The methods of evaluating change and improvement strategies are not well described. The design and conduct of a range of experimental and non-experimental quantitative designs are considered. Such ...

Diagnosis is one of the most important tasks performed by primary care physicians. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently prioritized patient safety areas in primary care, and included ...

Background Non-adherence to medications continues to be a burden worldwide, with significant negative consequences. Community pharmacist interventions seem to be effective at improving medication ...

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 There is increasing interest in how patient complaint material can be used to highlight areas requiring quality improvement (QI) in healthcare. However, knowledge of using complaint ...

Background Quality improvement (QI) efforts have become widespread in healthcare, however there is significant variability in their success. Differences in context are thought to be responsible for ...

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 ...

Introduction QI education is essential for resident physicians with established requirements from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education outlining the necessary components.

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

Does Tall Man lettering prevent drug name confusion errors? Incomplete and conflicting evidence suggest need for definitive study ...

Healthcare organisations are using redesign to tackle variation in the quality of care and improve public satisfaction. It is represented as a radical challenge to traditional assumptions and ...