title: Implementation of a change process to improve outcomes of patients admitted to epilepsy monitoring unit.
abstract: A continuous quality improvement in health care, combined with measurement of patient and organizational outcomes, is an international trend that promises improvement in meeting the needs of health care consumers in a cost-effective manner. A clinical improvement workshop was conducted in our institution to study the practical methods that can be used by clinical teams to improve the quality and value of health care. This workshop enabled the Epilepsy Team to identify change strategies that potentially could accelerate clinical improvement efforts in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). The Team was able to develop, plan, and test improvements and link these improvements to patient outcomes.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkissian
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Politzer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Doran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care