A Continuous Improvement Process for Health Providers of Victims of Domestic Violence
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality ImprovementPublished 1 October 2001
Evelyn Swenson-Britt, Joseph Thornton, Sue Keir Hoppe, Margaret Brackley
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Significant improvements were made in the overall qualitative chart reviews, although the diagnostic coding (using ICD-9 codes and e-codes) did improve and the CIP can be replicated in other settings to improve the care of victims of domestic violence.
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The CIP effort is being extended to outpatient facilities, and managers have requested that the training manual be replicated and placed throughout UHS as a resource manual. Other activities are intended to improve prevention of domestic violence and intervention when it occurs.
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