Among these indicators, only the frequency of VAP and multi-resistant bacteria that coincides with the Institute of Medicine (2001) scientifically approved nursing indicators for person-centered care.
If more than 50% of the experts approved of the indicator in the first round, we used these results to calculate the CVI; if this was not the case, we used the results of the second round to calculate the CVI.
In the final round, the proposed set of indicators will be sent to one of the three existing reviewers to review and approve the indicators for the external wiki-based review process.
For practice management, which is measured with the validated Visitation Instrument Practice management (VIP) [ 19], they could approve various indicators for infrastructure, team, information, and quality and safety.
After 30 years of debate, we have managed to reach an agreement on the European company; we have also approved a number of indicators concerning the quality of work, the fight against poverty and social exclusion.
For example, in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial [ 1] many therapies were approved using an agreed surrogate indicator which was responsive to therapy, namely the frequency and complexity of premature ventricular contractions.
Initial indicators are positive: the White House counsel approved (at least temporary) use of GMail accounts for the press office so that information could continue to flow.
The final list of indicators, shown in Table 3, was approved in May 2011.
While hCG is well-known indicator of tumours, it has not been approved for this application by the FDA.
Thirty-two indicators for CRBSI prevention and management were eventually approved by the expert panel.
In interdisciplinary team-meetings, all process indicators were discussed, and a well-defined set approved, all being recommended by WHO.
