Background Low-value practices, defined as tests or treatments that are used in practice despite not being supported by evidence, account for 20%–30% of healthcare expenditure; moreover, some ...
Background In situ simulation (ISS) has seen broad use in academic emergency medicine (EM). Studies with limited clinical ...
Importance Patient safety and systems integration (PSSI) simulations help uncover hazards that jeopardise patient safety. Using direct observation, video analysis and systems-focused debriefing, they ...
Importance Quality improvement efforts on general medical wards are often driven by organisational or clinician priorities, ...
Introduction: The frequency of adverse events in the operating theatre has been linked to the quality of teamwork and communication. Developing suitable measures of teamwork may play a role in ...
Correspondence to Pernilla Dillner, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden; pernilla.dillner{at}ki.se Background Adverse events (AEs) cause ...
Background Clinical encounters with patients who display challenging behaviours (eg, rude, demanding) are increasingly common in emergency departments and can heighten negative emotions, compromise ...
Healthcare organisations invest substantial effort in redesigning systems, implementing new technologies and improving quality and safety processes. Comparatively less attention is paid to how ...
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Correspondence to Dr Chuenjid Kongkaew, Centre for Safety and Quality in Health, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Naresuan University, Muang 65000, Thailand; ...
Efforts to ensure effective participation of patients in healthcare are called by many names—patient centredness, patient engagement, patient experience. Improvement initiatives in this domain often ...
Correspondence to: Dr Johan Thor Medical Management Centre, Berzelius väg 3, 5th floor, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; johan.thor{at}ki.se Objective: To systematically review the ...
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