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Newest firstBackgroundPoor quality maternal and neonatal healthcare continues to contribute to preventable deaths and long-term disabilities in low-resource settings. Organizational factors within health facilities influence the implementation and uptake of evidence-based interventions, affecting health system performance and policy outcomes. ObjectiveTo identify organizational factors that improve the quality of maternal and…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundPost-checkup health guidance in Japan has traditionally relied on paper-based communication and manual administrative processes. These workflows are time-consuming, prone to transcription errors, and can delay timely engagement with health guidance recipients. ObjectiveTo assess whether replacing a paper-based workflow with an integrated digital system using Microsoft Access, robotic process automation (…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionPractice coaching is increasingly used to strengthen quality improvement (QI) capacity in primary healthcare (PHC) systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet the causal pathways through which it shifts provider behaviour, and the systemic conditions that enable or constrain those pathways, remain under-theorised. Using a theory-based qualitative evaluation, we examined how and why a pract…
This protocol describes the rationale, plan, and methodology for a study investigating sociodemographic inequities in use of antenatal magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) in England, for neuroprotection of the preterm infant. It is a secondary data analysis study using routinely collected healthcare data from the National Neonatal Research Database. The focus of our analysis is to identify whether any inequities in treatme…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveTo examine stakeholder experiences of remote neurology outpatient care and to co-produce an evidence-based framework to support safe, equitable and sustainable service delivery. MethodsWe undertook an inductive thematic analysis of free-text responses from three national surveys: a patient and carer survey conducted by The Neurological Alliance (2021; n = 2,463) and two surveys of neurologists conducted b…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveDue to an increase in healthcare quality research and QI projects, there is a high demand for clinicians time to serve as research participants. Traditional focus group methods are time demanding, posing a barrier to collect data from busy clinicians. We show that asynchronous online focus groups (AOFGs) are a viable method for increasing participation from busy clinicians. Materials and MethodsRecruitmen…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundPatient satisfaction feedback is crucial for hospital service quality, but manual reviews are not possible due to their time-consumption, and traditional natural language processing methods remain inadequate. Large Language Models (LLMs) show promise but are prone to logical hallucinations--fabricated or illogical outputs that limit their reliability (inconsistent performance across repeated uses) and va…
ObjectivesThis study aimed to implement an artificial intelligence-assisted psychiatric triage program, assessing its impact on efficiency and resource optimization. MethodsThis quality improvement initiative recruited patients on the waitlist for psychiatric evaluation at an outpatient hospital. Participants (n=101) completed a digital triage module that used natural language processing and machine learning to re…
Background and purpose Clinical documentation of patient acuity is a major determinant of payer reimbursement. This project aimed to improve case mix index (CMI) by incorporating a novel electronic health record (EHR) discharge documentation tool into the inpatient general neurology service at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center. Methods We used data from Vizient AMC Hospital: Risk Mode…
Background A retrospective chart audit was performed to review biliary stent utilisation from January 2020 to January 2021. Non-guideline-based stent insertion was identified in 16% of patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones presenting for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). To improve this knowledge-practice gap, a quality improvement (QI) intervention was devised and trialled. Aim To synch…
BackgroundJob satisfaction is currently considered to be a measure that should be included in quality improvement programs thus it is very important to assess it among healthcare workers who are mostly exposed to work stress thus this research is going to have different consideration on health care workers working on hard-to-reach areas and low-level facilities since there is lack of enough evidence and limited st…
The interventions of pharmacy professionals are considered impactful inputs towards optimised patient care and safety, by rationalising prescriptions, enhancing therapeutic choices and reducing and preventing medication errors and adverse effects. Between October 2020 and October 2021, the community hospitals at Powys Teaching Health Board recorded 158 interventions, corresponding to 0.4 interventions per pharmacy…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundAccurate and reliable diagnosis is the cornerstone of disease management and control. A reliable and properly organized laboratory system not only generates information critical to individual case management but also to disease surveillance, control, and outbreak management. This study presents the status of quality of laboratory services in Tanzania after a nationwide quality assessment, Star Rating Ass…
The Emergency Department is a key facet of modern healthcare facilities and is responsible for bringing in a lot of patient volume. This healthcare asset is prone to a lot of shortcomings, primarily long waiting times. Though, patients primarily go to the emergency department in emergency scenarios, they still have a choice on which hospital they choose to attend. As such, it may be important for patients to be in…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundMany countries have a significant shortage of healthcare staff, resulting in a reduction in the range and quality of services. Low and middle-income countries rely heavily on Community Health Workers. Existing data suggests a lack of clarity regarding the scope of work as well as about the utilization of the working hours. The purpose of this work is to propose a protocol to evaluate the time utilization…
Open article record in new tab ↗This commentary describes the clinician experience of certifying patients for medical cannabis (MC) in a north suburban Chicago integrative family medicine practice. The physician and research assistant performed a comprehensive chart review of the first 166 MC patients certified in the practice. Based on this review, barriers and opportunities were elucidated to improve delivery of MC therapy in Illinois within t…
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