Integrating ethics and quality improvement: practical implementation in the transitional/ extended care setting.
A major challenge in health care today is to provide high-quality care that results in the best outcomes possible for patients and residents within the limits of available resources. Throughout the past decade, there has been a call from ethicists for health care institutions to integrate the ethics and quality improvement processes. This article describes how a transitional/extended care facility integrated the quality improvement process within an ethical framework to achieve high-quality care while controlling cost.
Piette
Mary
M
Franciscan Woods, Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA.
Ellis
Julie L
JL
St Denis
Phyllis
P
Sarauer
Jaclyn
J
D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D014922:Wisconsin