Organizational Characteristics Associated With ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) Bundle Implementation by Adult ICUs in Michigan by Juliana Barr, MD, FCCM, Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS, Deena Kelly Costa, PhD, RN, Haley K. Hedlin, PhD, Victoria Y. Ding, MS, Corine Ross, , MHA, Brenda T. Pun, DNP, RN, Sam R. Watson, MSA, MT(ASCP), CPPS, Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH

“…Understanding how ICU organizational characteristics influence bundle implementation could inform quality improvement efforts. We surveyed all hospitals in Michigan with adult ICUs to determine whether organizational characteristics were associated with bundle implementation and to determine the level of agreement between ICU physician and nurse leaders around ICU organizational characteristics and bundle implementation. …”
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Seed Potato Quality Assurance in Ethiopia: System Analysis and Considerations on Quality Declared Assurance Practices by Lemma Tessema, Rogers Kakuhenzire, Margaret A. McEwan

“…This paper elaborates systematic challenges and opportunities within the potato seed system and poses two research questions: (1) What type of seed quality assurance mechanisms (informal, quality declared, certified) are under implementation in Ethiopia? …”
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Health-related quality of life and experience measures, to assess patients’ experiences of peripheral intravenous catheters: a secondary data analysis by Emily N. Larsen, Nicole Marsh, Claire M. Rickard, Gabor Mihala, Rachel M. Walker, Joshua Byrnes

“…Reliable instruments are urgently needed to inform quality improvement and benchmark standards of care.…”
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Associations between hospital deaths (HSMR), readmission and length of stay (LOS): a longitudinal assessment of performance results and facility characteristics of teaching and lar... by Omid Fekri, Edgar Manukyan, Niek Klazinga

“…Analysis such as this can also inform quality improvement strategies and targeted efforts to address domains of care experiencing declining performance over time; further granular subdivision of the analyses, for example, by hospital peer-groups, can reveal notable differences in performance.…”
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Quality of care in the last year of life: adaptation and validation of the German “Views of Informal Carers’ Evaluation of Services – Last Year of Life – Cologne” by Gloria Dust, Nicolas Schippel, Stephanie Stock, Julia Strupp, Raymond Voltz, Christian Rietz, On behalf of the CoRe-Net Co-applicants

“…Abstract Background To inform quality improvement and strengthen services provided in the last year of life, measuring quality of care is essential. …”
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Midwifery-led antenatal care models: mapping a systematic review to an evidence-based quality framework to identify key components and characteristics of care by Symon, A, Pringle, J, Cheyne, H, Downe, S, Hundley, V, Lee, E, Lynn, F, McFadden, A, McNeill, J, Renfrew, M, Ross-Davie, M, Van Teijlingen, E, Whitford, H, Alderdice, F

“…In existing care model analyses there is little distinction between what is done, how it is done, and who does it. A new evidence-informed quality maternal and newborn care (QMNC) framework identifies key characteristics of quality care. …”

Improving outcomes for neonates with gastroschisis in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Nick Sevdalis, Naomi J Wright, Monica Langer, Irena CF Norman, Melika Akhbari, Q Eileen Wafford, Niyi Ade-Ajayi, Justine Davies, Dan Poenaru, Andy Leather

“…Findings can be used to help inform quality improvement projects in low-resource settings for patients with gastroschisis. …”
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The burden of iatrogenic obstetric fistulas in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Mercy M Imakando, Ernest Maya, David Owiredu, Mercy W Monde, Choolwe Jacobs, Isaac Fwemba, Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Anthony Danso-Appiah

“…The findings of the full review are expected to inform the development of national and regional Training Programs for Medical Officers, support the development of a consensus "minimum acceptable standard of care" and inform quality assurance standards for clinicians involved in the provision of surgical obstetric care.…”
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Quality measures of virtual care in ambulatory healthcare environments: a scoping review by Onil Bhattacharyya, Celia Laur, Patricia Rios, Geetha Mukerji, Samuel Petrie, Ally Suarez, Oluwatoni Makanjuola, Emeralda Burke

“…The next steps include the development of a balanced scorecard of virtual care quality indicators for ambulatory settings to inform quality improvement.…”
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Paediatric eye and vision research participation experiences: a systematic review by Jacqueline Miller, Katherine Curtis-Tyler, Michelle Maden, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, Jane Chudleigh

“…Further research, involving children and young people, is necessary to better understand the research experiences of this population, and so inform quality improvements for paediatric ophthalmic research care and outcomes. …”
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A cluster randomised controlled trial, process and economic evaluation of quality improvement collaboratives aligned to a national audit to improve the care for people with diabete... by Michael Sykes, Bethan Copsey, Tracy Finch, David Meads, Amanda Farrin, Jenny McSharry, Naomi Holman, Bob Young, Alex Berry, Kat Ellis, Lauren Moreau, Thomas Willis, Sarah Alderson, Melissa Girling, Elaine O’Halloran, Robbie Foy

“…We have co-developed a theoretically and empirically informed quality improvement collaborative (QIC) to strengthen local responses to feedback with patients and carers, national audits and healthcare providers. …”
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Using an Interactive Voice Response Survey to Assess Patient Satisfaction in Ethiopia: Development and Feasibility Study by Dessalegn Shamebo, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Catherine Arsenault

“…Governments and health facilities should consider IVR to routinely collect patient satisfaction data to inform quality improvement strategies.…”
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An Evaluation of a Mobile App for Chronic Low Back Pain Management: Prospective Pilot Study by Jonathan D Browne, Michael Vaninetti, David Giard, Konstantinos Kostas, Ankur Dave

“…Differences in effect sizes may inform quality improvement investigations, such as optimizing features that impact measures with only medium effect sizes. …”
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Barriers to Telemedicine Use: Qualitative Analysis of Provider Perspectives During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Milan Patel, Hanna Berlin, Abishek Rajkumar, Sarah L Krein, Rebecca Miller, Jessie DeVito, Jake Roy, Margaret Punch, Chad Ellimootti, Alex F Peahl

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to describe medical providers’ perceived barriers and facilitators to the continued use of web-based visits to inform quality improvement efforts and promote sustainability. …”
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The use of patient experience data for quality improvement in hospitals: A scoping review by Lauren Cadel, Michelle Marcinow, Harprit Singh, Kerry Kuluski

“…For inclusion, articles were required to describe an embedded strategy for capturing patient experiences that was used to inform quality improvement in a hospital setting. Articles also had to be published in English between January 2004 and December 2020. …”
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mHealth Apps in the Digital Marketplace for Pediatric Patients With Cancer: Systematic Search and Analysis by Micah A Skeens, Daniel I Jackson, Malcolm S Sutherland-Foggio, Emre Sezgin

“…The MARS is a quality assessment for mHealth apps, including components of engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and informational quality (5-point Likert scale items—1: low and 5: high quality). …”
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Der Einfluss von Anonymität in der Lehrevaluation durch Studierende [The Effects of Anonymity on Student Ratings of Teaching and Course Quality in a Bachelor Degree Programme] by Schaffner, Noemi, Straub, Jan, Scherer, Theresa, Schnyder, Daniel

“…Results: No significant differences were identified in the informative quality of data between the anonymous and personalised student evaluations. …”
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The Effect of Intellectual Capital Efficiency and Informational Transparency on Cost of Equity Owners by Zahra Fotourehchi, Habib Ebrahimpour, Davoud Panahi

“…Non-transparent financial information along with reducing informational quality lead to increasing information risk, lack of confidence in investors, reducing liquidity and increasing cost of equity owners. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of care competence and maternal experience of first antenatal care visits in Mexico: Insights from the baseline survey of an observational cohort study. by Svetlana V Doubova, Claudio Quinzaños Fresnedo, Martín Paredes Cruz, Diana Perez-Moran, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas, Verónica Meneses Gallardo, Luis Rey Garcia Cortes, Megan Carolina Cerda Mancillas, Victoria Martínez Gaytan, Miguel Angel Romero Garcia, Gilberto Espinoza Anrubio, Claudia Elsa Perez Ruiz, Carlos A Prado-Aguilar, Augusto Sarralde Delgado, Margaret E Kruk, Catherine Arsenault

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>We found important gaps in adherence to ANC standards and that care competence during the first ANC visit is an important predictor of positive user experience. To inform quality improvement efforts, IMSS should institutionalize the routine monitoring of ANC competencies and ANC user experience. …”
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