Studies across medical disciplines have shown gaps in the care recommended in evidence
based guidelines and the care actually delivered. Quality improvement projects using …

Objective Quality Improvement initiatives aim to improve care in Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD). These address a range of aspects of care including adherence to published …

Variation in care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is present across multiple aspects of
IBD management, suggesting overall poor quality of care. Quality indicators are intended to …

Abstract Purpose of Review This article serves as an overview of several quality
improvement initiatives in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent Findings IBD is …

Chronic illnesses such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) present a unique opportunity to
define and improve the quality of care. Processes of care can be complex, and outcomes of …

Great strides have been achieved in the development of quality-of-care measures and
standards for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) over the last decade. The central structural …

Studies on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have reported suboptimal approaches to
patient care. In the United States, the findings have motivated leading gastroenterology …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] includes chronic, disabling and progressive
conditions that need a complex approach and management. Although several attempts have …

Efforts to improve healthcare quality were firmly established before the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) historic 2000 and 2001 reports, To Err is Human Building a Safer Health System and …

Abstract The Institute of Medicine's publications To Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality
Chasm publicized the widespread deficits in US health care quality. Emerging studies …