Implementation of renal key performance indicators: Promoting improved clinical practice

Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 184-193

  Toussaint, Nigel D ^a,b   McMahon, Lawrence P ^c   Dowling, Gregory ^d   Soding, Jenny ^d   Safe, Maria ^a   Knight, Richard ^c   Fair, Kathleen ^c   Linehan, Leanne ^d   Walker, Rowan G ^e   Power, David A ^f  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Eastern Health ^*  (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^e ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic kidney disease; dialysis; education; key performance indicator; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CADAVER DONOR; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VASCULAR ACCESS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

BENCHMARKING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84923364015     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nep.12366     Document Type: Article

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