title: How to Assist Intensive Care Units in Improving Healthcare Quality. Development of Actionable Quality Indicators on Blood use.
abstract: Previously developed quality indicators (QIs) for the intensive care did not give clues for quality improvement. We will improve this by developing new QIs that are actionable, reliable, valid and easy to register. Using a modified RAND technique we developed in three rounds new QIs for blood use at Dutch intensive care units (ICUs). The final set of QIs will be part of the National Intensive Care Evaluation quality registry and evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. In addition, a web-based feedback tool containing strategies for quality improvement will be developed. With the results of this project we hope to improve and maintain good quality of care at the Dutch ICUs .
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marie-José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Roos-Blom
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dongelmans
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M Sesmu
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Arbous
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Evert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Jonge
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nicolette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Keizer
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009426:Netherlands; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*