OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal for Healthcare Quality is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Learning During Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Incidence	20
What are Effective Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Care? An Analysis of 121 Randomized Deimplementation Studies	13
Development of Quality Measures for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department	11
Team-Based Care for Cancer Survivors With Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	11
Defining Best Practices for Interhospital Transfers	10
The LACE Index: A Predictor of Mortality and Readmission in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction	6
Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Through a Multidisciplinary Inpatient Vaccination Initiative	6
Implementing a Process for Screening Hospitalized Adults for Food Insecurity at a Tertiary Care Center	5
Postoperative Telehealth Visits Reduce Emergency Department Visits and 30-Day Readmissions in Elective Thoracic Surgery Patients	5
Improving Inpatient Tobacco Treatment Measures: Outcomes Through Standardized Treatment, Care Coordination, and Electronic Health Record Optimization	5
Patient Characteristics Associated With Missed Appointments in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics	5
Improving the Discharge Experience of Hospital Patients Through Standard Tools and Methods of Education	5
Value of Interprofessional Education: The VA Quality Scholars Program	5
The Impact of Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use on Inpatient Quality	5
Preventing Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Through Implementation of an Enhanced Monitoring Program	4
Factors Associated With Hospital Readmissions Among U.S. Dialysis Facilities	4
Assessing the Efficacy of Certificate of Need Laws Through Total Joint Arthroplasty	4
Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Orthopedic Hand Surgeons After Implementation of a Divisional Protocol	4
Review of the National Quality Forum's Measure Endorsement Process	4
Improving Communication by Standardizing Pediatric Rapid Response Team Documentation	4
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Improves Access to Care and Healthcare Quality to Advance Health Equity	4
Established Trauma Triage Score Predicts Risk of Falling After Femoral Neck Fracture Arthroplasty Surgery	4
Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Processes for Trauma Care at Six Level I Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
REadmission PREvention in SepSis: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model	3

Implementing a Robust Process Improvement Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Reduce Harm	3
Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health Communities	3
Multicenter Study of Needle-Free Blood Collection System for Reducing Specimen Error and Intravenous Catheter Replacement	3
Impact of Discharge Medication Reconciliation Across a Five-Hospital Health System	3
Provider and Patient Experiences of Delays in Primary Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Using Quality Improvement for Refining Program Materials for Exercise Promotion in Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Care	3
Implementation of ED I-PASS as a Standardized Handoff Tool in the Pediatric Emergency Department	3
Clinical Pathway for Vaso-Occlusive Pain Reduces Hospital Admissions	3
Do Hospitals Achieving “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” Maintain Higher Patient Scores Compared To Nonleaders?	3
Practicing What We Teach: Increasing Inhaler Use for Mild Asthma in the Pediatric Emergency Department	3
Improving Operating Room Efficiency Through Reducing First Start Delays in an Academic Center	2
Adverse Discharge Outcomes Associated With the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Among Commercially Insured Adults	2
Reducing Time to Surgery for Hip Fragility Fracture Patients: A Resident Quality Improvement Initiative	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
Standardizing Screening for Preeclampsia Risk Factors to Improve Prescribing of Low-Dose Aspirin	2
Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians	2
Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Should Penicillin Allergy Testing Be Included as Part of Preoperative Testing?	2
Cervical Collars and Dysphagia Among Geriatric TBIs and Cervical Spine Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study	2
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients	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
The Combined Effect of Delirium and Falls on Length of Stay and Discharge	2
Implementation and Assessment of a Proning Protocol for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19	2
Greater Compliance With Early Sepsis Management is Associated With Safer Care and Shorter Hospital Stay	2
Rapid Expansion of the Airway Response Team to Meet the Needs of the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Analysis of Readmissions in a Mobile Integrated Health Transitional Care Program Using Root Cause Analysis and Common Cause Analysis	2