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Visualizing learning from patient safety incidents to promote a blame-free culture: a case study from Al Dhafra Hospitals (QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT/CARE DELIVERY AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT REPORT)
Hospitals worldwide encounter significant challenges in enhancing and maintaining effective incident reporting systems. A fundamental aspect
of this improvement is fostering the right culture, which facilitates reporting and learning. In this case…
of this improvement is fostering the right culture, which facilitates reporting and learning. In this case…
Patient safety improvement in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality: A scoping review of improvement initiatives and involvement of frontline staff (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW)
Background The success of patient safety improvement initiatives depends on frontline staff engaging with improvement efforts. However, in
the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality, there is less patient safety research compared to other…
the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) speciality, there is less patient safety research compared to other…
Leveraging healthcare standards-based improvement initiatives to support learning and continuous improvement: lessons from implementing the Ideal Clinic programme in Cape Town, South Africa (FIELD ACTION REPORT)
the implementation of the Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance Framework (ICRMF) in Cape Town, South Africa. The ICRMF is a national
standards-based quality improvement initiative that seeks to improve the quality of care in public primary…
standards-based quality improvement initiative that seeks to improve the quality of care in public primary…
Applying the Model of the European Foundation for Quality Management to evaluate quality of care alongside the merger of mental health care institutes in Amsterdam: a five year pre–post study (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Background: Health care reforms over the past decades in the Netherlands enforced institutions to enhance quality and to contain costs. To cope
with the policy context, a majority of mental health care institutes applied a merger strategy and hence…
with the policy context, a majority of mental health care institutes applied a merger strategy and hence…
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…
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…
Evidence of interventions and strategies to bridge the quality improvement gap led by HCW at the frontline in SSA: a scoping review (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW)
Introduction: Poor-quality health care is a significant cause of preventable deaths, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Quality
improvement (QI) is multifaceted. To move QI in health care into everyday practice, it is essential to…
improvement (QI) is multifaceted. To move QI in health care into everyday practice, it is essential to…
Improving ‘needless’ waits in an obstetric ER: implementing an obstetric triage system in a tertiary hospital in Ghana (CARE DELIVERY AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT)
a significant contributor to maternal mortalities. Obstetric triaging allows the prioritization of care based on patient acuity. This allows orderly
access to care and reduces delays in the health facility.
Methods: This study was a quality…
access to care and reduces delays in the health facility.
Methods: This study was a quality…
A scoping review of the use of quality improvement methods by community organizations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to improve health and well-being in community settings (NARRATIVE REVIEW)
Background: Health-care facilities have used quality improvement (QI) methods extensively to improve quality of care. However, addressing
complex public health issues such as coronavirus disease 2019 and their underlying structural determinants…
complex public health issues such as coronavirus disease 2019 and their underlying structural determinants…