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Using audit and feedback to increase clinician adherence to clinical practice guidelines in brain injury rehabilitation: v [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveThis study evaluated whether frequent (fortnightly) audit and feedback cycles over a sustained period of time (>12 months) increased clinician adherence to recommended guidelines in acquired brain injury rehabilitation.DesignA before and after ...
Cameron, Ian D., Crotty, Maria, Hoffmann, Tammy, Hunter, Peter, Jolliffe, Laura, Lannin, Natasha A., Li, Xia, Morarty, Jacqui   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

A framework for extending trial design to facilitate missing data sensitivity analyses

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020
Background Missing data are an inevitable challenge in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), particularly those with Patient Reported Outcome Measures.
Alexina J. Mason, Richard D. Grieve, Alvin Richards-Belle, Paul R. Mouncey, David A. Harrison, James R. Carpenter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating tools to support a new practical classification of diabetes: excellent control may represent misdiagnosis and omission from disease registers is associated with worse control. [PDF]

, 2012
To conduct a service evaluation of usability and utility on-line clinical audit tools developed as part of a UK Classification of Diabetes project to improve the categorisation and ultimately management of ...
de Lusignan, S, Desombre, T, Hassan Sadek, N, Khunti, K, Sadek, AR, Tahir, A   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

QuADRANT: a study on uptake and implementation of clinical audit of medical radiological procedures in Europe—expert recommendations for improvement, endorsed by the ESR

Insights into Imaging, 2023
Background QuADRANT was a study funded by the European Commission to evaluate clinical audit uptake and implementation across Europe, with an emphasis on clinical audit as mandated within the BSSD (Basic Safety Standards Directive).
David C. Howlett, Adrian P. Brady, Monika Hierath, Jonathan Clark, Wolfgang Wadsak, Francesco Giammarile, Núria Jornet, Mary Coffey   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and pilot of clinical performance indicators for English ambulance services [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction: There is a compelling need to develop clinical performance indicators for ambulance services in order to move from indicators based primarily on response times and in light of the changing clinical demands on services.
Black, Sarah, Donohoe, Rachel, National Ambulance Clinical Audit Steering Group, Shaw, Deborah, Siriwardena, Aloysius, Stephenson, John   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Ensuring comparisons of health-care providers are fair: development and validation of risk prediction models for critically ill patients

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2015
Background: National clinical audit has a key role in ensuring quality in health care. When comparing outcomes between providers, it is essential to take the differing case mix of patients into account to make fair comparisons.
David A Harrison, Paloma Ferrando-Vivas, Jason Shahin, Kathryn M Rowan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lifting the lid: a clinical audit on commode cleaning [PDF]

, 2010
Many healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are preventable by infection control procedures designed to interrupt the transmission of organisms from a source. Commodes are in use constantly throughout healthcare facilities.
Ayliffe GAJ, Biotrace., Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Cresswell J., Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Helen Bucior, Higgs J., I nfection Control Nurses Association, Inglis TJJ., Joan Cochrane, LoBiondo-Wood G., National Audit Office, National Clostridium difficile Standards Group, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, National Patient Safety Agency, NHS Estates, Pratt R., Wilson J.   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Family-Reported Experiences Evaluation (FREE) study: a mixed-methods study to evaluate families’ satisfaction with adult critical care services in the NHS

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2015
Background: To improve care it is necessary to feed back experiences of those receiving care. Of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), approximately one-quarter die, and few survivors recollect their experiences, so family members have a ...
Stephen E Wright, Emma Walmsley, Sheila E Harvey, Emily Robinson, Paloma Ferrando-Vivas, David A Harrison, Ruth R Canter, Elaine McColl, Annette Richardson, Michael Richardson, Lisa Hinton, Daren K Heyland, Kathryn M Rowan   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prototype of running clinical trials in an untrustworthy environment using blockchain. [PDF]

, 2019
Monitoring and ensuring the integrity of data within the clinical trial process is currently not always feasible with the current research system.
Bhattacharya, Sanchita, Butte, Atul J, Wong, Daniel R   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Assessing the Feasibility of Retrospective and Prospective Clinical Audit in Farm Animal Veterinary Practice

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
As a quality improvement tool, clinical audit has been extensively described in the medical literature. There is scant literature on the use of clinical audit in the farm animal veterinary setting.
Katie Waine, Constance White, Rachel S. Dean, Chris Hudson, Jonathan N. Huxley, Marnie L. Brennan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source