Objective Our aim was to see if the reporting of better experiences by elective surgical patients was associated with better outcomes (effectiveness and safety). The objectives were to: describe the ...

Background Developing and updating high-quality guidelines requires substantial time and resources. To reduce duplication of effort and enhance efficiency, we developed a process for guideline ...

Objectives With the growing adoption of virtual consultations in primary care, the need for tailored metrics to evaluate ...

BMJ Quality & Safety is an international peer-reviewed journal covering the science of improvement across healthcare service and provision.

Introduction: Care home residents are at particular risk from medication errors, and our objective was to determine the prevalence and potential harm of prescribing, monitoring, dispensing and ...

Importance Patient concerns at or before discharge inform many transitional care interventions; few studies examine patients’ perceptions of self-care and other factors related to readmission.

Front-line medical teams are experiencing unprecedented stressors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of these pressures, teamwork has become both more important and more challenging.

Introduction QI education is essential for resident physicians with established requirements from the Accreditation Council ...

Handoffs have become integral to almost all aspects of hospital-based care. Realities such as duty hour limitations and shift ...

The stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial is a popular design in implementation and health services research. All clusters, such as clinics or hospitals, start in the control state, and gradually ...

Grand rounds in methodology: four critical decision points in statistical process control evaluations of quality improvement initiatives ...