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Healthcare Quality Improvement and ‘work engagement’; concluding results from...
Background Concerns about patient safety and reducing harm have led to a particular focus on initiatives that improve healthcare quality. However Quality Improvement (QI)... -
Quality of social and emotional wellbeing services for families of young Indi...
Background The quality of social and emotional wellbeing services for Indigenous families of young children is not known, in many settings especially services provided by... -
Development of a benchmark tool for cancer centers; Results from a pilot exer...
Background Differences in cancer survival exist between countries in Europe. Benchmarking of good practices can assist cancer centers to improve their services aiming for... -
Enhancing system-wide implementation of opioid prescribing guidelines in prim...
Abstract Background Systematic implementation of guidelines for opioid therapy management in chronic non-cancer pain can reduce opioid-related harms. However, implementation of... -
Data-driven quality improvement in low-and middle-income country health syste...
Background Well-functioning health systems need to utilize data at all levels, from the provider, to local and national-level decision makers, in order to make evidence-based... -
Oral/dental items in the resident assessment instrument – minimum Data Set 2....
Background Oral health in nursing home residents is poor. Robust, mandated assessment tools such as the Resident Assessment Instrument – Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS) 2.0 are key... -
Transferring skills in quality collaboratives focused on improving patient lo...
Background A quality improvement collaborative, often used by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, is used to educate healthcare professionals and improve healthcare at the... -
Hospital quality reporting and improvement in quality of care for patients wi...
Background Although public reporting of hospital performance is becoming common, it remains uncertain whether public reporting leads to improvement in clinical outcomes. This... -
Beyond quality improvement: exploring why primary care teams engage in a volu...
Background Despite its popularity, the effectiveness of audit and feedback in support quality improvement efforts is mixed. While audit and feedback-related research efforts... -
Benchmarking specialty hospitals, a scoping review on theory and practice
Background Although benchmarking may improve hospital processes, research on this subject is limited. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of publications on... -
A new typology for understanding context: qualitative exploration of the mode...
Background The importance of contextual factors in influencing quality improvement and implementation (QI&I) initiatives is broadly acknowledged. Existing treatments of... -
A review of national policies and strategies to improve quality of health car...
Background Improving quality of care and patient safety practices can strengthen health care delivery systems, improve health sector performance, and accelerate attainment of... -
Domains associated with successful quality improvement in healthcare – a nati...
Background There is a distinct difference between what we know and what we do in healthcare: a gap that is impairing the quality of the care and increasing the...
