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| Sint-Trudo Hospital | OTHER |
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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Hospital | Experimental | Twelve wards of the hospital will be evaluated at the same time. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Implementation of a quality indicator feedback mechanism | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Hospital mortality | In-hospital mortality rate | During admission |
| Patient experiences | Experiences of patients will be measures by a validated questionnaire (Flemisch Patient Experience Questionnaire). Q: Will you recommend our hospital? (scale min 0 until 10 with 0: not and 10: for sure). For follow questions the scores are 'disagree', 'somewhat agree', 'largely agree', 'totally agree. The higher the score the better the outcome Q: This information was provided by my GP or by healthcare providers in the hospital. Q: I understand the information I received about the cost of my stay. Q: I received sufficient information about the causes of my condition or about the possible treatment methods for my condition or about the consequences of my disease. Q: Nurses or doctors explained things in a way I could understand or treated me with courtesy and respect. Q: My privacy was respected during conversations with caregivers or during examinations, treatment and care. Q: Before any treatment my identity was checked. Q: Hospital staff always introduced themselves | During admission |
| In-hospital length of stay | Length of stay of each patient in the hospital | During admission |
| Adverse events and adverse outcomes | Each adverse event and following adverse outcomes will be measured: urinary tract infections, pressure ulcers, hospital-acquired pneumonia, shock/cardiac arrest, upper-gastrointestinal bleeding, hospital-acquired sepsis, deep venous thrombosis, central nervous system complications, surgical wound infection, pulmonary failure, metabolic derangement, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus, central line associated bloodstream infections, carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae | During admission |
| Failure to rescue rate |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kris Vanhaecht, MSc | Professor | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sint-Trudo Ziekenhuis | Sint-Truiden | Belgium |
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The failure to rescue rate for each patient admitted in the hospital will be evaluated
| During admission |
| Readmission rate | Readmission within 30 days of each patient admitted in the hospital | 30 days after discharge |