Quality Improvement in HIV Clinics

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Quality Improvement in HIV Clinics in Uganda: An Evaluation Dr R Southgate Public Health Specialty Trainee, Oxford Deanery Introduction Methods Nine of the 17 Data Management Collaborative sites were selected for evaluation, chosen to represent a range of clinics sizes. Sites were visited in October 2009 (baseline) and May 2010 (follow-up) by two teams of data collectors. Three tools were used to obtain data: Record retrieval time tool . The time taken to register a patient and retrieve their medical record from the clinic filing system was measured for ~50 patients and an average calculated. Record completeness tool . Six fields of a patient’s record card should be completed at each clinic visit. For 50 randomly selected records the number of fields completed at visits at baseline and follow-up was assessed and average record completeness was calculated. Structured clinic manager interviews were conducted to obtain data on interventions introduced; changes in clinic closing times (and thus staff time saved); and costs of participation in the collaborative. Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],References 1. WHO. Global Health Observatory [internet]. 2010. Available from: http://www.who.int/gho/en [accessed 29 June 2010]. 2. Massoud R, Askov K, Reinke J, Franco LM, Bornstein T, Knebel E, MacAulay C. A Modern Paradigm for Improving Healthcare Quality. QA Monograph Series 1(1) . Bethesda: Published for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Quality Assurance Project; 2001. 3. HCI Project. Research and Evaluation [internet]. Available from: http://www.hciproject.org/node/1051 [accessed 23rd June 2010]. Figure 2

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