The relationship between commercial website ratings and traditional hospital performance measures in the USA.

abstract：:This paper aims to draw attention to the social and micropolitical dimensions of attempting to implement improvements within healthcare organisations. It is argued that quality improvement initiatives, like other forms of organisational innovation, will fail unless they are conceived and implemented in such a way as t...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Langley A,Denis JL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meaningful partnering with patients is advocated to enhance care delivery. Little is known about how this is operationalised at the point of care during hospital ward rounds, where decision-making concerning patient care frequently occurs. OBJECTIVE:Describe participation of patients, with differing prefere...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Redley B,McTier L,Botti M,Hutchinson A,Newnham H,Campbell D,Bucknall T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the quality of guidelines, consensus statements and systematic reviews on flu and pneumococcal immunisations in HIV-infected children. METHOD:The authors screened PubMed and Embase databases until the year 2009 for guidelines, consensus statements and systematic reviews on flu and pneumococcal immu...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Giannattasio A,Lo Vecchio A,Albano F,Giacomet V,Barbarino A,Guarino A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the impact of implementation of a dedicated intensivist-led medical emergency team (IL-MET) on mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS:All adult ward admissions to the ICU between July 2002 and December 2009 were reviewed (n=1920) after excluding readmissions and ad...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Karvellas CJ,de Souza IA,Gibney RT,Bagshaw SM

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:Under the 'Choosing Wisely' (CW) framework, professional organisations internationally have advocated limiting imaging for asymptomatic patients following curative cancer therapy, based on limited value and high cost. F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-CT (PET/CT) was widely adopted lo...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Paltiel O,Raviv Sharabi G,Tzemach R,Rechavi T,Trachtenberg E,Goldschmidt N,Dann EJ,Bar-Shalom R

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human auditing has been the gold standard for evaluating hand hygiene (HH) compliance but is subject to the Hawthorne effect (HE), the change in subjects' behaviour due to their awareness of being observed. For the first time, we used electronic HH monitoring to characterise the duration of the HE on HH even...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Vaisman A,Bannerman G,Matelski J,Tinckam K,Hota SS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare systems worldwide are concerned with strengthening board-level governance of quality. We applied Lozeau, Langley and Denis' typology (transformation, customisation, loose coupling and corruption) to describe and explain the organisational response to an improvement intervention in six hospital boa...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Jones L,Pomeroy L,Robert G,Burnett S,Anderson JE,Morris S,Capelas Barbosa E,Fulop NJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People who are sick are often the most vulnerable in society. They frequently rely on caring and competent healthcare professionals and should and do have expectations of a safe and caring environment. In a recent unexpected adventure through the healthcare system, the organisation, professionalism, caring and compass...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： McCullough M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article is an exploration of views and experiences of Patient Safety Walkrounds, a widely recommended strategy for identifying patient safety problems and improving safety culture. DESIGN AND SETTING:Qualitative analysis of semistructured, in-depth interviews with 11 senior leaders and 33 front-line sta...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Rotteau L,Shojania KG,Webster F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Outcome benefits of using the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist rely on compliance with checklist administration. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate engagement of operating room (OR) subteams (anaesthesia, surgery and nursing), and compliance with administering checklist domains (Sign In, Time Out and Sign Out) and checklis...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ong AP,Devcich DA,Hannam J,Lee T,Merry AF,Mitchell SJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 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:Readmissions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have devastating effects on patient quality-of-life, disease progression and healthcare cost. Effective interventions to reduce COPD readmissions are needed. OBJECTIVES:Reduce 30-day all-cause readmissions by (1) creating a COPD care bundle that a...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Zafar MA,Panos RJ,Ko J,Otten LC,Gentene A,Guido M,Clark K,Lee C,Robertson J,Alessandrini EA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timely reporting and acknowledgement are crucial steps in critical laboratory results (CLR) management. The authors previously showed that an automated pathway incorporating short messaging system (SMS) texts, auto-escalation, and manual telephone back-up improved the rate and speed of physician acknowledgem...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ti LK,Ang SB,Saw S,Sethi SK,Yip JW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Quality of care is considered to be of central importance in healthcare, disability services and rehabilitation. People experiencing disability often access a range of health and social care services; for some, these services are integral parts of daily life. Little research has explored perspe...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Fadyl JK,McPherson KM,Kayes NM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Implement and demonstrate feasibility of in situ simulations to identify latent safety threats (LSTs) at a higher rate than lab-based training, and reinforce teamwork training in a paediatric emergency department (ED). METHODS:Multidisciplinary healthcare providers responded to critical simulated patients in...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Patterson MD,Geis GL,Falcone RA,LeMaster T,Wears RL

更新日期：2013-06-01 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 and public involvement (PPI) is often an essential requirement for research funding. Distinctions can be drawn between clinical research, which generally focuses on patients, and implementation research, which generally focuses on health professional behaviour. There is uncertainty about the role of ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Gray-Burrows KA,Willis TA,Foy R,Rathfelder M,Bland P,Chin A,Hodgson S,Ibegbuna G,Prestwich G,Samuel K,Wood L,Yaqoob F,McEachan RRC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a high-reliability organisation (HRO), safety and quality (SQ) is an organisational priority, and all workforce members are engaged, continuously learning and improving their work. To build organisational capacity for SQ work, we have developed a role-tailored capacity-building framework that we are currently emplo...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Aboumatar HJ,Weaver SJ,Rees D,Rosen MA,Sawyer MD,Pronovost PJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether sharing of routinely collected health service performance data could have predicted a critical safety failure at an Australian maternity service. DESIGN:Observational quantitative descriptive study. SETTING:A public hospital maternity service in Victoria, Australia. DATA SOURCES:A pub...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Nowotny BM,Davies-Tuck M,Scott B,Stewart M,Cox E,Cusack K,Fletcher M,Saar E,Farrell T,Anil S,McKinlay L,Wallace EM

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The opening keynote session of the 16th Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Patient Safety Congress, held 14-16 May 2014, featured a debate addressing the merits and challenges of accountability with respect to key issues in patient safety. The specific resolution debated was: Certain safety practices should be ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： McTiernan P,Wachter RM,Meyer GS,Gandhi TK

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

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：:The use of statistical process control (SPC) charts in healthcare is increasing. The primary purpose of SPC is to distinguish between common-cause variation which is attributable to the underlying process, and special-cause variation which is extrinsic to the underlying process. This is important because improvement u...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Mohammed MA,Panesar JS,Laney DB,Wilson R

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Patient participation in care is a fundamental element of safe and high-quality healthcare with the potential to enhance health outcomes and improve patient satisfaction. OBJECTIVES:To test the efficacy of a clinician-facilitated, bedside multimedia (MyStay) intervention designed to support patient particip...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： McDonall J,de Steiger R,Reynolds J,Redley B,Livingston PM,Hutchinson AF,Botti M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to investigate the formal and informal ways preregistration students from medicine, nursing, pharmacy and the allied healthcare professions learn about patient safety. METHODS:We drew on Eraut's framework on formal and informal acquisition of professional knowledge to undertake a series of phased ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Cresswell K,Howe A,Steven A,Smith P,Ashcroft D,Fairhurst K,Bradley F,Magnusson C,McArthur M,Pearson P,Sheikh A,Patient Safety Education Research Group.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess quality of care for children presenting with acute abdominal pain using validated indicators. DESIGN:Audit of care quality for acute abdominal pain according to 21 care quality indicators developed and validated in four stages. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Medical records of children aged 1-15 years r...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Zurynski Y,Churruca K,Arnolda G,Dalton S,Ting HP,Hibbert PD,Molloy C,Wiles LK,de Wet C,Braithwaite J

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the items on the Time Out and the Sign Out of the Surgical Safety Checklist are properly checked by operating room (OR) staff and to explore whether the number of checked items is influenced by the severity of the intervention and the use of the checklist as a memory tool during the Time...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Cullati S,Le Du S,Raë AC,Micallef M,Khabiri E,Ourahmoune A,Boireaux A,Licker M,Chopard P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00