OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal for Healthcare Quality is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Increasing Language Interpreter Services Use and Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	24
Increasing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Resident-Run Clinic Through Partnership With Ophthalmology Clinic: A Pilot Study	13
The Use of Quality Improvement in the Physical Therapy Literature: A Scoping Review	13
Optimizing Workplace Violence Reporting in a Multisite Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative	9
Implementing Behavioral Optimization and Outcomes Support Team in a Medical/Surgical Telemetry Unit	8
Community-Based Hospitals Benefit From Restrictive Transfusion Practices	8
Improving the Discharge Experience of Hospital Patients Through Standard Tools and Methods of Education	7
The Use of a Single Risk Assessment Tool for Mortality and Numerous Hospital-Acquired Conditions	6
Cervical Collars and Dysphagia Among Geriatric TBIs and Cervical Spine Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study	6
Improving Utilization of a Nursing-Initiated Supportive Medication Order Panel in the Inpatient Setting	5
Organizational Learning in the Morbidity and Mortality Conference	5
Should Penicillin Allergy Testing Be Included as Part of Preoperative Testing?	5
Applying the Value Transformation Framework in Federally Qualified Health Centers to Increase Clinical Measures Performance	5
Patient Characteristics Associated With Missed Appointments in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics	5
The CLABSI Playbook: Design and Implementation of a Multipronged Approach to Decrease CLABSIs	5
Redesigning the First Prenatal Visit: A Quality Improvement Initiative	4
Surgical Site Infection Prevention Using “Strike Teams”: The Experience of an Academic Colorectal Surgical Department	4
Do Hospitals Achieving “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” Maintain Higher Patient Scores Compared To Nonleaders?	4
Preventing Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Through Implementation of an Enhanced Monitoring Program	4
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients	4
EHR Smart Phrases Used as Enrollment Mechanism in Diabetes Self-Management Support Programs: Preliminary Outcomes	4
The Combined Effect of Delirium and Falls on Length of Stay and Discharge	4
Time Allocated to Nursing Tasks on Hospital Units Caring for Older Patients	4
Internal Operational Metrics and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare Quality Ratings	4
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol and Order Set for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome	4

Optimizing Unilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Quality Improvement Study	4
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Address Code Status Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	3
Eradicating the Loneliness Epidemic: One Phone Call at a Time	3
Interventions to Reduce Inappropriate Physical Therapy Consultation in the Inpatient Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative	3
General Surgery Resuscitation Preference Documentation: A Quality Improvement Initiative	3
Team-Based Care for Cancer Survivors With Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	3
The Delivery Model of Perceived Medical Service Quality Based on Donabedian's Framework	3
Challenges Meeting 21st Century Cures Act Patient Identity Interoperability and Information Blocking Rules	3
Thank You to Reviewers	3
Improving Quality Care and Patient Safety With Implementation of an Oversew Stitch in Lumbar Drains	3
Evaluating a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Indwelling Bladder Catheter Removal in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury	3
Thank You to Reviewers	2
Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health Communities	2
Implementation and Feasibility of the Re-Engineered Discharge for Surgery (RED-S) Intervention: A Pilot Study: Erratum	2
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Trauma Risk Assessment Tool Among Geriatric Patients With Crash Injuries	2
Characterization of Emergency Department Quality Assurance Cases Seen Within a Midwestern United States Health System	2
Network Analysis Examining Intrahospital Traffic of Patients With Traumatic Hip Fracture	2
Improving Lung Cancer Screening at an Academic Medical Center	2
A Cross-Sectional Study of the Characteristics Associated With Chronic Pain Documentation on the Problem List	2
Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Quality Improvement Interventions to Enhance Vaccine Uptake in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review	2
Initiative to Improve Postintubation Sedation in a Pediatric Emergency Department	2
Methods of Capturing Process Outcomes in Quality Improvement Trials: A Systematic Review	1
Leveraging Ethnic Backgrounds to Improve Collection of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data	1
Barriers to Health Information Exchange Among Ambulatory Physicians: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample	1
A Novel Approach to PDMP Reporting: Adapting Opioid Quality Measures to PDMP Data	1
REadmission PREvention in SepSis: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model	1
The Profession of Healthcare Quality Focuses on Improving Healthcare by Improving Workforce Competencies for Quality and Safety	1
Navigating an Intravenous Fluid Shortage Crisis: A Health System's Response to a Hurricane-Induced Supply Disruption	1
Development of Quality Measures for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department	1
Implementing a Process for Screening Hospitalized Adults for Food Insecurity at a Tertiary Care Center	1
The Impact of Primary Disease on Patient Satisfaction in Outpatient Care: A Nationwide Analysis	1
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Improves Access to Care and Healthcare Quality to Advance Health Equity	1
Experience and Hospital Context Influence Fall Prevention Practice by Physical Therapists: A Survey Study	1
Clinical Pharmacist Transition of Care Model Improves Hospital System Practice by Reducing Readmissions	1
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk for Patients With Diabetes: An Evidence-Based, Population Health Management Program	1
Development of Diagnostic Quality Metrics for Prosthetic Joint Infection	1
Implementing a Discharge Follow-up Phone Call Program Reduces Readmission Rates in an Integrated Health System	1
Provider and Patient Experiences of Delays in Primary Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic	1
Does Rounding Order Bias Discharge Efficiency? Predictors of Discharge Timing on an Academic Urology Service	1
Pilot Process Evaluation of the Supporting Older Adults at Risk Model: A RE-AIM Approach	1
Insulin for Hospitalized Patients With Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Quality Improvement Initiative	1
Urban Rural Differences on Accessing Patient- Centered Medical Home Among Children With Mental/Developmental Health Conditions/Disorders	1
No Quick Fixes: Integrating Population Health Education and Quality Improvement in a Large Residency Program	1
Reasons for Surgical Delay in Patients With Hip Fracture	1
Assessing Factors Influencing Commitment to a Disparities Reduction Intervention: Social Justice Attitudes and Organizational Mission	1
A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Hospital Participation in the Healthcare Equality Index	1
Factors Associated With Nasogastric Tube Placement-Related Complications in a Single Academic Medical Center	1
Provider-To-Provider Communication About Care Transitions: Considering Different Health Technology Tools	1
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From Community Health Center Clinicians	1

Pay-for-Performance in the Massachusetts Medicaid Delivery System Transformation Initiative	0
Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Using the STOP-BANG Questionnaire in a Cardiology Clinic	0
Thank You to Reviewers	0
Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians	0
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Medication Ordering Protocol to Improve Clinician and Nursing Experiences	0
Team-Based Care Model Improves Timely Access to Care and Patient Satisfaction in General Cardiology	0
30-Day Readmission Reduction in a Skilled Facility Population Through Pharmacist-Driven Medication Reconciliation	0
Impact of a Transition of Care Pharmacist in a Community Hospital Discharge Model	0
Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Through a Multidisciplinary Inpatient Vaccination Initiative	0
Multicenter Study of Needle-Free Blood Collection System for Reducing Specimen Error and Intravenous Catheter Replacement	0
Moving Beyond Describing Disparities: The Urgent Need to Understand Multilevel Determinants and Evaluate Programs Promoting Health Equity	0
A Dedicated Hip Fracture Care Coordinator Is Associated With Improved Patient Outcomes and Hospital Quality Measures	0
Protocol in Practice: Impact of Brain Herniation Code Alerts at a Tertiary Level Medical Center	0
Eliminating Hands-Off Handoffs: Improvement in Perioperative Handoff Communication With a Multidisciplinary Tool Initiative	0
Ambulatory Quality Improvement Despite COVID-19: Blueprint for a Successful System for Continuous Improvement	0
Implementing an Electronic Root Cause Analysis Reporting System to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries	0
Development of Quality Measures for Inpatient Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: A Call to Action	0
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Veterans Affairs Whole Health Integration Using the Updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research	0
Applying the Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Initiative in a Novel Setting	0
Association of Adverse Events in Opioid Addiction Treatment With Quality Measure for Continuity of Pharmacotherapy	0
What are Effective Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Care? An Analysis of 121 Randomized Deimplementation Studies	0
Improving Time to Antibiotics for Long-Bone Open Fractures: A Quality Improvement Initiative	0
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Real-Time Throughput Analysis: Development and Implementation of an Innovative Data Collection Tool	0
Feasibility of a Multidisciplinary Procedural Team Dedicated to Complex In-Patient Bedside Procedures	0
Optimizing the Team Approach: Designing a Clinical Care Pathway for Functional Neurological Disorder	0
Improving Communication by Standardizing Pediatric Rapid Response Team Documentation	0
Collaboration to Remove Barriers to Pump Integration With the Electronic Health Record	0
Practicing What We Teach: Increasing Inhaler Use for Mild Asthma in the Pediatric Emergency Department	0
A Process Evaluation Approach to Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Reduction in a Neonatal Population	0
Comparison of Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Outcomes Between Blood Collection Approaches: A Systematic Literature Review	0
Iron Deficiency Among Hospitalized Patients With Congestive Heart Failure	0
Impact of Collaborative Leadership, Workplace Social Capital, and Interprofessional Collaboration Practice on Patient Safety Climate	0
Thank You to Reviewers	0
Efficacy of the Crisis Risk Triage Scale in Inpatient Units Within the United States	0
Increasing Hospital at Home Enrollment Through Decentralization With Agile Science	0
An Initiative to Stop Antibiotics Prescribed for Urinary Symptoms When Urine Culture Is Negative	0
Why Competency Standardization Matters for Improvement: An Assessment of the Healthcare Quality Workforce	0
Delays in Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Veterans Health Administration	0
Multimodal Quality Initiatives in Sepsis Care: Assessing Impact on Core Measures and Outcomes	0
Quality and Safety in Nursing: Recommendations From a Systematic Review	0
Process-Focused Approach to Reduce Central Line Bloodstream Infections in the Pediatric Population	0
A Survey for Charting Intake, Output, and Body Weight in the Electronic Medical Record	0
Enhancing Drug Hypersensitivity Reaction Documentation Through a Clinical Surveillance Tool	0
Erratum	0
Fall Risk Screening in Older Adult Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Group Medical Visits Versus Usual Care for Illness Perception and Hypertension: A Randomized Pilot Study	0
Optimizing Recognition and Management of Patients at Risk for Infection-Related Decompensation Through Team-Based Decision Making	0
Piloting a Mobility Tech Role at an Academic Medical Center	0
Impact of Discharge Medication Reconciliation Across a Five-Hospital Health System	0
A Structured Rounding Proforma in the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU): A Quality Improvement Project	0
Nurse Engagement in Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: A Scoping Review of the Literature	0
A Qualitative Analysis of Choice-Driving Factors for Emergency Department Utilization Among Medicare Advantage Patients in Idaho	0
Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Orthopedic Hand Surgeons After Implementation of a Divisional Protocol	0
Improving Operating Room Efficiency Through Reducing First Start Delays in an Academic Center	0
Variability in Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients With Orthopedic Trauma at a Level 2 Trauma Center	0
Improving Interdisciplinary Communication on an Academic Hospitalist Service: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Implementation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Using Broken Windows Theory to Examine Flow Disruptions in Surgical Care: A Multispecialty Comparison	0
Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative	0
Improving Ambulatory Smoking Cessation Counseling Across a Large Academic Internal Medicine Department	0
Analysis of Readmissions in a Mobile Integrated Health Transitional Care Program Using Root Cause Analysis and Common Cause Analysis	0
Increasing Inclusion, Diversity, Antiracism, and Equity With a Medical School Curriculum Quality Improvement Project	0
Decreasing the Use of As-Needed Antihypertensive Therapy in Hospitalized Patients With Asymptomatic Hypertension	0
Standardizing Screening for Preeclampsia Risk Factors to Improve Prescribing of Low-Dose Aspirin	0
Implementation of ED I-PASS as a Standardized Handoff Tool in the Pediatric Emergency Department	0
Meta-Analysis of Medication Administration Errors in African Hospitals	0
A Note from the Editor-in-Chief	0
Safety, Efficiency, and Efficacy of Protocolized Contrast-Enhanced Imaging in Acute Stroke Evaluation	0
Improving First Case Operating Room Efficiency	0
Improving Job Completion in Acute Medical Units Through Role-Specific Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Hospital Adaptions to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on MARQUIS Toolkit Implementation and Sustainability	0
Value of Using a Structured Improvement Approach: A Dedicated Education Unit Exemplar	0
Review of the National Quality Forum's Measure Endorsement Process	0
Why Access Matters in Value-Based Healthcare: A Systematic Review	0
Patient Characteristics and Positive Outcomes Associated With a Novel Youth Inpatient Program for Concurrent Disorders	0
Streamlining Atrial Fibrillation Care: Building a Comprehensive Program to Provide High-Quality, Individualized Care	0
Quality Coordinators’ Perspectives on Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare in Kosovo: A Qualitative Study	0
How Total Performance Scores of Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program Hospitals Change Over Time	0
Differential Mortality Among Heart Failure Patients Across Different COVID-19 Surges in New York City	0
Using Quality Improvement and Implementation Science to Identify Strategies That Foster Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Submissions	0