TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of the Standards-Based Management and Recognition approach to quality improvement in maternal, newborn, and child health programs in low-resource countries
AU - Necochea, Edgar
AU - Tripathi, Vandana
AU - Kim, Young-MI
AU - Akram, Nabeel
AU - Hyjazi, Yolande
AU - Da Luz Vaz, Maria
AU - Otolorin, Emmanuel
AU - Pleah, Tsigue
AU - Rashidi, Tambudzai
AU - Bishanga, Dustan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - The Standards-Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R; Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA) approach to quality improvement was developed by Jhpiego to respond to common challenges faced by health systems in low-resource settings, including poor pre-service education, lack of resources for conventional supervisory models, and weak health information systems. Since its introduction in Brazil in 1997, SBM-R has been implemented in approximately 30 countries and continues expanding to new places and service delivery areas. The present article: (1) describes key steps in the SBM-R methodology focusing on provider performance assessment using evidence-based standards; and (2) presents examples of improvements in provider performance in maternal, newborn, and child health care following SBM-R implementation derived from routine program data, quasi-experimental evaluations, and in-depth case studies. SBM-R incorporates evidence-based methods that are known to have positive effects on healthcare quality, including audit and feedback, educational outreach visits, and checklist usage; however, further rigorous research is needed to document the population-level impacts of the SBM-R approach.
AB - The Standards-Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R; Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA) approach to quality improvement was developed by Jhpiego to respond to common challenges faced by health systems in low-resource settings, including poor pre-service education, lack of resources for conventional supervisory models, and weak health information systems. Since its introduction in Brazil in 1997, SBM-R has been implemented in approximately 30 countries and continues expanding to new places and service delivery areas. The present article: (1) describes key steps in the SBM-R methodology focusing on provider performance assessment using evidence-based standards; and (2) presents examples of improvements in provider performance in maternal, newborn, and child health care following SBM-R implementation derived from routine program data, quasi-experimental evaluations, and in-depth case studies. SBM-R incorporates evidence-based methods that are known to have positive effects on healthcare quality, including audit and feedback, educational outreach visits, and checklist usage; however, further rigorous research is needed to document the population-level impacts of the SBM-R approach.
KW - Health systems strengthening
KW - Maternal, newborn, and child health
KW - Performance assessments
KW - Quality improvement
KW - Standards-Based Management and Recognition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 26115852
AN - SCOPUS:84937468986
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 130
SP - S17-S24
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - S2
ER -