Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a NICU.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emergent evidence suggests that patients can identify and report safety issues while in hospital. However, little is known about the best method for collecting information from patients about safety concerns. This study presents an exploratory pilot of three mechanisms for collecting data on safety concern...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： O'Hara JK,Armitage G,Reynolds C,Coulson C,Thorp L,Din I,Watt I,Wright J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the development of evidence-based electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) triggers and treatment algorithms for potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older adults. DESIGN:Literature review, expert panel and focus group. SETTING:Primary care with access to e-prescribing systems. PARTIC...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Hume AL,Quilliam BJ,Goldman R,Eaton C,Lapane KL

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the increased focus on improving patient's postacute care outcomes, best practices for reducing readmissions from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are unclear. The objective of this study was to observe processes used to prepare patients for postacute care in SNFs, and to explore differences between...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Manges KA,Ayele R,Leonard C,Lee M,Galenbeck E,Burke RE

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life (HRQL) and prescribing of drugs. METHODS A randomised controlled study was performed in two internal medicine wards. The intervention consisted of medication reviews with feedback to the physicians, drug treatment disc...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Bladh L,Ottosson E,Karlsson J,Klintberg L,Wallerstedt SM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient safety studies have identified older adults as a high-risk group for adverse events (AEs). As frequent users of the emergency department (ED), they are vulnerable to the negative consequences of ED crowding. The study objective was to determine whether a prolonged ED stay is associated with an increas...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ackroyd-Stolarz S,Read Guernsey J,Mackinnon NJ,Kovacs G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-drug technologies offer many benefits, but have been associated with adverse events, prompting calls for improved postmarket surveillance. There is little empirical research to guide the development of such a system. The purpose of this study was to identify optimal postmarket surveillance strategies for...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Gagliardi AR,Umoquit M,Lehoux P,Ross S,Ducey A,Urbach DR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Educational interventions to improve teamwork in crisis situations have proliferated in recent years with substantial variation in teamwork measurement. This systematic review aimed to synthesise available tools and their measurement properties in order to identify the most robust tool for measuring the team...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Boet S,Etherington N,Larrigan S,Yin L,Khan H,Sullivan K,Jung JJ,Grantcharov TP

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality collaboratives are widely endorsed as a potentially effective method for translating and spreading best practices for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care. Nevertheless, hospital success in improving performance through participation in collaboratives varies markedly. We sought to understand what d...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Bradley EH,Brewster AL,McNatt Z,Linnander EL,Cherlin E,Fosburgh H,Ting HH,Curry LA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety (PS) receives limited attention in health professional curricula. We developed and pilot tested four Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) stations intended to reflect socio-cultural dimensions in the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's Safety Competency Framework. SETTING AND PART...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ginsburg LR,Tregunno D,Norton PG,Smee S,de Vries I,Sebok SS,VanDenKerkhof EG,Luctkar-Flude M,Medves J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is widespread recognition that leadership skills are essential for effective performance in the workplace, but the evidence detailing effective leadership behaviours for surgeons during operations is unclear. DATA SOURCES:Boolean searches of four on-line databases and detailed hand search of relevant ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Henrickson Parker S,Yule S,Flin R,McKinley A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RESEARCH QUESTIONS:The paper explores which type of quality aspects (structure, process, outcome) most strongly determines patients' overall assessment of healthcare, and whether there is a variation between different types of patient groups in this respect. METHODS:Secondary analyses were undertaken on survey data fr...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Rademakers J,Delnoij D,de Boer D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic errors (missed, delayed or wrong diagnosis) have recently gained attention and are associated with significant preventable morbidity and mortality. The authors reviewed the recent literature and identified interventions that address system-related factors that contribute directly to diagnostic err...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Singh H,Graber ML,Kissam SM,Sorensen AV,Lenfestey NF,Tant EM,Henriksen K,LaBresh KA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A safe delivery is part of a good start in life, and a continuous focus on preventing harm during delivery is crucial, even in settings with a good safety record. In January 2013, the labour unit at Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, undertook a quality improvement (QI) project to prevent asphyxia and...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Hollesen RVB,Johansen RLR,Rørbye C,Munk L,Barker P,Kjaerbye-Thygesen A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Careful design of preprinted order sets is needed to prevent medical overuse. Recent work suggests that removing a single checkbox from an order set changes physicians' clinical decision-making. LOCAL PROBLEM:During a 2-month period, our coronary care unit (CCU) ordered almost eight times as many serum thyr...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Leis B,Frost A,Bryce R,Lyon AW,Coverett K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention based on industrial process improvement to identify and sustainably correct deficiencies in thromboprophylaxis delivery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are major causes of morbidity and mortality in surgical patie...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Kreckler S,Morgan RD,Catchpole K,New S,Handa A,Collins G,McCulloch P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety-and-quality movement is now two decades old. Errors persist despite best efforts, indicating that there are entrenched overt and perhaps less explicit barriers limiting the success of improvement efforts. OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESES: To examine the perspectives of five groups of healthcare worker...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Travaglia JF,Nugus PI,Greenfield D,Westbrook JI,Braithwaite J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the quality and diagnostic accuracy of in-hospital adult clinical emergency calls. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Three National Health Service acute hospitals in England. PARTICIPANTS:Adult patients sustaining an in-hospital cardiac arrest (CA) or medical emergency (ME) which...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Akhtar N,Field RA,Greenwood L,Davies RP,Woolley S,Cooke MW,Perkins GD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advocates for quality and safety have called for healthcare that is patient-centred and decision-making that involves patients. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the paper is to explore the barriers and facilitators to patient-centred care in the hospital discharge process. METHODS:A qualitative study using purposive s...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Hesselink G,Flink M,Olsson M,Barach P,Dudzik-Urbaniak E,Orrego C,Toccafondi G,Kalkman C,Johnson JK,Schoonhoven L,Vernooij-Dassen M,Wollersheim H,European HANDOVER Research Collaborative.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relatively little is known about how scorecards presenting performance indicators influence medication safety. We evaluated the effects of implementing a ward-level medication safety scorecard piloted in two English NHS hospitals and factors influencing these. METHODS:We used a mixed methods, controlled bef...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ramsay AI,Turner S,Cavell G,Oborne CA,Thomas RE,Cookson G,Fulop NJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computerised order sets have the potential to reduce clinical variation and improve patient safety but the effect is variable. We sought to evaluate the impact of changes to the design of an order set on the delivery of chlorhexidine mouthwash and hydroxyethyl starch (HES) to patients in the intensive care un...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Bourdeaux CP,Davies KJ,Thomas MJ,Bewley JS,Gould TH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Good outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) depend on a skilled resuscitation team, prompt initiation of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, and organisational structures to support IHCA response. We examined the role of nurses in resuscitation, contrasting higher versus lo...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Guetterman TC,Kellenberg JE,Krein SL,Harrod M,Lehrich JL,Iwashyna TJ,Kronick SL,Girotra S,Chan PS,Nallamothu BK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experts in patient safety stress the importance of a shared culture of safety. Lack of consensus may be detrimental to patient safety. This study examines differences in patient safety culture perceptions among providers, management and staff in a large national survey of safety culture in ambulatory practic...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Hickner J,Smith SA,Yount N,Sorra J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness of a 'Do not interrupt' bundled intervention to reduce non-medication-related interruptions to nurses during medication administration. METHODS:A parallel eight cluster randomised controlled study was conducted in a major teaching hospital in Adelaide, Australia. Four wards were rando...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Westbrook JI,Li L,Hooper TD,Raban MZ,Middleton S,Lehnbom EC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In order to improve its quality-assurance programme based on ISO 9001, the Central Sterile Supply Department of a public university hospital has performed a prospective risk analysis using the Preliminary Risk Analysis method (PRA). The objectives were the achievement of a global risk mapping related to the ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Niel-Lainé J,Martelli N,Bonan B,Talon D,Desroches A,Prognon P,Vincent F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been repeated calls to better involve patients and the public and to place them at the centre of healthcare. Serious clinical and service failings in the UK and internationally increase the urgency and importance of addressing this problem. Despite this supportive policy context, progress to achie...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ocloo J,Matthews R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statistical hypothesis testing involving the comparison of three or more means and/or proportions is a frequent undertaking in medical statistics. For comparison of means, analysis of variance is a common choice and for comparison of proportions, χ(2) tests are common. However, both these approaches have important lim...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Mohammed MA,Holder R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper adopts methods from the organisational team training literature to outline how health professions education can improve patient safety. We argue that health educators can improve training quality by intentionally encouraging errors during simulation-based team training. Preventable medical errors are inevit...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： King A,Holder MG Jr,Ahmed RA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical errors continue to occur despite multiple strategies devised for their prevention. Although many safety initiatives lead to improvement, they are often short lived and unsustainable. Our goal was to build a culture of patient safety within a structure that optimised teamwork and ongoing engagement of the healt...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Thomas L,Galla C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine frequencies of healthcare workers (HCWs) speak up-related behaviours and the association of speak up-related safety climate with speaking up and withholding voice. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey of doctors and nurses. Data were analysed using multilevel logistic regression models SETTING: 4 hosp...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Schwappach D,Richard A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the community pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) at 26 weeks. METHODS:Pragmatic patient-level parallel randomised controlled trial in 46 English community pharmacies. 504 participants aged ≥14, identified in the pharmacy when presenting a prescription f...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Elliott RA,Boyd MJ,Tanajewski L,Barber N,Gkountouras G,Avery AJ,Mehta R,Davies JE,Salema NE,Craig C,Latif A,Waring J,Chuter A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00