Quality of care for acute abdominal pain in children.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators to the optimal management of critically ill children who present initially to community hospitals and how best to support the needs of front-line healthcare providers in these settings prior to transfer to the regional academic paediatric health...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Gilleland J,McGugan J,Brooks S,Dobbins M,Ploeg J

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：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:Interest in the use of social network analysis (SNA) in healthcare research has increased, but there has been little methodological research on how to choose the name generators that are often used to collect primary data on the social connection between individuals for SNA. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Burt RS,Meltzer DO,Seid M,Borgert A,Chung JW,Colletti RB,Dellal G,Kahn SA,Kaplan HC,Peterson LE,Margolis P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in reducing diagnostic errors remains slow partly due to poorly defined methods to identify errors, high-risk situations, and adverse events. Electronic trigger (e-trigger) tools, which mine vast amounts of patient data to identify signals indicative of a likely error or adverse event, offer a promising metho...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Murphy DR,Meyer AN,Sittig DF,Meeks DW,Thomas EJ,Singh H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Previous research has shown a correlation between physician job satisfaction and patient satisfaction with quality of care, but the connection between job satisfaction of other primary care team members and patient satisfaction is yet unclear. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether there is an association between pa...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Szecsenyi J,Goetz K,Campbell S,Broge B,Reuschenbach B,Wensing M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand what patients and family members know about problems and failures in healthcare. DESIGN:Qualitative, semistructured open-ended interviews were conducted with 39 patients and 80 family members about their experiences of incidents in tertiary healthcare. Nineteen interviews involved more than one...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Iedema R,Allen S,Britton K,Gallagher TH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to identify the characteristics of patients who experience medical emergency team calls in the radiology department (MET-RD) and the relationship between these characteristics and patient outcomes. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS:Retrospective review of 111 inpatient MET-RD calls (May 2008-April 2010). SETTIN...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ott LK,Pinsky MR,Hoffman LA,Clarke SP,Clark S,Ren D,Hravnak M

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：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: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:Community pharmacists are well positioned to support patients' minor ailments. The objective was to evaluate the clinical and humanistic impact of a minor ailment service (MAS) in community pharmacy compared with usual pharmacist care (UC). METHODS:A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted. Interv...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Dineen-Griffin S,Benrimoj SI,Rogers K,Williams KA,Garcia-Cardenas V

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the psychometric properties of the French-language version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). METHODS:Data were obtained from a staff survey at a Swiss multisite hospital. We computed descriptive statistics and internal consistency coefficients, then conducted a confirmatory...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Perneger TV,Staines A,Kundig F

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standard operating procedures (SOPs) should improve safety in the operating theatre, but controlled studies evaluating the effect of staff-led implementation are needed. METHODS:In a controlled interrupted time series, we evaluated three team process measures (compliance with WHO surgical safety checklist, ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Morgan L,New S,Robertson E,Collins G,Rivero-Arias O,Catchpole K,Pickering SP,Hadi M,Griffin D,McCulloch P

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Intravenous medication errors persist despite the use of smart pumps. This suggests the need for a standardised methodology for measuring errors and highlights the importance of identifying issues around smart pump medication administration in order to improve patient safety. OBJECTIVES:We conducted a mul...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Schnock KO,Dykes PC,Albert J,Ariosto D,Call R,Cameron C,Carroll DL,Drucker AG,Fang L,Garcia-Palm CA,Husch MM,Maddox RR,McDonald N,McGuire J,Rafie S,Robertson E,Saine D,Sawyer MD,Smith LP,Stinger KD,Vanderveen TW,

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Root cause analyses of surgical complications are of high importance to ensure surgical quality, but specific details on technical causes often remain unclear. Identifying subclinical intraoperative incidents attributable to technical errors is essential for developing rescue mechanisms to prevent adverse ou...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Bonrath EM,Gordon LE,Grantcharov TP

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：: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：: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: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：IMPORTANCE:There is a paucity of literature on the quality and effectiveness of institutional morbidity & mortality (M&M) rounds processes. OBJECTIVE:We sought to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital-wide structured M&M rounds model at improving the quality of M&M rounds across multiple specialties. ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Kwok ESH,Calder LA,Barlow-Krelina E,Mackie C,Seely AJE,Cwinn AA,Worthington JR,Frank JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Trauma resuscitation is a complex and time-sensitive endeavour with significant risk for error. These errors can manifest from sequential system, team and knowledge-based failures, defined as latent safety threats (LSTs). In situ simulation (ISS) provides a novel prospective approach to recreate clinical s...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Petrosoniak A,Fan M,Hicks CM,White K,McGowan M,Campbell D,Trbovich P

更新日期：2020-10-23 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：BACKGROUND:Plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles provide a structure for iterative testing of changes to improve quality of systems. The method is widely accepted in healthcare improvement; however there is little overarching evaluation of how the method is applied. This paper proposes a theoretical framework for assessing t...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Taylor MJ,McNicholas C,Nicolay C,Darzi A,Bell D,Reed JE

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To provide national estimates of the number and clinical and economic burden of medication errors in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. METHODS:We used UK-based prevalence of medication errors (in prescribing, dispensing, administration and monitoring) in primary care, secondary care and care hom...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Elliott RA,Camacho E,Jankovic D,Sculpher MJ,Faria R

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：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:To synthesise qualitative studies that investigated the experiences of healthcare professionals with using information from patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to improve the quality of care. DESIGN:A qualitative systematic review was conducted by searching PubMed, PsycINFO and CINAHL with no time res...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Boyce MB,Browne JP,Greenhalgh J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00