Quality Improvement definition

Quality Improvement means a focus on activities to improve performance above minimum standards and reasonably expected levels of performance, quality and practice.

Quality Improvement means the efforts to improve the level of performance of a key process or processes in health services or health care.

Quality Improvement means the effort to improve the level of performance of key processes, practices, or outcomes in service provision. A quality improvement program measures the level of current performance of the processes and practices, finds ways to improve the performance or outcomes, and implements new and better methods for the processes or practices. Quality improvement includes the goals of quality assurance, quality control, quality planning, and quality management.

Examples of Quality Improvement in a sentence

• Blue Shield will not retroactively deny Provider’s claims on the basis of Medical Necessity for services reviewed and Authorized pursuant to the Quality Improvement and Utilization Management Program, provided that Provider submitted full and accurate information to Blue Shield for review under its Quality Improvement and Utilization Management Program.

• If a discernible pattern is identified as part of our Quality Improvement Process, NB will make or consider making systemic changes to improve its services.

• Whenever a matter covered by a collective bargaining agreement is raised in a QStP Quality Improvement Process Team (QIP) or Problem Solving Process Team (PSP), the matter shall be suspended until the members of the statewide steering committee have expressly agreed to continued involvement by the or team.

• The Parties must meet as frequently as necessary to ensure proper oversight of this MOU, but not less frequently than quarterly, in order to address care coordination, Quality Improvement (“QI”) activities, QI outcomes, systemic and case- specific concerns, and communication with others within their organizations about such activities.

• Definitions: “secondary school continuing education teacher” as referred to in this Article shall mean an individual who falls within the term “teacher” as defined in the “Education Act” as amended by Education Quality Improvement Act who is engaged in the teaching of a course or courses, which eligible for credit towards an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and for which Continuing Education grants are received.

More Definitions of Quality Improvement

Quality Improvement means a system to continuously examine, monitor and revise processes and systems that support and improve administrative and clinical functions.

Quality Improvement means a system to continuously examine, monitor and revise processes and systems that support and improve administrative and clinical functions. Rate Cell means a Population Risk Group for which a Capitation Rate has been determined. Rate Period 1 means the 18-month period beginning on March 1, 2012 and ending on August 31, 2013. For purposes of rate setting only, Rate Period 1 will be divided into three sub-periods: March 1, 2012 through August 31, 2012, September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013, and June 1, 2013 to August 31, 2013. Rate Period 2 means the 12-month period beginning on September 1, 2013 and ending on August 31, 2014.

Quality Improvement. (or Quality Assurance) means a method of evaluation of services provided, which includes defined standards, evaluation methodologies and utilization of evaluation results for continued system improvement. Such methods may include, but not limited to, a written plan describing the program objectives, organizations, scope and mechanisms for overseeing the effectiveness of the program.

Quality Improvement means an effort to improve the processes and outcomes related to the provision of health care services within a health plan.

Quality Improvement means ongoing activities designed to objectively and systematically evaluate the quality of care and services, pursue opportunities to improve care and services, and resolve identified problems. Quality improvement is an approach to the ongoing study and improvement of the processes of providing services to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Quality Improvement means modifying the process for providing care in order to improve outcomes. Modifications are based upon the measurement of parameters such as evidence-based best practices, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, population-specific care, culturally appropriate care, appropriate use of technology and resources, and access to care.

Quality Improvement means activities designed to improve processes and outcomes related to the provision of health care services. Quality Improvement activities include but are not limited to outcome evaluations; development of clinical guidelines; population based activities relating to improving health or reducing health care costs; clinical protocol development and decision support tools; case management and care coordination; reviewing the competence or qualifications of health care providers, but shall not include Research. The use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information for quality improvement activities may be permitted provided the Accessing and Disclosing entities have or had a relationship with the individual who is the subject of the Protected Health Information.