2024
Service quality in decentralized community-based Covid-19 antigen rapid diagnostic testing programmes in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Udoh E, Okonkwo O, Omoregie G, Ura-Akubo V, Anosike N, Folorunsho J, Orakwelu E, Bimba J, Hatzold K, Corbett E, Nightingale E, Dunkley Y. Service quality in decentralized community-based Covid-19 antigen rapid diagnostic testing programmes in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0310294. PMID: 39656700, PMCID: PMC11630617, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health centersPatent medicine storesPrimary healthcare centersHealth centersCommunity pharmaciesMedicine storesPost-test phaseHealthcare centersCommunity-level servicesQuality improvement initiativesFederal Capital TerritoryLocal implementation contextCommunity healthcare facilitiesRapid diagnostic testsAntigen rapid diagnostic testsImprovement initiativesPre-test phaseHealthcare facilitiesTesting servicesImplementation contextCOVID-19 testingOverall scoreAffluent communitiesPharmacyEvaluation domainsCombining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania
Strelzer S, Julius J, Anicet N, Byabato O, Chiwanga F, Hassan S, Kayandabila F, Laizer A, Majuta T, Murray B, Said T, Ndile S. Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania. BMJ Open Quality 2024, 13: e002891. PMID: 39510766, PMCID: PMC11552003, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care training programsCare training programsQI conceptsTraining programQuality improvementMinistry of Health and Social WelfareCritical care deliveryQuality improvement initiativesCritical care trainingCritical care conceptsMiddle-income countriesCritical care settingMortality rateCare deliveryCare trainingCare settingsPaired t-testUnited Republic of TanzaniaCare conceptsImprovement initiativesPre/post analysisRepublic of TanzaniaBlood glucose monitoringHospital guidelinesDescriptive statisticsImplementing and Evaluating a Veterans Crisis Line Quality Improvement Initiative: The Safety Planning Pilot Program
Lauver M, Podlogar M, Herbin J, Selig M, Muzzey F, Patelli K, McCarthy J, Hughes G, Stacy M. Implementing and Evaluating a Veterans Crisis Line Quality Improvement Initiative: The Safety Planning Pilot Program. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 811-816. PMID: 38635217, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Crisis LineVeterans Health AdministrationEligible callersOutpatient mental health appointmentsMental health appointmentsQuality improvement initiativesHealth appointmentsCommon barriersImprovement initiativesDocumentation timeHealth AdministrationLogistical barriersClinic referralsCrisis linesPilot programVeteransPrevention missionImplementation projectRespondentsCallersSafety planningCallsU.S. DepartmentReferralBarriersTwenty Years of Sustained Improvement in Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Data From The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program
Xian Y, Li S, Jiang T, Beon C, Poudel R, Thomas K, Reeves M, Smith E, Saver J, Sheth K, Messé S, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Twenty Years of Sustained Improvement in Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Data From The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. Stroke 2024, 55: 2599-2610. PMID: 39429153, PMCID: PMC11518659, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.048174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programEvidence-based stroke careDoor-to-needle timeTransient ischemic attackGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsEvidence-based careQuality of careSmoking cessation counselingSustained improvementQuality improvement initiativesSkilled nursing facilityIndependence of patientsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeRelevant to patientsIschemic attackDoor-to-puncture timeCessation counselingGuidelines-StrokeAssociated with sustained improvementStroke careDysphagia screeningNursing facilitiesHospital characteristicsImprovement initiativesImproving Time to Goals of Care Discussions in Invasively Ventilated Preterm Infants.
Gentle S, Cohen C, Carlo W, Winter L, Hallman M. Improving Time to Goals of Care Discussions in Invasively Ventilated Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 39359206, PMCID: PMC11524032, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-066585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmenstrual ageBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsTracheostomy placementWeeks' PMA.Identifying preterm infantsWeeks postmenstrual ageBPD infantsTracheostomy dependenceInvasive ventilationGoC discussionsVentilatory requirementsTracheostomyVentilator liberationInfantsHospital dischargeMultidisciplinary conferenceQuality improvement initiativesWeeksChart analysisUniversity of AlabamaSMART aimStatistical process control chartsProcess control chartsControl chart analysisAdolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program
Magnabosco V, Ferrara M, Domenicano I, Cruciata M, Sarela A, Emanuelli F, Grassi L. Adolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program. International Journal Of Psychiatry In Clinical Practice 2024, 28: 224-234. PMID: 39810320, DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2024.2446777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskFirst-episode psychosisGeneral practitionersSpecialised mental health careStandardised assessmentMental health careQuality improvement initiativesAdolescent mental healthAdult psychiatric servicesHigh riskCAMH careCAMH servicesEarly intervention programsHealth careSub-optimal adherenceImprovement initiativesMental healthPsychiatric hospitalisationPsychiatric servicesPharmacological prescriptionsDrug prescribingIntervention programsDescriptive statisticsPsychiatric differential diagnosisPsychiatric unitPreventing the Next Neglected Pessary: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Popiel P, Maggi M, Dalal S, Curran M, Rickey L. Preventing the Next Neglected Pessary: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Urogynecology 2024 PMID: 39331811, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality improvement initiativesPelvic organ prolapseFollow-upImprovement initiativesOrgan prolapsePatients lost to follow-upIncreased risk of complicationsRisk of complicationsImprove patient careElectronic medical recordsPessary complicationsPessary placementVaginal ulcerPessary managementPessaryIncreased riskPrevent complicationsPatient carePatientsMedical recordsComplicationsMedical professionalsProlapseImplantationOB/GYNOptimizing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among an Underserved Population: Lessons Learned From a Quality-Improvement Initiative
El-Othmani M, McCormick K, Xu W, Hickernell T, Sarpong N, Tyler W, Herndon C. Optimizing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among an Underserved Population: Lessons Learned From a Quality-Improvement Initiative. Arthroplasty Today 2024, 28: 101443. PMID: 38983938, PMCID: PMC11231561, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint arthroplastyAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists scoreUnderserved populationsPreoperative optimization protocolElective total joint arthroplastyQuality improvement initiativesQuality-improvement initiativesContemporary control cohortPostoperative complicationsReoperation ratePostoperative outcomesAnesthesiologists scorePatient demographicsClinical group patientsRetrospective analysisGroup patientsMedical comorbiditiesControl cohortHealth equityOffice patientsPatient populationMedicaid clinicComplicationsQuality-improvementImprovement initiativesQuality Improvement Initiative Enhances Outpatient Pediatric Pulmonology Follow-up for Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Brumer E, Godse S, Chandrasekar L, Kizilirmak T, Blythe E, Gozzo Y, Peterec S, Kandil S, Grossman M, Chen L, Weiss P, Sheares B. Quality Improvement Initiative Enhances Outpatient Pediatric Pulmonology Follow-up for Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2024, 9: e736. PMID: 38854502, PMCID: PMC11161285, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere bronchopulmonary dysplasiaBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPremature infantsFollow-upClassification of bronchopulmonary dysplasiaDiagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasiaYale-New Haven Children's HospitalBronchopulmonary dysplasia severityFollow-up of childrenPulmonary follow-upStandard treatment optionPercentage of patientsRespiratory-related morbidityPremature babiesInternational Classification of DiseasesAccuracy of diagnosisTreatment optionsCorrect diagnosisChildren's HospitalQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement projectClassification of DiseasesMedical recordsPercentage of appointmentsElectronic medical recordsOptimizing autologous stem cell collections for patients with multiple myeloma receiving G‐CSF and Plerixafor: A single center project
Javanbakht A, Stringer S, Anderson H, Hamilton E, Philip A, Waller E, Langston A, Joseph N, Roback J, Schneider T, Sullivan H, Hendrickson J. Optimizing autologous stem cell collections for patients with multiple myeloma receiving G‐CSF and Plerixafor: A single center project. Journal Of Clinical Apheresis 2024, 39: e22127. PMID: 38803152, DOI: 10.1002/jca.22127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBenzylaminesBlood Component RemovalCyclamsFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHeterocyclic CompoundsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaPeripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationPlatelet CountRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousConceptsStem cell collectionPlatelet countG-CSFMultiple myelomaAutologous peripheral blood stem cell collectionApheresis collectionsPeripheral blood stem cell collectionAutologous stem cell collectionBlood stem cell collectionCell collectionPre-emptive plerixaforBaseline platelet countTransplant doseAutologous collectionApheresisPatientsMedical recordsPlerixaforCollection goalDay of collectionQuality improvement initiativesMyelomaPoor mobilityPlateletCountImplementation Barriers Encountered During a Universal Suicide Screening Program in Pediatric Emergency Departments
Seag D, Cervantes P, Narcisse I, Wiener E, Tay E, Knapp K, Horwitz S. Implementation Barriers Encountered During a Universal Suicide Screening Program in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 731-735. PMID: 38748454, PMCID: PMC11560740, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency departmentResearch assistantsComputerized adaptive testingUniversal suicide risk screeningWorkflow issuesEmergency departmentManagement of suicidal behaviorStudy assessed barriersQuality improvement initiativesSuicide risk screeningSuicide screening programsThematic content analysisScreening barriersClinical staffImprovement initiativesImplementation barriersPhysician educationClinical protocolsRisk screeningScreening programLimited integrationAdaptive testingContent analysisScreening effortsScreeningImproving Guideline-Concordant Care for Febrile Infants Through a Quality Improvement Initiative.
McDaniel C, Kerns E, Jennings B, Magee S, Biondi E, Flores R, Aronson P. Improving Guideline-Concordant Care for Febrile Infants Through a Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38682245, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-063339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesFebrile infantsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guidelineSecondary measuresAAP clinical practice guidelinesPediatrics clinical practice guidelineInvasive bacterial infectionsQI collaborativeIntervention bundleAdherence to specific recommendationsDischarge of infantsGuideline-concordant careInfants aged 8Clinical practice guideline recommendationsPrimary measureQuality improvementOral antibioticsEmergency department dischargePositive urinalysisAssociated with improvementsQualifying infantsQuality improvement initiativesAdministered antibioticsGuideline recommendationsCerebrospinal fluidImpact of a quality improvement initiative and monthly multidisciplinary meetings on outcomes after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Hengartner A, Elsamadicy A, Jonnalagadda A, Craft S, Sherman J, Reeves B, Fernandez T, Hobbs J, Koo A, DiLuna M, Tuason D. Impact of a quality improvement initiative and monthly multidisciplinary meetings on outcomes after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity 2024, 12: 1043-1051. PMID: 38493442, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00859-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal instrumented fusionPre-QI cohortAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisMultidisciplinary team meetingsProportion of patientsLength of stayPre-QITeam meetingsPost-QIPostoperative complicationsIdiopathic scoliosisQuality improvementQuality improvement initiativesPostoperative ambulationBenefits of enhanced recoveryMethodsThe medical recordsPain control protocolIntraoperative drain placementPosterior spinal fusionSpinal instrumented fusionQI implementationImprovement initiativesPatient careAmbulation statusDrain placementImproving Anesthesia Start Time Documentation Through a Departmental Education Initiative at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, United States
Warren M, Mehta S, Glowka L, Goncalves O, Gutman E, Schonberger R. Improving Anesthesia Start Time Documentation Through a Departmental Education Initiative at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, United States. Cureus 2024, 16: e54351. PMID: 38500895, PMCID: PMC10945460, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale-New Haven HospitalEducational emailCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesEducational initiativesResults Baseline dataQuality improvement studyQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement effortsNew HavenAnesthesia startUnited StatesImprovement initiativesMedicaid ServicesAnesthetic servicesImprovement studyImprovement effortsIn-room timeDocumentation accuracyAmerican Society of AnesthesiologistsTime documentationPatient factorsBaseline dataPreoperative holding areaNew Haven HospitalAnesthesia practitionersNational Variability in Pacemaker Implantation Rate Following TAVR Insights From the STS/ACC TVT Registry
Vora A, Gada H, Manandhar P, Kosinski A, Kirtane A, Nazif T, Reardon M, Kodali S, Cohen D, Thourani V, Sherwood M, Julien H, Vemulapalli S. National Variability in Pacemaker Implantation Rate Following TAVR Insights From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 391-401. PMID: 38355267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent pacemaker implantation rateTranscatheter aortic valve replacementRate of PPM implantationImplantation ratePermanent pacemakerPermanent pacemaker implantationPPM implantationComplication of transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement procedureValve typeAortic valve replacementPacemaker implantation rateSTS/ACC TVT RegistryValve replacementMultivariable hierarchical modelsGuideline-based educationHigh-performing sitesIn-hospitalLow-performing sitesQuality improvement initiativesPatient characteristicsTVT RegistryHospital-level variationObserved patient characteristicsPatient-level covariatesImproving Palivizumab Administration to High-Risk Infants with Heart Disease via a Communication-Based Quality Improvement Initiative
Leone D, Rodriguez A, Cowenhoven K, O’Connell M, Grossman M, Ferdman D. Improving Palivizumab Administration to High-Risk Infants with Heart Disease via a Communication-Based Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric Cardiology 2024, 46: 287-295. PMID: 38300318, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03388-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk infantsPercentage of infantsRate of administrationPalivizumab administrationPalivizumab dosesRespiratory syncytial virus seasonHeart diseaseDose of palivizumabCongenital heart diseasePediatric cardiac patientsPalivizumab eligibilityEligible infantsPalivizumab treatmentVirus seasonPalivizumabHeart CenterCardiac patientsInfantsOxygen saturationDoseDiagnosis codesQuality improvement initiativesAdministrationBaseline rateMultidisciplinary teamAppropriate Selection of Antihistamines in the Management of Allergic Reactions in the Pediatric Emergency Room: a quality improvement initiative
Tepler E, Mehta M, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M, Powers E, Soffer G. Appropriate Selection of Antihistamines in the Management of Allergic Reactions in the Pediatric Emergency Room: a quality improvement initiative. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024, 153: ab54. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprovement initiativesQuality improvement initiativesScaling the EQUIPPED medication safety program: Traditional and hub‐and‐spoke implementation models
Vandenberg A, Hwang U, Das S, Genes N, Nyamu S, Richardson L, Ezenkwele U, Legome E, Richardson C, Belachew A, Leong T, Kegler M, Vaughan C. Scaling the EQUIPPED medication safety program: Traditional and hub‐and‐spoke implementation models. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2184-2194. PMID: 38259070, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotentially inappropriate medicationsHub-and-spoke modelEmergency departmentSpoke sitesReduce potentially inappropriate medicationMedication safety programQuality improvement initiativesElectronic medical recordsInappropriate medicationsHealth systemImprovement initiativesPrescribing dataHub-and-spokeDisproportionate barriersImplementation modelMedical recordsSite engagementInterview dataSafety programCOVID-19 pandemicProgramEQUIP programCOVID-19BarriersHealthProposed Quality Indicators for Aspects of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media Management
Cottrell J, Namavarian A, Yip J, Campisi P, Chadha N, Damji A, Hong P, Lachance S, Leitao D, Nguyen L, Saunders N, Strychowsky J, Yunker W, Vaccani J, Chan Y, de Almeida J, Eskander A, Witterick I, Monteiro E. Proposed Quality Indicators for Aspects of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media Management. Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 53: 19160216241248538. PMID: 38888942, PMCID: PMC11098001, DOI: 10.1177/19160216241248538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaCandidate indicatorsPediatric acute otitis mediaQuality indicatorsMeasures of high-quality careExpert panelHigh-quality careQuality improvement initiativesRAND Corporation/University of CaliforniaQuality improvement effortsManagement of pediatric acute otitis mediaProposed quality indicatorsExpert panel meetingImprove patient outcomesSpecialty referralsSubstandard careFamily physiciansImprovement initiativesImprovement effortsGuideline recommendationsPanel meetingPatient outcomesPosition statementAntimicrobial managementOtolaryngology-head
2023
Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative
Kelley M, Lynders W, Pelletier E, Petrucelli M, Emerson B, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M. Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023, 41: 116-122. PMID: 38050053, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageCommunity EDPediatric EDChildren's HospitalPractice patternsLaceration repairAnxiety-provoking proceduresCommunity hospital networkAcademic children's hospitalRegional children's hospitalForeign body removalKey driver diagramStudy-Act cyclesQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesQuality improvement methodologySmart aimED lengthED LOSProcedural dataMidazolam useBody removalPediatric proceduresGuideline developmentEmergency Department Network
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