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A retrospective evaluation of a multidisciplinary management strategy implemented to optimize outpatient care, hospitalization rates and clinical outcomes in a single-centre cohort of COVID-19-positive pregnant women In Australia during the Omicron BA.1 surge (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Background: During the Omicron BA.1 surge between 12 January and 18 February 2022, 189 COVID-19-positive pregnant women were managed by the Peninsula Health Positive Pathways program, in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. A…
Using bedside whiteboard to improve patient-centered care for hospitalized patients in a resource-limited setting: A quality improvement report (CARE DELIVERY AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT)
Background In our assessment, hospitalized patients have difficulty of identifying their assigned health-care providers because of frequent
rotation of physicians, residents, and interns in a teaching hospital like Tikur Anbessa Specialized…
rotation of physicians, residents, and interns in a teaching hospital like Tikur Anbessa Specialized…
Characterizing COVID-19 transmission risk factors among frontline health-care workers using the WHO risk assessment tool: insights from a tertiary care center in South India (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the exposure risk factors for transmission of and subsequent infection caused by Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) among the frontline health-care workers (HCWs) in a…
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) among the frontline health-care workers (HCWs) in a…
Refocusing primary health care performance measurement on governance and management: A multi-country, joint learning approach applied in the WHO European Region (PERSPECTIVE)
To continuously strengthen a primary health care (PHC)
approach, monitoring, evaluating, and communicating the
extent to which key system objectives are met is vital [1]. Primary care, as the service-fronting component of the broader
PHC…
approach, monitoring, evaluating, and communicating the
extent to which key system objectives are met is vital [1]. Primary care, as the service-fronting component of the broader
PHC…
The need for certification of safety investigators and learning reviewers in Scotland’s health service (FRONTIERS OF IMPROVEMENT)
In this short opinion piece, we argue for the ‘professionalization’ of those in the healthcare workforce who lead on safety
investigations and learning reviews. Healthcare is arguably
one of the most complex, safety-critical work systems to have…
investigations and learning reviews. Healthcare is arguably
one of the most complex, safety-critical work systems to have…
Lessons from early implementation of the OECD’s Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) in primary care: making the case for co-development and adaptation to national contexts (PERSPECTIVE)
Data from patient-reported measures, which are reported
directly by the patient without interpretation by a clinician or
anyone else, play a crucial role in the transition toward more
people-centred health systems, that is, systems that are…
directly by the patient without interpretation by a clinician or
anyone else, play a crucial role in the transition toward more
people-centred health systems, that is, systems that are…
Providing more effective kangaroo care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quality improvement project in a Lebanese neonatal intensive care unit (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Background: Kangaroo care has become the standard in caring for preterm infants; however, its application still faces many barriers due to
insufficient staff or parental education or participation and most recently visitation restrictions after the…
insufficient staff or parental education or participation and most recently visitation restrictions after the…
Parental perspectives on the quality of life of children with cochlear implants in Armenia (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Objectives: The aim of this project is to assess the quality of life (QOL) of children living with cochlear implants (CIs) in Armenia using the
‘Children with Cochlear Implants: Parental Perspectives’ (CCIPP) questionnaire.
Design: A group of…
‘Children with Cochlear Implants: Parental Perspectives’ (CCIPP) questionnaire.
Design: A group of…
Correction to: A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals (CORRECTION)
This is a correction to: Yazeed Kaud, Paul O’Connor, Roisin
O’Malley, Rosie Dunne, Sinéad Lydon, A scoping review of
patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals,
IJQHC Communications, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2022, lyac014,…
O’Malley, Rosie Dunne, Sinéad Lydon, A scoping review of
patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals,
IJQHC Communications, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2022, lyac014,…