Ensuring Quality Care in the COVID-19 Era: Applying the Donabedian Model to Tertiary Wound Care Center Practices.

MedStar author(s):
Citation: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 113(2), 2023 Mar-Apr.PMID: 32721015Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center | Plastic Surgery Residency | Surgery/Plastic Surgery | Surgery/Podiatric SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *COVID-19 | Humans | Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care | Quality of Health Care | Year: 2023Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006ISSN:
  • 1930-8264
Name of journal: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical AssociationAbstract: The coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic has disrupted health care, with its far-reaching effects seeping into chronic disease evaluation and treatment. Our tertiary wound care center was specially designed to deliver the highest quality care to wounded patients. Before the pandemic, we were able to ensure rapid treatment by means of validated protocols delivered by a colocalized multidisciplinary team within the hospital setting. The pandemic has disrupted our model's framework, and we have worked to adapt our workflow without sacrificing quality of care. Using the modified Donabedian model of quality assessment, we present an analysis of prepandemic and intrapandemic characteristics of our center. In this way, we hope other providers can use this framework for identifying evolving problems within their practice so that quality care can continue to be delivered to all patients.All authors: Akbari CM, Attinger CE, Atves JN, Bekeny J, Benedict CD, Evans KK, Fan KL, Steinberg JS, Zolper EGFiscal year: FY2023Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 06/01/2023
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Journal Article MedStar Authors Catalog Article 32721015 Available 32721015

Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006

The coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic has disrupted health care, with its far-reaching effects seeping into chronic disease evaluation and treatment. Our tertiary wound care center was specially designed to deliver the highest quality care to wounded patients. Before the pandemic, we were able to ensure rapid treatment by means of validated protocols delivered by a colocalized multidisciplinary team within the hospital setting. The pandemic has disrupted our model's framework, and we have worked to adapt our workflow without sacrificing quality of care. Using the modified Donabedian model of quality assessment, we present an analysis of prepandemic and intrapandemic characteristics of our center. In this way, we hope other providers can use this framework for identifying evolving problems within their practice so that quality care can continue to be delivered to all patients.

English

Powered by Koha