OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal for Healthcare Quality is 1. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Nurse Burnout Predicts Self-Reported Medication Administration Errors in Acute Care Hospitals	27
A Predictive Risk Model for Infection-Related Hospitalization Among Home Healthcare Patients	18
Learning During Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Incidence	17
Measuring Adherence to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Diabetes Prevention Guidelines Within Two Healthcare Systems	8
Reducing Caesarean Section Surgical Site Infection (SSI) by 50%: A Collaborative Approach	8
Defining Best Practices for Interhospital Transfers	8
Team-Based Care for Cancer Survivors With Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	7
Development of Quality Measures for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department	7
What are Effective Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Care? An Analysis of 121 Randomized Deimplementation Studies	6
Continuous Cloud-Based Early Warning Score Surveillance to Improve the Safety of Acutely Ill Hospitalized Patients	6
The LACE Index: A Predictor of Mortality and Readmission in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction	5
Differences in Outcomes After Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events in Older and Younger Patients	4
Postoperative Telehealth Visits Reduce Emergency Department Visits and 30-Day Readmissions in Elective Thoracic Surgery Patients	4
Established Trauma Triage Score Predicts Risk of Falling After Femoral Neck Fracture Arthroplasty Surgery	4
Patient Characteristics Associated With Missed Appointments in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics	4
A Multicenter Focus Group Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries Perception of Annual Wellness Visits	4
Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Through a Multidisciplinary Inpatient Vaccination Initiative	4
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Improves Access to Care and Healthcare Quality to Advance Health Equity	4
The Impact of Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use on Inpatient Quality	4
Practicing What We Teach: Increasing Inhaler Use for Mild Asthma in the Pediatric Emergency Department	3
Assessing the Efficacy of Certificate of Need Laws Through Total Joint Arthroplasty	3
Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Orthopedic Hand Surgeons After Implementation of a Divisional Protocol	3
Factors Associated With Hospital Readmissions Among U.S. Dialysis Facilities	3
Implementation of ED I-PASS as a Standardized Handoff Tool in the Pediatric Emergency Department	3
Contrasting Perspectives of Practice Leaders and Practice Facilitators May Be Common in Quality Improvement Initiatives	3

Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health Communities	3
Falls in Veterans Healthcare Administration Hospitals: Prevalence and Trends	3
Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Improving the Discharge Experience of Hospital Patients Through Standard Tools and Methods of Education	3
The Heart Failure Clinic: Improving 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions	3
Implementation and Feasibility of the Re-Engineered Discharge for Surgery (RED-S) Intervention: A Pilot Study	3
Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in a Veterans Affairs Rheumatology Clinic	3
Preventing Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Through Implementation of an Enhanced Monitoring Program	3
The Influence of Physicians' Physical Activity Prescription on Indicators of Health Service Quality	3
Using Quality Improvement for Refining Program Materials for Exercise Promotion in Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Care	3
Improving Inpatient Tobacco Treatment Measures: Outcomes Through Standardized Treatment, Care Coordination, and Electronic Health Record Optimization	3
Implementing a Heart Failure Transition Program to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions	3
Assessing the Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Discharge Medication Reconciliation Pilot at a Community Hospital System	3
Do Hospitals Achieving “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” Maintain Higher Patient Scores Compared To Nonleaders?	2
Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Prediction of Adverse Outcomes Within 90 Days of Surgery in a Heterogeneous Orthopedic Surgery Population	2
Value of Interprofessional Education: The VA Quality Scholars Program	2
Improving Communication by Standardizing Pediatric Rapid Response Team Documentation	2
Processes for Trauma Care at Six Level I Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Rapid Expansion of the Airway Response Team to Meet the Needs of the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Standardizing Screening for Preeclampsia Risk Factors to Improve Prescribing of Low-Dose Aspirin	2
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients	2
Adverse Discharge Outcomes Associated With the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Among Commercially Insured Adults	2
Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians	2
Initiative to Improve Postintubation Sedation in a Pediatric Emergency Department	2
Reducing Time to Surgery for Hip Fragility Fracture Patients: A Resident Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Multicenter Study of Needle-Free Blood Collection System for Reducing Specimen Error and Intravenous Catheter Replacement	2
Implementation of Evidence-Based Recommendations for Preventive Services in the Veterans Health Administration	2
Role of Race in Short-Term Outcomes for 1700 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Brain Tumor Resection	2
Using a Social Worker Transition Coach to Improve Hospital-to-Home Transitions for High-Risk Nonelderly Patients	2
Optimizing Unilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Quality Improvement Study	2
Provider and Patient Experiences of Delays in Primary Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Implementing a Process for Screening Hospitalized Adults for Food Insecurity at a Tertiary Care Center	2
Boosting Perceived Customer Orientation as a Driver of Patient Satisfaction	2
30-Day Readmission Reduction in a Skilled Facility Population Through Pharmacist-Driven Medication Reconciliation	2
Leadership Lessons From COVID-19 and the Path Forward	2
Clinical Pathway for Vaso-Occlusive Pain Reduces Hospital Admissions	2
Association Between Provider Engagement, Staff Engagement, and Culture of Safety	2
Educational and Electronic-Based Tools to Mitigate the Risk of Transfusion Adverse Events	1
Using a Systems Engineering Framework to Evaluate Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescribing in Critically Ill Patients	1
Voluntary Hospital Reporting of Performance in Cancer Care: Does Volume Make a Difference?	1
Provider-To-Provider Communication About Care Transitions: Considering Different Health Technology Tools	1
Clinical Team Training and a Structured Handoff Tool to Improve Teamwork, Communication, and Patient Safety	1
Applying the Value Transformation Framework in Federally Qualified Health Centers to Increase Clinical Measures Performance	1
Methods of Capturing Process Outcomes in Quality Improvement Trials: A Systematic Review	1
Greater Compliance With Early Sepsis Management is Associated With Safer Care and Shorter Hospital Stay	1
Piloting a Mobility Tech Role at an Academic Medical Center	1
Factors Contributing to Late Cancellation and No-Show for Otolaryngologic Surgery: A Prospective Study	1
Value of Using a Structured Improvement Approach: A Dedicated Education Unit Exemplar	1
Impact of Discharge Medication Reconciliation Across a Five-Hospital Health System	1

Improving Timeliness of Internal Medicine Consults in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative	1
Why Competency Standardization Matters for Improvement: An Assessment of the Healthcare Quality Workforce	1
Exploring the Association Between the Quality of HIV Care in Nursing Homes and Hospitalization	1
Comparison of Documentation on Inpatient Discharge and Ambulatory End-of-Visit Summaries	1
Should Penicillin Allergy Testing Be Included as Part of Preoperative Testing?	1
Improving Utilization of Vaccine Two-Dimensional (2D) Barcode Scanning Technology Maximizes Accuracy Benefits	1
The ED-PACT Tool Initiative: Communicating Veterans' Care Needs After Emergency Department Visits	1
Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative	1
No Quick Fixes: Integrating Population Health Education and Quality Improvement in a Large Residency Program	1
Optimizing Recognition and Management of Patients at Risk for Infection-Related Decompensation Through Team-Based Decision Making	1
REadmission PREvention in SepSis: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model	1
Implementing a Robust Process Improvement Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Reduce Harm	1
Implementation and Assessment of a Proning Protocol for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19	1
Opioid-Prescribing Practices Between Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty in an Outpatient Versus Inpatient Setting	1
Insulin for Hospitalized Patients With Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Quality Improvement Initiative	1
Improving Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Hospitalized Adults: A Quality Initiative	1
Clinical Pharmacist Transition of Care Model Improves Hospital System Practice by Reducing Readmissions	1