Search Results - "Claessens, Fien"

Call for Action to Target Interhospital Variation in Cardiovascular Mortality, Readmissions, and Length-of-Stay by Van Wilder Astrid, Bruyneel Luk, Cox, Bianca, Claessens Fien, De Ridder Dirk, Janssens, Stefan, Vanhaecht Kris

“…Background:Excessive interhospital variation threatens healthcare quality. Data on variation in patient outcomes across the whole cardiovascular spectrum are…”
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A co-creation roadmap towards sustainable quality of care: A multi-method study by Claessens, Fien, Seys, Deborah, Brouwers, Jonas, Van Wilder, Astrid, Jans, Anneke, Castro, Eva Marie, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Objective Hospitals demonstrated increased efforts into quality improvement over the past years. Their growing commitment to quality combined with a…”
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A decade of commitment to hospital quality of care: overview of and perceptions on multicomponent quality improvement policies involving accreditation, public reporting, inspection and pay-for-performance by Van Wilder, Astrid, Brouwers, Jonas, Cox, Bianca, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Claessens, Fien, Eeckloo, Kristof, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Background Quality improvement (QI) initiatives such as accreditation, public reporting, inspection and pay-for-performance are increasingly being implemented…”
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Six years of measuring patient experiences in Belgium: Limited improvement and lack of association with improvement strategies by Van Wilder, Astrid, Vanhaecht, Kris, De Ridder, Dirk, Cox, Bianca, Brouwers, Jonas, Claessens, Fien, De Wachter, Dirk, Deneckere, Svin, Ramaekers, Dirk, Tambuyzer, Else, Weeghmans, Ilse, Bruyneel, Luk

“…To examine trends in patient experiences in the period 2014-2019, describe improvement strategies implemented by hospitals in the same period, and study…”
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The "House of Trust". A framework for quality healthcare and leadership. [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by Vanhaecht, Kris, Lachman, Peter, Van der Auwera, Charlotte, Seys, Deborah, Claessens, Fien, Panella, Massimiliano, De Ridder, Dirk

“…In healthcare, improvement leaders have been inspired by the frameworks from industry which have been adapted into control systems and certifications to…”
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Measuring in-hospital quality multidimensionally by integrating patients', kin's and healthcare professionals' perspectives: development and validation of the FlaQuM-Quickscan by Claessens, Fien, Seys, Deborah, Van der Auwera, Charlotte, Jans, Anneke, Castro, Eva Marie, Jacobs, Laura, De Ridder, Dirk, Bruyneel, Luk, Leenaerts, Zita, Van Wilder, Astrid, Brouwers, Jonas, Lachman, Peter, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Measuring quality is essential to drive improvement initiatives in hospitals. An instrument that measures healthcare quality multidimensionally and integrates…”
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Mangomoments - preconditions and impact on patients and families, healthcare professionals and organisations: a multi-method study in Flemish hospitals by Vanhaecht, Kris, Van Bael, Elly, Coeckelberghs, Ellen, Van der Auwera, Charlotte, Claessens, Fien, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Panella, Massimiliano, Bisognano, Maureen, Delgado, Pedro L, Seys, Deborah

“…Understanding how small unexpected acts or gestures by healthcare professionals, known as Mangomoments, are translated into practice, what their preconditions…”
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A comprehensive analysis of temporal trends of between-hospital variation in mortality, readmission and length of stay using logistic regression by Van Wilder, Astrid, Cox, Bianca, De Ridder, Dirk, Tambeur, Wim, Vanden Boer, Guy, Brouwers, Jonas, Claessens, Fien, Bruyneel, Luk, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Despite the benefits of studying multiple patient outcomes together, research on between-hospital variation has often focused on single outcomes or…”
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Rates Of Patient Safety Indicators In Belgian Hospitals Were Low But Generally Higher Than In US Hospitals, 2016-18 by Van Wilder, Astrid, Bruyneel, Luk, Cox, Bianca, Claessens, Fien, De Ridder, Dirk, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…More than two decades ago, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed its Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) to monitor potentially preventable and…”
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Rates Of Patient Safety Indicators In Belgian Hospitals Were Low But Generally Higher Than In US Hospitals, 2016–18: Article examines patient safety indicators in Belgium hospitals by Van Wilder, Astrid, Bruyneel, Luk, Cox, Bianca, Claessens, Fien, De Ridder, Dirk, Vanhaecht, Kris

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Call for Action to target interhospital Variation in Cardiovascular Mortality, Readmissions, and Length-of-Stay: Results of A National Population Analysis by Van Wilder, Astrid, Bruyneel, Luk, Cox, Bianca, Claessens, Fien, De Ridder, Dirk, Janssens, Stefan, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Excessive interhospital variation threatens healthcare quality. Data on variation in patient outcomes across the whole cardiovascular spectrum are lacking. We…”
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“It is still intense and not unambiguous.” Nurses' experiences in the euthanasia care process 15 years after legalisation by Bellens, Marthe, Debien, Elisa, Claessens, Fien, Gastmans, Chris, Dierckx de Casterlé, Bernadette

“…Aims and objectives To explore how Flemish nurses working in hospitals and home care experience their involvement in the care of patients requesting euthanasia…”
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Is a hospital quality policy based on a triad of accreditation, public reporting and inspection evidence-based? A narrative review by Van Wilder, Astrid, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Seys, Deborah, Brouwers, Jonas, Claessens, Fien, Cox, Bianca, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Abstract Background Since 2009, hospital quality policy in Flanders, Belgium, is built around a quality-of-care triad, which encompasses accreditation, public…”
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The cost of a first and second hospital-wide accreditation in Flanders, Belgium by Brouwers, Jonas, Seys, Deborah, Claessens, Fien, Van Wilder, Astrid, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Eeckloo, Kristof, Vanhaecht, Kris, Kesteloot, Katrien

“…BACKGROUNDHospital accreditation is a popular and widely used quality control and improvement instrument. Despite potential benefits, ques-tions are raised…”
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A multiphase, multicentre development and validation of two maturity tools assessing the implementation of the FlaQuM co-creation roadmap by Claessens, Fien, Van der Auwera, Charlotte, Seys, Deborah, De Ridder, Dirk, Van Wilder, Astrid, Vanhaecht, Kris, Research Group, And The FlaQuM

“…As part of the new Flanders Quality Model (FlaQuM) towards sustainable quality management systems, a co-creation roadmap with 6 primary drivers and 19 building…”
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The future of hospital quality of care policy: A multi-stakeholder discrete choice experiment in Flanders, Belgium by Brouwers, Jonas, Cox, Bianca, Van Wilder, Astrid, Claessens, Fien, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Eeckloo, Kristof, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…•DCEs are a promising way to involve stakeholders in healthcare policy setting.•Attitudes on quality initiatives differ among healthcare workers, patient…”
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Patients’ and kin’s perspective on healthcare quality compared to Lachman's multidimensional quality model: Focus group interviews by Claessens, Fien, Castro, Eva Marie, Jans, Anneke, Jacobs, Laura, Seys, Deborah, Van Wilder, Astrid, Brouwers, Jonas, Van der Auwera, Charlotte, De Ridder, Dirk, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…To identify key attributes of healthcare quality relevant to patients and kin and to compare them to Lachman’s multidimensional quality model. Four focus…”
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Flanders Quality Model (FlaQuM): towards the development of a sustainable, integrated quality management system by Vanhaecht, Kris, Van der Auwera, Charlotte, Claessens, Fien, Leenaerts, Zita, Seys, Deborah, De Ridder, Dirk

“…Background: The quality policy for hospitals enrolled in 2009 by the Flemish government, is based on a ‘Quality-of-Care Triad’ consisting of accreditation,…”
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Lessons to enhance integrated care by assessing between-hospital variation in mortality, readmissions and prolonged length-of-stay for cardiovascular diagnoses: results of a cardiovascular population analysis by Van Wilder, Astrid, Janssens, Stefan, Cox, Bianca, De Ridder, Dirk, Brouwers, Jonas, Claessens, Fien, Bruyneel, Luk, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Background: Unwarranted between-hospital variation is a persistent healthcare quality issue that can threaten healthcare equity. Despite the benefits of…”
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Cornerstones of a sustainable national quality policy: A qualitative study based on international expert opinions by Brouwers, Jonas, Claessens, Fien, Castro, Eva Marie, Van Wilder, Astrid, Eeckloo, Kristof, Bruyneel, Luk, De Ridder, Dirk, Vanhaecht, Kris

“…Background National initiatives launched to improve the quality of care have grown exponentially over the last decade. Public reporting, accreditation and…”
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