To a Sustainable Quality Policy

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Quality Improvement; Public Health; Management Systems

Treatments: Other: Implementation of a quality indicator feedback mechanism

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04200209

SQP4ST

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators need stronger feedback loops and a quality monitoring and management system to improve the quality of care in sustainable way. The Chair Sint-Trudo "To a sustainable quality policy" was established to scientifically develop prerequisites for a sustainable quality of care. In this study protocol, a monocentric mixed-method quasi-experimental study will be used to assess the impact of a rapid-cycle quality indicator feedback mechanism on both patients and professionals.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients admitted in the hospital for more than one night

Exclusion criteria

• Patients admitted in the hospital for less than one night

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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400 participants in 1 patient group

Hospital

Experimental group

Description:

Twelve wards of the hospital will be evaluated at the same time.

Treatment:

Other: Implementation of a quality indicator feedback mechanism