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Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance measurement and feedback - BMJ Quality & Safety
Objective: To develop a practical set of measures for routine monitoring, performance feedback, and improvement in the quality of palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Design: Use of an ...
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A framework for measuring quality and promoting accountability across silos: the case of mental disorders and co-occurring conditions | BMJ Quality & Safety
Background Quality measures can be effective tools for improving delivery of care and patient outcomes. Co-occurring conditions (COCs), including general medical conditions and substance use disorders ...
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Is patient-centredness in European hospitals related to existing quality improvement strategies? Analysis of a cross-sectional survey (MARQuIS study)
Background: There is growing recognition of patients’ contributions to setting objectives for their own care, improving health outcomes and evaluating care. Objective: To quantify the extent to which ...
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Medication reconciliation in the emergency department: opportunities for workflow redesign - BMJ Quality & Safety
Aim To examine the role of workflow redesign to improve medication reconciliation at four Washington State community hospital emergency departments. Method Lean redesign methodology was used for ...
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Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRounds is associated with better patient safety culture, higher employee engagement and lower burnout
Background There is a poorly understood relationship between Leadership WalkRounds (WR) and domains such as safety culture, employee engagement, burnout and work-life balance. Methods This ...