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Quality of health care: informatics foundations [PDF]

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 2003
Abstract:In this article we will discuss in what ways computer systems can contribute to the quality of healthcare and on which principles of informatics successful systems are founded. Section 2 presents an overview of studies that investigate the usefulness of decision support, and Section 3 discusses factors that determine the success of decision ...
Hasman, A., Safran, C., Takeda, H.
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Results on patient-reported outcomes are underreported in summaries of product characteristics for new drugs

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Background Summaries of product characteristics (SmPCs) are regulatory documents published upon drug approval. They should report all relevant study data and advise how to use drugs safely and effectively.
Susanne Haag, Lisa Junge, Fabian Lotz, Natalie McGauran, Marios Paulides, Regine Potthast, Thomas Kaiser   +6 more
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Single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery versus microsurgical resection for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews, 2022
Background Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumours for which various treatments are available. We performed a systematic review of prospective controlled trials comparing the patient-relevant benefits and harms of single-fraction stereotactic ...
Thomas Jakubeit, Sibylle Sturtz, Dorothea Sow, Wolfram Groß, Christoph Mosch, Mattea Patt, Vera Weingärtner, Jan Boström, Roland Goldbrunner, Martina Markes   +9 more
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Screening for sickle cell disease in newborns: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder caused by the replacement of normal haemoglobin (HbA) by mutant Hb (sickle Hb, HbS). The sickle-shaped red blood cells lead to haemolysis and vaso-occlusion.
Britta Runkel, Birgit Klüppelholz, Anne Rummer, Wiebke Sieben, Ulrike Lampert, Claudia Bollig, Martina Markes, Ulrike Paschen, Konstanze Angelescu   +8 more
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Increasing the efficiency of study selection for systematic reviews using prioritization tools and a single-screening approach

Systematic Reviews, 2023
Background Systematic literature screening is a key component in systematic reviews. However, this approach is resource intensive as generally two persons independently of each other (double screening) screen a vast number of search results.
Siw Waffenschmidt, Wiebke Sieben, Thomas Jakubeit, Marco Knelangen, Inga Overesch, Stefanie Bühn, Dawid Pieper, Nicole Skoetz, Elke Hausner   +8 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy in patients with wounds healing by secondary intention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a widely used method of wound treatment. We performed a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the patient-relevant benefits and harms of NPWT with standard wound therapy ...
Yvonne Zens, Michael Barth, Heiner C. Bucher, Katrin Dreck, Moritz Felsch, Wolfram Groß, Thomas Jaschinski, Heike Kölsch, Mandy Kromp, Inga Overesch, Stefan Sauerland, Sven Gregor   +11 more
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Perceived Health Service, Quality of Care, and Multidrug Resistent Tuberculosis: A Case-Control Study in Central Java, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, including Indonesia. Drug resistance, in combination with other factors, results in even more increased morbidity and mortality due to tuberculosis.
Boonyaleepun, S. (Suwanna), Loahasiriwwong, W. (Wongsa ), Murti, B. (Bhisma ), Setiyadi, N. A. (Noor )   +3 more
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What next for Shared Lives? Family-based support as a potential option for older people [PDF]

, 2013
With an ageing population and limited resources the challenge for policy makers and practitioners is how best to provide for the care and support needs of older people.
Bell J, Care Quality Commission, Dagnan D, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Fiedler B, Fiedler B, Information Centre for Health and Social Care, McConkey R, NAAPS, NAAPS and IESE, Shared Lives Plus, Social Finance   +13 more
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Patient and nurse preferences for implementation of bedside handover: Do they agree? Findings from a discrete choice experiment [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To describe and compare patients' and nurses' preferences for the implementation of bedside handover. Design: Discrete choice experiment describing handover choices using six characteristics: whether the patient is invited to participate ...
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Australian Institite of Health and Welfare, McFadden D, Queensland Health, World Health Organization   +6 more
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Quick adaptation of the organisation of general practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background General practices have adapted the practice organisation to the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article we describe several adjustments in general practices in the field of patient flow management, appointments, triage ...
Peter P. Groenewegen, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Ronald Batenburg, Esther Van Poel, Stijn van den Broek, Pierre Vanden Bussche, Sara Willems   +6 more
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