Work effort, readability and quality of pharmacy transcription of patient directions from electronic prescriptions: a retrospective observational cohort analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) often produce skewed distributions of individual scores after a healthcare intervention. For health performance indicators derived from skewed distributions, funnel plots designed with symmetric control limits may increase the risk of false alarms about poor performa...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Neuburger J,Cromwell DA,Hutchings A,Black N,van der Meulen JH

更新日期：2011-12-01 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: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: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：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：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:Our goal was to compare hospital scores from the most widely used commercial website in the USA to hospital scores from more systematic measures of patient experience and outcomes, and to assess what drives variation in the commercial website scores. METHODS:For a national sample of US hospitals, we compare...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Bardach NS,Asteria-Peñaloza R,Boscardin WJ,Dudley RA

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：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:Interest in patient safety (PS) is growing exponentially, fuelled by epidemiological research unveiling the extent of unsafe care. However, there is little information about the frequency of harm in developing and transitional countries. To address this issue, the authors performed a study known as the Ibero...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Aranaz-Andrés JM,Aibar-Remón C,Limón-Ramírez R,Amarilla A,Restrepo FR,Urroz O,Sarabia O,García-Corcuera LV,Terol-García E,Agra-Varela Y,Gonseth-García J,Bates DW,Larizgoitia I,IBEAS team.

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：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

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: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：BACKGROUND:Realising the full potential of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) to reduce perioperative harm requires the constructive engagement of all operating room (OR) team members during its administration. To facilitate research on SSC implementation, a valid and reliable instrument is needed for measuring OR...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Devcich DA,Weller J,Mitchell SJ,McLaughlin S,Barker L,Rudolph JW,Raemer DB,Zammert M,Singer SJ,Torrie J,Frampton CM,Merry AF

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To sustainably reduce the rate of mislabelled laboratory specimens through implementation of a series of interventions as led and coordinated by a multidisciplinary performance improvement team. METHODS:The quality improvement project was performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, an academic ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Seferian EG,Jamal S,Clark K,Cirricione M,Burnes-Bolton L,Amin M,Romanoff N,Klapper E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated whether clinicians can use checklists to verify their diagnostic decisions. Checklists may improve accuracy by prompting clinicians to reconsider or recollect information but might impair decision making by adding to clinicians' cognitive load. This study assessed whether checkl...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Sibbald M,de Bruin AB,Cavalcanti RB,van Merrienboer JJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monitoring blood pressure at 72 hours and 7-10 days post partum in women with hypertensive disorders is recommended to decrease morbidity. However, there are no recommendations as to how to achieve this. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of text-based blood pressure monitoring to in-person visits for w...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Hirshberg A,Downes K,Srinivas S

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether differences between collaboratives with respect to type of topic, type of targets, measures (systems) are also reflected in the degree of effectiveness. STUDY SETTING:182 teams from long-term healthcare organisation developed improvement initiatives in seven quality-improvement collaborati...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Strating MM,Nieboer AP,Zuiderent-Jerak T,Bal RA

更新日期：2011-04-01 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:The discharge letter is the primary means of communication at patient discharge, yet discharge letters are often not completed on time. A multifaceted intervention was performed to improve communication in patient hand-off from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the wards by improving the timeliness of dischar...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Medlock S,Eslami S,Askari M,van Lieshout EJ,Dongelmans DA,Abu-Hanna A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To empirically assess the quality of hospital care in China and trends over a 5-year period during which the government significantly increased its investment in healthcare. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational study comparing hospital quality between two periods: October 2012-March 2013 and October 2017-Marc...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Jian W,Figueroa J,Woskie L,Yao X,Zhou Y,Li Z,Li C,Yao L,Yip WC

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Errors in clinical reasoning occur in most cases in which the diagnosis is missed, delayed or wrong. The goal of this review was to identify interventions that might reduce the likelihood of these cognitive errors. DESIGN:We searched PubMed and other medical and non-medical databases and identified addition...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Graber ML,Kissam S,Payne VL,Meyer AN,Sorensen A,Lenfestey N,Tant E,Henriksen K,Labresh K,Singh H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burnout is widespread among healthcare providers and is associated with adverse safety behaviours, operational and clinical outcomes. Little is known with regard to the explanatory links between burnout and these adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVES:(1) Test the psychometric properties of a brief four-item burnout ...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Profit J,Sharek PJ,Amspoker AB,Kowalkowski MA,Nisbet CC,Thomas EJ,Chadwick WA,Sexton JB

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：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:In an international effort to reduce antibiotic resistance, in part suggested to be the effect of inappropriate antibiotic use, several quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic use have been proposed. In this study, geographical and educational differences in fluoroquinolone prescription in the treatment...

journal_title：BMJ quality & safety

authors： Ljung R,Reimers A,Ericsson O,Burström B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00