The investigation of incidents and accidents, together with subsequent reflection and action, is an essential component of safety management in every safety-critical industry, including healthcare. A ...
Most quality improvement or change management interventions are currently designed intuitively and their results are often disappointing. While improving the effectiveness of interventions requires ...
Background Those working in healthcare today are challenged more than ever before to quickly and efficiently learn from data to improve their services and delivery of care. There is broad agreement ...
Correspondence to Dr Eduardo Salas, Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA; eduardo.salas{at}rice.edu Front-line medical teams are experiencing unprecedented stressors as a ...
1 The University of Texas Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Houston, Texas, USA 2 The University of Texas Houston Medical School, Department of Medicine, Division of ...
Correspondence to Dr Robyn Clay-Williams, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, New South Wales, Australia; robyn.clay-williams{at}mq.edu.au The checklist ...
Correspondence to Professor Mark Best, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Bradenton, Bradenton, FL 34211, USA; markbest20{at}hotmail.com Do good without fear and tell ...
The clinical microsystem puts medical error and harm reduction into the broader context of safety and quality of care by providing a framework to assess and evaluate ...
1 Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Introduction Teamwork failures contribute to adverse events ...
Quality of care in Singapore has seen a paradigm shift from a traditional focus on structural approaches to a broader multidimensional concept which includes the monitoring of clinical indicators and ...
Evaluation is an integral component of quality improvement and there is much to be learned from the evaluation of small scale quality improvement initiatives at a local level. This type of evaluation ...
Background Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) should be updated when new evidence suggests the need for modification of clinically important recommendations. Some guideline handbooks suggest that ...
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