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Impact of Wait Times, Perception of Care and Environment on Patient Satisfaction at Infusion Centers and Dialysis Centers
Ke Li Yew
Jan 01, 0001
Waiting time is a significant component of patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction is an increasingly important parameter in assessing the quality of care. Understanding the most important factors impacting overall...
dialysis patient satisfaction patient waiting time Health and Medical Administration Quality Improvement
Published by: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Delivery and impact of the NHS Health Check in the first 8 years
Adam Martin, Catherine L Saunders, Emma Harte, Simon J Griffin, Calum MacLure, Jonathan Mant, Catherine Meads, Fiona M Walter, Juliet A Usher-Smith
May 02, 2018
BACKGROUND: Since 2009, all eligible persons in England have been entitled to an NHS Health Check. Uncertainty remains about who attends, and the health-related impacts. AIM: To review quantitative evidence on coverage (the...
Humans Cardiovascular Diseases Diabetes mellitus Program Evaluation Health Promotion Preventive Health Services National Health Programs State Medicine Delivery of Health Care Patient Acceptance of Health Care Evaluation Studies as Topic Quality Improvement Observational Studies as Topic United Kingdom
"Don't Mind the Gap!" Reflections on Improvement Science as a Paradigm.
Trenholme Junghans
Feb 01, 2018
Responding to this issue's invitation to bring new disciplinary insights to the field of improvement science, this article takes as its starting point one of the field's guiding metaphors: the imperative to "mind the gap"....
Radiomics of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in renal cell carcinoma-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stephan Ursprung, Lucian Beer, Annemarie Bruining, Ramona Woitek, Grant D Stewart, Ferdia A Gallagher, Evis Sala
Jan 08, 2020
Hospital-level evaluation of the effect of a national quality improvement programme
Timothy J Stephens, Carol J Peden, Ryan Haines, Mike PW Grocott, Dave Murray, David Cromwell, Carolyn Johnston, Sarah Hare, Jose Lourtie, Sharon Drake, Graham P Martin, Rupert M Pearse, Enhanced Perioperative Care for High-risk patients (EPOCH) trial group
Oct 31, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A clinical trial in 93 National Health Service hospitals evaluated a quality improvement programme for emergency abdominal surgery, designed to improve mortality by improving the patient care pathway....
Characteristics of good quality pharmaceutical services common to community pharmacies and dispensing general practices
Background: In the United Kingdom, pharmaceutical services can be delivered by both community pharmacies (CPs) and dispensing doctor practices (DPs). Both must adhere to minimum standards set out in NHS regulations; however...
Radiomics of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in renal cell carcinoma—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Stephan Ursprung, Lucian Beer, Annemarie Bruining, Ramona Woitek, Grant D Stewart, Ferdia A Gallagher, Evis Sala
Jun 06, 2020
A qualitative study of design stakeholders’ views of developing and implementing a registry-based learning health system
Mary Dixon-Woods, Anne Campbell, Trillium Chang, Graham Martin, Alexandros Georgiadis, Veronica Heney, Sarah Chew, Aricca Van Citters, Kathryn A. Sabadosa, Eugene C. Nelson
Mar 06, 2021
Abstract: Background: New opportunities to record, collate, and analyze routine patient data have prompted optimism about the potential of learning health systems. However, real-life examples of such systems remain rare and few...
New recommendations to reduce unnecessary blood tests after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
Arjun Nathan, Nancy Hanna, Amir Rashid, Sonam Patel, Yuzhi Phuah, Kiran Flora, Monty Fricker, Paul Cleaveland, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Norman Williams, Saiful Miah, Justin Collins, Anand Kelkar, Ashwin Sridhar, John Hines, Tim Briggs, John Kelly, Nimish Shah, Greg Shaw, Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Prabhakar Rajan, Benjamin W Lamb, Senthil Nathan
Jul 07, 2021
blood tests complications Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy Aged Hematologic Tests Humans Male Middle Aged Patient Selection Postoperative care Postoperative Complications Practice Guidelines as Topic Prostatectomy Quality Improvement Retrospective Studies Robotic Surgical Procedures Unnecessary Procedures
Protocol for the Pathways Study
Conrad Wanyama, Claire Blacklock, Juliet Jepkosgei, Mike English, Lisa Hinton, Jacob McKnight, Sassy Molyneux, Mwanamvua Boga, Peris Muoga Musitia, Geoff Wong
Apr 13, 2023
Introduction
The informal social ties that health workers form with their colleagues influence knowledge, skills and individual and group behaviours and norms in the workplace. However, improved understanding of these...
Neonatology Health Policy quality In health care Humans Focus Groups communication Child Preschool Infant Newborn Delivery of Health Care Kenya Quality Improvement
Published by: BMJ Open
Analysis of Delays in Processing Times in an Ophthalmology Clinic
Kai Yung Natalie Lui
Jan 01, 0001
Efficiency is an important component of any medical practice. It facilitates quality care, reduction in wait time, patient and staff satisfaction, and decreased cost. The purpose of this study was to identify bottlenecks in the...
Lean thinking patient flow opthamology optometry eye clinic patient processing time patient waiting time Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment health information technology Ophthalmology Quality Improvement
Published by: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Diagnosing cancer in primary care
Ruth Swann, Sean McPhail, Jana Witt, Brian Shand, Gary A Abel, Sara Hiom, Jem Rashbass, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Greg Rubin, National Cancer Diagnosis Audit Steering Group
Mar 07, 2018
BACKGROUND: Continual improvements in diagnostic processes are needed to minimise the proportion of patients with cancer who experience diagnostic delays. Clinical audit is a means of achieving this. AIM: To characterise key...
Taking the heat or taking the temperature? A qualitative study of a large-scale exercise in seeking to measure for improvement, not blame.
Natalie Armstrong, Liz Brewster, Carolyn Tarrant, Ruth Dixon, Janet Willars, Maxine Power, Mary Dixon-Woods
Mar 08, 2018
Measurement of quality and safety has an important role in improving healthcare, but is susceptible to unintended consequences. One frequently made argument is that optimising the benefits from measurement requires controlling...
Harm-free care improvement measurement Patient Safety Performance management qualitative research Quality United Kingdom Adolescent Adult Aged Female Humans leadership Male Middle Aged Patient Safety Program Evaluation qualitative research Quality Improvement State Medicine United Kingdom Young Adult
Challenges to the improvement of obstetric care in maternity hospitals of a large Brazilian city
Margareth Crisóstomo Portela, Sheyla Maria Lemos Lima, Lenice Gnocchi da Costa Reis, Mônica Martins, Emma-Louise Aveling
Jan 17, 2019
Improvement science Obstetric care Organizational context Qualitative approach Quality Improvement Anesthesiologists Brazil communication Cooperative Behavior Delivery of Health Care Female Hospitals Maternity Hospitals Public Humans leadership Maternal Health Services Neonatologists Nurses Obstetric Nursing Obstetrics Patient Care Team Physicians Pregnancy Prenatal Care qualitative research Quality Improvement
Application of normalisation process theory in understanding implementation processes in primary care settings in the UK
Lisa Huddlestone, Jessica Turner, Helen Eborall, Nicky Hudson, Melanie Davies, Graham Martin
Apr 14, 2020
BACKGROUND: Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) provides a framework to understand how interventions are implemented, embedded, and integrated in healthcare settings. Previous reviews of published literature have examined the...
Optimal outcome measures for a trial of not routinely measuring gastric residual volume in neonatal care
Chris Gale, Jon Dorling, Barbara Arch, Kerry Woolfall, Elizabeth Deja, Louise Roper, Ashley P Jones, Lynne Latten, Helen Eccleson, Helen Hickey, Nazima Pathan, Jennifer Preston, Anne Beissel, Izabela Andrzejewska, Frederic Valla, Lyvonne Tume
Nov 16, 2020
BACKGROUND: Routine measurement of gastric residual volume to guide feeding is widespread in neonatal units but not supported by high-quality evidence. Outcome selection is critical to trial design. OBJECTIVE: To determine...
Data Collection Neonatology qualitative research Body Weights and Measures Consensus Delphi Technique Diagnostic Tests Routine Duration of Therapy Enteral nutrition Enterocolitis Necrotizing Humans Infant Newborn Intensive Care Neonatal Organ Size Outcome Assessment Health Care Parenteral nutrition Pneumonia Aspiration Procedures and Techniques Utilization Quality Improvement Stomach
Why is reporting quality improvement so hard? A qualitative study in perioperative care.
OBJECTIVES: Quality improvement (QI) may help to avert or mitigate the risks of suboptimal care, but it is often poorly reported in the healthcare literature. We aimed to identify the influences on reporting QI in the area of...
Radiomics of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in renal cell carcinoma—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Stephan Ursprung, Lucian Beer, Annemarie Bruining, Ramona Woitek, Grant D Stewart, Ferdia A Gallagher, Evis Sala
Feb 13, 2021
IMPaCT Back study protocol. Implementation of subgrouping for targeted treatment systems for low back pain patients in primary care
Nadine E Foster, Ricky Mullis, Julie Young, Carol Doyle, Martyn Lewis, David Whitehurst, Elaine M Hay, IMPaCT Back Study team
Jun 14, 2011
Adolescent Adult Aged Clinical Protocols Clinical Trials as Topic Cohort Studies Cost-Benefit Analysis Critical Pathways England Female Humans Low Back Pain Male Middle Aged Outcome Assessment Health Care Pain Measurement Primary Health Care Prognosis Prospective Studies Quality Assurance Health Care Quality Improvement Young Adult
Boosting care and knowledge about hereditary cancer
Janet R Vos, Lisette Giepmans, Claas Röhl, Nicoline Geverink, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, ERN GENTURIS
Feb 07, 2020
Approximately 27-36 million patients in Europe have one of the ~ 5.000-8.000 known rare diseases. These patients often do not receive the care they need or they have a substantial delay from diagnosis to treatment. In March...
Cross border health care European Reference Network Genetic Hereditary cancer Rare Diseases Syndrome Clinical Competence Databases Factual Europe Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genetic Testing Humans Information Dissemination Information Services International Cooperation Medical Oncology Neoplastic Syndromes Hereditary Quality Improvement Rare Diseases Registries Remote Consultation Time-to-Treatment
IMproving the practice of intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate MOnitoring with cardiotocography for safer childbirth (the IMMO programme)
Guillaume Lamé, Elisa Liberati, Jenni Burt, Tim Draycott, Cathy Winter, James Ward, Mary Dixon-Woods
Jun 17, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Suboptimal electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (EFM) in labour using cardiotocography (CTG) has been identified as one of the most common causes of avoidable harm in maternity care. Training staff is a...
Attitudes to specialist palliative care and advance care planning in people with COPD
Natasha Smallwood, David Currow, Sara Booth, Anna Spathis, Louis Irving, Jennifer Philip
Dec 07, 2018
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guidelines recommend early access to palliative care together with optimal, disease-directed therapy for people with advanced disease, however, this occurs infrequently....
advance care planning attitudes COPD health professionals Palliative Care Survey Adult advance care planning Attitude of Health Personnel Australia Disease Progression Female Humans Interdisciplinary Communication Male Needs Assessment New Zealand Palliative Medicine Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Medicine qualitative research Quality Improvement Terminal Care United Kingdom
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