The notion of quality of care is an important and controversial topic in today's medicine: its
detractors suggest that strict quality measures and guidelines affect “the art of medicine” …

Methods Patients with diagnosis of IBD (Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), or
indeterminate colitis (IC)) were identified in the gastroenterology continuity clinic using ICD …

Background The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Bridges to Excellence (BTE)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Care Recognition program encourages clinicians to …

Introduction: Current treatment modalities in IBD allow us to render normal quality of life to
most patients. Ideally, structured digital care pathways can be harmonised in order to …

Background Low rates of compliance with quality measures for inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD) have been reported for US gastroenterologists. Aims We assessed the influence of …

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

Background Healthcare service provision in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often
designed to meet targets set by healthcare providers rather than those of patients. It is …

Background and aims Healthcare quality improvement (QI) is the systematic process to
continuously improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients. The landmark …

Objective A national audit conducted in 2005/6 showed unacceptable quality of care for
inpatients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the UK. This was re-audited in 2007/8 …

Background Good quality of care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) depends on high-
standard management and facility in the IBD center. Yet, there are no clear measures or …