Improving quality of care in low- and middle-income countries : workshop summary /

Improving quality of care in low- and middle-income countries : workshop summary /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Buckley, Gillian J., rapporteur.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2015]
Description:	1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 108 pages)) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Agency for International Development. United States. -- Agency for International Development. Medical care -- Quality control -- Congresses. Medical care -- Evaluation -- Congresses. Quality of Health Care. Developing Countries. Medical care -- Evaluation. Medical care -- Quality control. Developing countries -- Health aspects -- Congresses. Developing countries. Congress. Conference papers and proceedings. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11250359

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Other authors / contributors:	Pittluck, Rachel E., rapporteur. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health, issuing body. Improving Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Workshop) (2015 : Washington, D.C.)
ISBN:	9780309373432 0309373433 9780309373425 0309373425
Notes:	Title from PDF title page; description based on version viewed February 8, 2016. Includes bibliographical references. This activity was supported by Contract/Grant No. APC-GM-0002 between the National Academy of Sciences and JSI Research and Training Institute/U.S. Agency for International Development. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.
Summary:	Quality of care is a priority for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency's missions abroad and their host country partners work in quality improvement, but a lack of evidence about the best ways to facilitate such improvements has constrained their informed selection of interventions. Six different methods - accreditation, COPE, improvement collaborative, standards-based management and recognitions (SBM-R), supervision, and clinical in-service training - currently make up the majority of this investment for USAID missions. As their already substantial investment in quality grows, there is demand for more scientific evidence on how to reliably improve quality of care in poor countries. USAID missions, and many other organizations spending on quality improvement, would welcome more information about how different strategies work to improve quality, when and where certain tools are most effective, and the best ways to measure success and shortcomings. To gain a better understanding of the evidence supporting different quality improvement tools and clarity on how they would help advance the global quality improvement agenda, the Institute of Medicine convened a 2-day workshop in January 2015. The workshop's goal was to illuminate these different methods, discussing their pros and cons. This workshop summary is a description of the presentations and discussions.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
An overview of quality of care in low- and middle-income countries
Six widely used methods to improve quality
Reviewing the evidence for different quality improvement methods
Synthesizing evidence, identifying gaps
Cross-cutting approaches to improve quality.