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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Increasing Language Interpreter Services Use and Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	20
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	11
Optimizing Workplace Violence Reporting in a Multisite Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative	8
Implementing Behavioral Optimization and Outcomes Support Team in a Medical/Surgical Telemetry Unit	6
Improving the Discharge Experience of Hospital Patients Through Standard Tools and Methods of Education	6
Cervical Collars and Dysphagia Among Geriatric TBIs and Cervical Spine Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study	5
Should Penicillin Allergy Testing Be Included as Part of Preoperative Testing?	5
Using Routinely Collected Electronic Health Record Data to Predict Readmission and Target Care Coordination	5
The Use of a Single Risk Assessment Tool for Mortality and Numerous Hospital-Acquired Conditions	5
Community-Based Hospitals Benefit From Restrictive Transfusion Practices	5
Improving Utilization of a Nursing-Initiated Supportive Medication Order Panel in the Inpatient Setting	4
The CLABSI Playbook: Design and Implementation of a Multipronged Approach to Decrease CLABSIs	4
Applying the Value Transformation Framework in Federally Qualified Health Centers to Increase Clinical Measures Performance	4
Preventing Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Through Implementation of an Enhanced Monitoring Program	4
Do Hospitals Achieving “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” Maintain Higher Patient Scores Compared To Nonleaders?	4
Organizational Learning in the Morbidity and Mortality Conference	4
Patient Characteristics Associated With Missed Appointments in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics	4
The Combined Effect of Delirium and Falls on Length of Stay and Discharge	4
Opioid-Prescribing Practices Between Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty in an Outpatient Versus Inpatient Setting	4
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol and Order Set for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome	3
Team-Based Care for Cancer Survivors With Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	3
Thank You to Reviewers	3
Eradicating the Loneliness Epidemic: One Phone Call at a Time	3
Optimizing Unilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Quality Improvement Study	3

EHR Smart Phrases Used as Enrollment Mechanism in Diabetes Self-Management Support Programs: Preliminary Outcomes	3
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients	3
Improving Quality Care and Patient Safety With Implementation of an Oversew Stitch in Lumbar Drains	3
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Address Code Status Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	3
Internal Operational Metrics and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare Quality Ratings	3
Surgical Site Infection Prevention Using “Strike Teams”: The Experience of an Academic Colorectal Surgical Department	3
Challenges Meeting 21st Century Cures Act Patient Identity Interoperability and Information Blocking Rules	3
Redesigning the First Prenatal Visit: A Quality Improvement Initiative	3
General Surgery Resuscitation Preference Documentation: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Thank You to Reviewers	2
Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Initiative to Improve Postintubation Sedation in a Pediatric Emergency Department	2
A Cross-Sectional Study of the Characteristics Associated With Chronic Pain Documentation on the Problem List	2
Factors Contributing to Late Cancellation and No-Show for Otolaryngologic Surgery: A Prospective Study	2
Evaluating a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Indwelling Bladder Catheter Removal in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury	2
Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health Communities	2
Characterization of Emergency Department Quality Assurance Cases Seen Within a Midwestern United States Health System	2
The Delivery Model of Perceived Medical Service Quality Based on Donabedian's Framework	2
Interventions to Reduce Inappropriate Physical Therapy Consultation in the Inpatient Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Trauma Risk Assessment Tool Among Geriatric Patients With Crash Injuries	2
Quality Improvement Interventions to Enhance Vaccine Uptake in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review	2