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This review examines major issues, perspectives, and methods integral to the measurement and improvement of the quality of care provided to hyperbaric patients internationally.
This paper outlines key issues and methods for assessing and improving the quality of clinical hyperbaric services globally.
May inform quality initiatives in hyperbaric services; leaves open development of validated international standards.
The continued rapid worldwide diffusion of clinical hyperbaric facilities has substantially increased interest in clinical quality assessment and service improvement. This paper examines major issues, perspectives, and methods integral to the measurement and improvement of the quality of care provided to hyperbaric patients and their relevance and applicability across different societies. Special focus is directed toward the importance of quality assessment and improvement of clinical hyperbaric care, multiple stakeholder perspectives on improved clinical quality, measurement of clinical outcomes of hyperbaric care, importance of facility accreditation, process improvement methods, and the future importance of quality management in clinical hyperbaric facilities.
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Counte et al. (2005) conducted a review in Clinical hyperbaric care. Quality assessment and improvement was evaluated. This review examines major issues, perspectives, and methods integral to the measurement and improvement of the quality of care provided to hyperbaric patients internationally.
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