An Environmental Scan of Canadian Quality Metrics for Patients on In-Center Hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality metrics or indicators help guide quality improvement work by reporting on measurable aspects of health care upon which improvement efforts can focus. For recipients of in-center hemodialysis (ICHD) in Canada, it is unclear what ICHD quality indicators exist and whether they adequately cover different domains of health care quality.

Objectives

To identify and evaluate current Canadian ICHD quality metrics to document a starting point for future collaborations and standardization of quality improvement in Canada.

Design

Environmental scan of quality metrics in ICHD, and subsequent indicator evaluation using a modified Delphi approach.

Setting

Canadian ICHD units.

Participants

Sixteen-member pan-Canadian working group with expertise in IC

SUBMITTER: Blum D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727051 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature