actively participated in project selection (64%), analysis methods (87%), and problem resolution (97%), with most having autonomy.
    • Project costs ranged from $148 to $18,590, and durations varied from 1 to 66 months.

    Conclusions:

    • Hospitals in the sample demonstrated thorough knowledge of CQI processes and team autonomy.
    • It is recommended that new CQI projects undergo scrutiny regarding their specific contribution to quality of care.