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December 13, 2019

Editorial
Applying rigour to the interpretation of surgical site infection rates
Free

Victoria Williams, Jerome Leis

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009964
Original research
Deprescribing psychotropic medications in children: results of a national qualitative study

Erin R Barnett, Alissa Z Trepman, Hannah A Fuson, Stephanie C Acquilano, Jennifer L McLaren, Steven Woloshin, Joanna K Leyenaar

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010033

December 12, 2019

Original research
On selecting quality indicators: preferences of patients with breast and colon cancers regarding hospital quality indicators

Benjamin H Salampessy, Ward R Bijlsma, Eric van der Hijden, Xander Koolman, France R M Portrait

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009818
Original research
The relationship between off-hours admissions for primary percutaneous coronary intervention, door-to-balloon time and mortality for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in England: a registry-based prospective national cohort study

Sahan Jayawardana, Sebastian Salas-Vega, Felix Cornehl, Harlan M Krumholz, Elias Mossialos

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010067

December 11, 2019

Original research
Logic model framework for considering the inputs, processes and outcomes of a healthcare organisation–research partnership

Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Susan A Flocke, Deirdre Shires, Karen E Dyer, Michelle Schreiber, Jennifer Elston Lafata

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010059

December 10, 2019

Editorial
Seeing the wood and the trees: the impact of the healthcare system on variation in primary care referrals
Free

Thomas Round, Gary Abel

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010356

December 06, 2019

Original research
Impact of structured interdisciplinary bedside rounding on patient outcomes at a large academic health centre

Padageshwar R Sunkara, Tareq Islam, Abhishek Bose, Gary E Rosenthal, Parag Chevli, Hanumantha Jogu, Luqman Arafath TK, Chi-Cheng Huang, Dipendra Chaudhary, Daniel Beekman, Abhishek Dutta, Suma Menon, Jaime L Speiser

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009936

December 03, 2019

Original research
Demonstrating the value of postgraduate fellowships for physicians in quality improvement and patient safety

Jennifer S Myers, Meghan Brooks Lane-Fall, Angela Ross Perfetti, Kate Humphrey, Luke Sato, Kathy N Shaw, April M Taylor, Anjala Tess

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010204
Viewpoint
The illusion of perfection

Peter Smulowitz

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010501
Editorial
Home care after elective vascular surgery: still more questions than answers
Free

Christine D Jones, Rebecca S Boxer

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009754
Viewpoint
Measuring safety of healthcare: an exercise in futility?

Khara Sauro, William A Ghali, Henry Thomas Stelfox

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009824
Original research
Implementation of clinical decision support to manage acute kidney injury in secondary care: an ethnographic study

Simon Bailey, Carianne Hunt, Adam Brisley, Susan Howard, Lynne Sykes, Thomas Blakeman

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009932

November 27, 2019

Original research
A mixed methods study examining teamwork shared mental models of interprofessional teams during hospital discharge

Kirstin Manges, Patricia S Groves, Amany Farag, Ryan Peterson, Joanna Harton, S Ryan Greysen

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009716
Original research
Implementation of research evidence in orthopaedics: a tale of three trials

Katharine Reeves, Samuel Chan, Alastair Marsh, Suzy Gallier, Catrin Wigley, Kamlesh Khunti, Richard J Lilford

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010056
Original research
Application of human factors to improve usability of clinical decision support for diagnostic decision-making: a scenario-based simulation study

Pascale Carayon, Peter Hoonakker, Ann Schoofs Hundt, Megan Salwei, Douglas Wiegmann, Roger L Brown, Peter Kleinschmidt, Clair Novak, Michael Pulia, Yudi Wang, Emily Wirkus, Brian Patterson

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009857
Original research
Quality of care for acute abdominal pain in children

Yvonne Zurynski, Kate Churruca, Gaston Arnolda, Sarah Dalton, Hsuen P Ting, Peter Damian Hibbert, Charlotte Molloy, Louise K Wiles, Carl de Wet, Jeffrey Braithwaite

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010088
Original research
Using standardised patients to assess the quality of medical records: an application and evidence from rural China

Yuju Wu, Huan Zhou, Xiao Ma, Yaojiang Shi, Hao Xue, Chengchao Zhou, Hongmei Yi, Alexis Medina, Jason Li, Sean Sylvia

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009890

November 20, 2019

Original research
Quality improvement in cardiovascular surgery: results of a surgical quality improvement programme using a nationwide clinical database and database-driven site visits in Japan

Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Miyata, Kazuo Tanemoto, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Eriko Fukuchi, Noboru Motomura, Yuichi Ueda, Shinichi Takamoto

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009955
Viewpoint
Making the ‘invisible’ visible: transforming the detection of intimate partner violence

Bharti Khurana, Steven E Seltzer, Isaac S Kohane, Giles W Boland

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009905

November 19, 2019

Editorial
A nudge towards increased experimentation to more rapidly improve healthcare
Free

Allison H Oakes, Mitesh S Patel

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009948

November 15, 2019

Viewpoint
Late adopters of the electronic health record should move now

Juliet Rumball-Smith, Kevin Ross, David W Bates

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010002
Original research
‘New Medicine Service’: supporting adherence in people starting a new medication for a long-term condition: 26-week follow-up of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Rachel Ann Elliott, Matthew J Boyd, Lukasz Tanajewski, Nick Barber, Georgios Gkountouras, Anthony J Avery, Rajnikant Mehta, James E Davies, Nde-Eshimuni Salema, Christopher Craig, Asam Latif, Justin Waring, Antony Chuter

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009177

November 13, 2019

Original research
Communicating with patients about breakdowns in care: a national randomised vignette-based survey

Kimberly A Fisher, Thomas H Gallagher, Kelly M Smith, Yanhua Zhou, Sybil Crawford, Azraa Amroze, Kathleen M Mazor

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009712
Original research
Work systems analysis of sterile processing: decontamination

Myrtede Alfred, Ken Catchpole, Emily Huffer, Larry Fredendall, Kevin M Taaffe

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009422
Original research
Later emergency provider shift hour is associated with increased risk of admission: a retrospective cohort study

Patrick D Tyler, Alan Fossa, Joshua W Joseph, Leon D Sanchez

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009546

November 08, 2019

Original research
‘Whatever you cut, I can fix it’: clinical supervisors’ interview accounts of allowing trainee failure while guarding patient safety

Jennifer M Klasen, Erik Driessen, Pim W Teunissen, Lorelei A Lingard

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009808
Editorial
In the room where it happens: do physicians need feedback on their real-world communication skills?
Free

Sondra Zabar, Kathleen Hanley, Jeffrey A Wilhite, Lisa Altshuler, Adina Kalet, Colleen Gillespie

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010384
Original research
Large-scale empirical optimisation of statistical control charts to detect clinically relevant increases in surgical site infection rates

Iulian Ilieş, Deverick J Anderson, Joseph Salem, Arthur W Baker, Margo Jacobsen, James C Benneyan

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008976
Short report
When evidence says no: gynaecologists’ reasons for (not) recommending ineffective ovarian cancer screening

Odette Wegwarth, Nora Pashayan

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009854

November 06, 2019

Original research
Do bedside whiteboards enhance communication in hospitals? An exploratory multimethod study of patient and nurse perspectives

Anupama Goyal, Hanna Glanzman, Martha Quinn, Komalpreet Tur, Sweta Singh, Suzanne Winter, Ashley Snyder, Vineet Chopra

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010208

November 04, 2019

Editorial
Inappropriate ED visits: patient responsibility or an attribution bias?
Free

Krisda Chaiyachati, Shreya Kangovi

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009729
Quality improvement report
Improving end-of-rotation transitions of care among ICU patients

Joshua Lee Denson, Julie Knoeckel, Sara Kjerengtroen, Rachel Johnson, Bryan McNair, Olivia Thornton, Ivor S Douglas, Michael E Wechsler, Robert E Burke

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009867

November 02, 2019

Quality improvement report
Obstetric care navigation: results of a quality improvement project to provide accompaniment to women for facility-based maternity care in rural Guatemala

Kirsten Austad, Michel Juarez, Hannah Shryer, Cristina Moratoya, Peter Rohloff

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009524

November 01, 2019

Original research
Passing the acid test? Evaluating the impact of national education initiatives to reduce proton pump inhibitor use in Australia

Claudia Bruno, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Benjamin Daniels, Nicholas A Buckley, Andrea Schaffer, Helga Zoega

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009897

October 30, 2019

Original research
Factors associated with inappropriate use of emergency departments: findings from a cross-sectional national study in France

Diane Naouri, Guillaume Ranchon, Albert Vuagnat, Jeannot Schmidt, Carlos El Khoury, Youri Yordanov On behalf of French Society of Emergency Medicine

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009396

October 29, 2019

Editorial
Challenge of ensuring access to high-quality emergency surgical care for all
Free

John W Scott, Justin B Dimick

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010219

October 24, 2019

Original research
Comparative effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies to prevent fetal exposure to mycophenolate

Amir Sarayani, Yasser Albogami, Mohannad Elkhider, Juan M Hincapie-Castillo, Babette A Brumback, Almut G Winterstein

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010098
Original research
Reflections on implementing a hospital-wide provider-based electronic inpatient mortality review system: lessons learnt

Mallika L Mendu, Yi Lu, Alec Petersen, Melinda Gomez Tellez, Jennifer Beloff, Karen Fiumara, Allen Kachalia

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009864
Viewpoint
Measuring low-value care: learning from the US experience measuring quality

Leah M Marcotte, Linnaea Schuttner, Joshua M Liao

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010191

October 09, 2019

Editorial
Methods for scaling simulation-based teamwork training
Free

Megan Delisle, Jason C Pradarelli, Nikhil Panda, Alex B Haynes, Alexander A Hannenberg

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009515

October 08, 2019

Editorial
Is there a ‘best measure’ of patient safety?
Free

Ann M Borzecki, Amy K Rosen

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009730
Original research
Impact of a system-wide quality improvement initiative on blood pressure control: a cohort analysis

Elizabeth R Pfoh, Kathryn Martinez, Nirav Vakharia, Michael Rothberg

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009032

October 05, 2019

Original research
Contribution of primary care organisation and specialist care provider to variation in GP referrals for suspected cancer: ecological analysis of national data

Christopher Burton, Luke O'Neill, Phillip Oliver, Peter Murchie

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009469

October 03, 2019

Quality improvement report
Reducing peripherally inserted central catheters and midline catheters by training nurses in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement

Benjamin Galen, Sarah Baron, Sandra Young, Alleyne Hall, Linda Berger-Spivack, William Southern

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009923
Viewpoint
Preventing Clostridioides difficile infection in hospitals: what is the endgame?

Susy S Hota, Michelle Doll, Gonzalo Bearman

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009953

September 20, 2019

Original research
Community level socioeconomic status association with surgical outcomes and resource utilisation in a regional cohort: a prospective registry analysis

J Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B Hawkins, Eric J Charles, Florence E Turrentine, Brian Kaplan, Sandy Fogel, Charles Harris, David Reines, Jorge Posadas, Gorav Ailawadi, John B Hanks, Peter T Hallowell, R Scott Jones

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009800

September 16, 2019

Original research
Medication-related harm in older adults following hospital discharge: development and validation of a prediction tool

Nikesh Parekh, Khalid Ali, John Graham Davies, Jennifer M Stevenson, Winston Banya, Stephen Nyangoma, Rebekah Schiff, Tischa van der Cammen, Jatinder Harchowal, Chakravarthi Rajkumar

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009587

September 13, 2019

Editorial
The ageing surgeon
Free

Natalia Kurek, Ara Darzi

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009739
Short report
When do trials of diabetes quality improvement strategies lead to sustained change in patient care?

Emily L Kearsley-Ho, Hsin Yun Yang, Sathya Karunananthan, Celia Laur, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Noah M Ivers

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009658

September 12, 2019

Original research
Hospital-level evaluation of the effect of a national quality improvement programme: time-series analysis of registry data

Timothy J Stephens, Carol J Peden, Ryan Haines, Mike P W Grocott, Dave Murray, David Cromwell, Carolyn Johnston, Sarah Hare, Jose Lourtie, Sharon Drake, Graham P Martin, Rupert M Pearse On behalf of Enhanced Perioperative Care for High-risk patients (EPOCH) trial group

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009537

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