Significance and application of quality improvement in clinical medicine
LI Zheng-Hong
Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730
Abstract Quality improvement is a methodology which was initially developed and employed in the field of industrial manufacturing. This approach involves implementing a series of interventions aimed at elevating the existing quality standards to a higher level. In daily medical work, there are often spontaneous quality improvements. Medical quality improvements supported by scientific methodology can evaluate medical quality more scientifically and provide objective feedback on the quality of medical work for healthcare professionals. This article provides a concise introduction to quality improvement and shows its application and significance in the field of clinical medicine through examples.
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