Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, Mesa.
J Athl Train. 2017 Nov;52(11):1070-1078. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-52.10.15. Epub 2017 Nov 10.
Quality improvement (QI) is a health care concept that ensures patients receive high-quality (safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered) and affordable care. Despite its importance, the application of QI in athletic health care has been limited.
To describe the need for and define QI in health care, to describe how to measure quality in health care, and to present a QI case in athletic training.
As the athletic training profession continues to grow, a widespread engagement in QI efforts is necessary to establish the value of athletic training services for the patients that we serve. A review of the importance of QI in health care, historical perspectives of QI, tools to drive QI efforts, and examples of common QI initiatives is presented to assist clinicians in better understanding the value of QI for advancing athletic health care and the profession. Clinical and Research Advantages: By engaging clinicians in strategies to measure outcomes and improve their patient care services, QI practice can help athletic trainers provide high-quality and affordable care to patients.
质量改进（QI）是一种医疗保健理念，可确保患者获得高质量（安全、及时、有效、高效、公平、以患者为中心）且负担得起的医疗服务。尽管它很重要，但 QI 在运动医疗保健中的应用一直受到限制。
描述医疗保健中 QI 的必要性和定义，描述如何衡量医疗保健质量，并介绍运动训练中的 QI 案例。
随着运动训练专业的不断发展，有必要广泛参与 QI 工作，以确立我们为服务对象的运动训练服务的价值。本文回顾了 QI 在医疗保健中的重要性、QI 的历史观点、推动 QI 工作的工具以及常见 QI 计划的示例，以帮助临床医生更好地理解 QI 对推进运动医疗保健和专业发展的价值。临床和研究优势：通过让临床医生参与衡量结果和改善患者护理服务的策略，QI 实践可以帮助运动训练师为患者提供高质量且负担得起的护理。
