Quality improvement in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Moving forward to improve outcomes

Table 1 Definitions of common quality improvement terms[17,18,22,23]

Term	Definition
Quality improvement	The overall framework used to describe the process of implementing evidence-based interventions to bridge the disparities currently present in various healthcare systems
Quality indicators	A set of measures used to assess the appropriateness and quality of health care. Quality indicators are considered the fundamental building blocks of quality improvement efforts
Structural indicators	Indicators having to do with the structure of the healthcare system (e.g., staffing, equipment, environment, electronic health records)
Process indicators	Indicators having to do with the process of providing care (e.g., investigations, treatments, interaction with patients)
Outcome indicators	Indicators having to do with assessing the outcome of patients (e.g., mortality, morbidity, quality of life, patient satisfaction)