International Literature
Displaying 1–20 of 897 International Literature in Improvement & Innovation
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Derivation and validation of QStroke score for predicting risk of ischaemic stroke in primary care and comparison with other risk scores: A prospective open cohort study (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 17 May 2013
The aim of this prospective open cohort study was to develop and validate a risk algorithm (QStroke) to estimate risk…
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Ten principles of good interdisciplinary team work (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 17 May 2013
Interdisciplinary team work is increasingly prevalent, supported by policies and practices that bring care closer to the patient and challenge…
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Surgical checklists: The human factor (Ireland)
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
Surgical checklists has been shown to improve patient safety and teamwork in the operating theatre. However, despite the known benefits…
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Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: Secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers (England)
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
This study analysed data from the English National Audit of Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care 2009–10 exploring the association between…
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Evaluating the success of a hospital's community engagement process (Canada)
posted by Research Admin on 15 May 2013
This case study outlines how an Ontario hospital initiated an intensive Citizens' Advisory Panel related to budget and service provision…
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Cooperation and communication challenges in small-scale eHealth development projects (Denmark)
posted by Research Admin on 14 May 2013
In eHealth development there is an increasing focus on user participation inspired by the information systems field of practice and…
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Ten-year results of quality assurance in radiotherapy chart round (Australia)
posted by Research Admin on 14 May 2013
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) initiated a unique instrument to audit the quality of patient…
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An orthopaedic enhanced recovery pathway (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 9 May 2013
The use of enhanced recovery pathways within elective surgery has increased in recent years but uptake outside of specialist centres…
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Reclaiming a population health perspective (England)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 8 May 2013
This report, commissioned by the National Association of Primary Care, examines the arguments for encouraging and enabling general practices to…
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Rating providers for quality: a policy worth pursuing? (England)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 8 May 2013
The Nuffield Trust was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to review whether ratings of provider performance should…
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High performance teamwork training and systems redesign in outpatient oncology (U.S.)
posted by Research Admin on 3 May 2013
Oncology care is delivered largely in ambulatory settings by interdisciplinary teams. Treatments are often complex, extended in time, dispersed geographically…
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A pilot study of the feasibility of an internet-based electronic outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (eOCR) program in rural primary care (Australia)
posted by Research Admin on 1 May 2013
This pilot study used a mixed methods design to evaluate the feasibility of an Internet-based, electronic Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation website.…
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The changing national role in health system governance: A case-based study of 11 European countries and Australia
posted by Research Admin on 26 Apr 2013
This study of 12 countries, provides an overview of recent changes in national governments’ role in the governance of health…
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Transfer of data or re-creation of knowledge – Experiences of a shared electronic patient medical records system (Sweden)
posted by Research Admin on 26 Apr 2013
This qualitative study aimed to investigate primary and secondary care doctors' experiences of the shared electronic medical record in Uppsala,…
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Smoking cessation and the risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes predicted from established risk scores: Results of the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Smokers in Primary care in Europe (CV-ASPIRE) Study
posted by Research Admin on 24 Apr 2013
This multicenter, cross-sectional survey was designed to estimate the cardiovascular risk attributable to smoking using risk assessment tools, to better…
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Keeping the "continuous" in continuous quality improvement: Exploring perceived outcomes of CQI program use in community pharmacy (Canada)
posted by Research Admin on 24 Apr 2013
The aims of this qualitative study were to explore the perceived outcomes identified by community pharmacies that adopted and actively…
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Fifty ways to reduce length of stay: An inventory of how hospital staff would reduce the length of stay in their hospital (Nethlerlands)
posted by Research Admin on 24 Apr 2013
In this study the authors present a bottom up approach to developing interventions to shorten hospital lengths of stay. Between…
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Coaching of physicians by RNs to improve diabetes care (U.S.)
posted by Research Admin on 23 Apr 2013
The aim of this study was to describe preliminary results of an innovative quality improvement intervention focused on improving physician…
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Patients' experience and satisfaction with GP led walk-in centres in the UK
posted by HIIRC Admin on 19 Apr 2013
GP led walk-in centres were established in the UK in 2009. Around 150 such clinics were initially planned to open.…
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Making the case for continuous learning from routinely collected data (U.S.)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 17 Apr 2013
In this discussion paper, published on the Institute of Medicine website, the authors cite widely-reported examples of routinely collected digital…