OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal for Healthcare Quality is 0. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Increasing Language Interpreter Services Use and Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	27
Increasing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Resident-Run Clinic Through Partnership With Ophthalmology Clinic: A Pilot Study	16
The Use of Quality Improvement in the Physical Therapy Literature: A Scoping Review	14
Optimizing Workplace Violence Reporting in a Multisite Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative	10
Are Safety Net Hospitals Reimbursed Fairly Under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing—Prioritizing Satisfaction Over Outcomes?	9
Community-Based Hospitals Benefit From Restrictive Transfusion Practices	8
Implementing Behavioral Optimization and Outcomes Support Team in a Medical/Surgical Telemetry Unit	8
Improving the Discharge Experience of Hospital Patients Through Standard Tools and Methods of Education	8
Cervical Collars and Dysphagia Among Geriatric TBIs and Cervical Spine Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study	7
Should Penicillin Allergy Testing Be Included as Part of Preoperative Testing?	7
A Quality Improvement Initiative Designed to Increase Veteran Choice and Consult Retention	6
The Use of a Single Risk Assessment Tool for Mortality and Numerous Hospital-Acquired Conditions	6
Applying the Value Transformation Framework in Federally Qualified Health Centers to Increase Clinical Measures Performance	6
Community of Practice Implementation: Leveraging Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines and Data Insights	5
The CLABSI Playbook: Design and Implementation of a Multipronged Approach to Decrease CLABSIs	5
Organizational Learning in the Morbidity and Mortality Conference	5
Improving Utilization of a Nursing-Initiated Supportive Medication Order Panel in the Inpatient Setting	5
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol and Order Set for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome	4
Patient Characteristics Associated With Missed Appointments in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics	4
EHR Smart Phrases Used as Enrollment Mechanism in Diabetes Self-Management Support Programs: Preliminary Outcomes	4
The Combined Effect of Delirium and Falls on Length of Stay and Discharge	4
Do Hospitals Achieving “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” Maintain Higher Patient Scores Compared To Nonleaders?	4
Time Allocated to Nursing Tasks on Hospital Units Caring for Older Patients	3
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Address Code Status Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	3
Team-Based Care for Cancer Survivors With Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	3

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients	3
Redesigning the First Prenatal Visit: A Quality Improvement Initiative	3
Thank You to Reviewers	3
Internal Operational Metrics and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare Quality Ratings	3
Optimizing Unilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Quality Improvement Study	3
Surgical Site Infection Prevention Using “Strike Teams”: The Experience of an Academic Colorectal Surgical Department	3
Characterization of Emergency Department Quality Assurance Cases Seen Within a Midwestern United States Health System	2
Challenges Meeting 21st Century Cures Act Patient Identity Interoperability and Information Blocking Rules	2
Improving Quality Care and Patient Safety With Implementation of an Oversew Stitch in Lumbar Drains	2
A Cross-Sectional Study of the Characteristics Associated With Chronic Pain Documentation on the Problem List	2
Evaluating a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Indwelling Bladder Catheter Removal in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury	2
General Surgery Resuscitation Preference Documentation: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
The Delivery Model of Perceived Medical Service Quality Based on Donabedian's Framework	2
Thank You to Reviewers	2
Interventions to Reduce Inappropriate Physical Therapy Consultation in the Inpatient Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Eradicating the Loneliness Epidemic: One Phone Call at a Time	2
Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Quality Improvement Interventions to Enhance Vaccine Uptake in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review	1
Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health Communities	1
Reasons for Surgical Delay in Patients With Hip Fracture	1
Development of Diagnostic Quality Metrics for Prosthetic Joint Infection	1
Does Rounding Order Bias Discharge Efficiency? Predictors of Discharge Timing on an Academic Urology Service	1
Methods of Capturing Process Outcomes in Quality Improvement Trials: A Systematic Review	1
Factors Associated With Nasogastric Tube Placement-Related Complications in a Single Academic Medical Center	1
Implementing a Discharge Follow-up Phone Call Program Reduces Readmission Rates in an Integrated Health System	1
A Novel Approach to PDMP Reporting: Adapting Opioid Quality Measures to PDMP Data	1
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk for Patients With Diabetes: An Evidence-Based, Population Health Management Program	1
Improving Lung Cancer Screening at an Academic Medical Center	1
Reducing Daily Laboratory Tests in a Rural-Serving Health System: Insights and Challenges	1
Experience and Hospital Context Influence Fall Prevention Practice by Physical Therapists: A Survey Study	1
Barriers to Health Information Exchange Among Ambulatory Physicians: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample	1
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From Community Health Center Clinicians	1
Leveraging Ethnic Backgrounds to Improve Collection of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data	1
Pilot Process Evaluation of the Supporting Older Adults at Risk Model: A RE-AIM Approach	1
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Improves Access to Care and Healthcare Quality to Advance Health Equity	1
Urban Rural Differences on Accessing Patient- Centered Medical Home Among Children With Mental/Developmental Health Conditions/Disorders	1
Assessing Factors Influencing Commitment to a Disparities Reduction Intervention: Social Justice Attitudes and Organizational Mission	1
Network Analysis Examining Intrahospital Traffic of Patients With Traumatic Hip Fracture	1
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Trauma Risk Assessment Tool Among Geriatric Patients With Crash Injuries	1
Clinical Pharmacist Transition of Care Model Improves Hospital System Practice by Reducing Readmissions	1
Implementing a Process for Screening Hospitalized Adults for Food Insecurity at a Tertiary Care Center	1
Development of Quality Measures for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department	1
Insulin for Hospitalized Patients With Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Quality Improvement Initiative	1
Navigating an Intravenous Fluid Shortage Crisis: A Health System's Response to a Hurricane-Induced Supply Disruption	1
No Quick Fixes: Integrating Population Health Education and Quality Improvement in a Large Residency Program	1
A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Hospital Participation in the Healthcare Equality Index	1
Thank You to Reviewers	0
Protocol in Practice: Impact of Brain Herniation Code Alerts at a Tertiary Level Medical Center	0
A Note from the Editor-in-Chief	0
Implementation of ED I-PASS as a Standardized Handoff Tool in the Pediatric Emergency Department	0

Enhancing Drug Hypersensitivity Reaction Documentation Through a Clinical Surveillance Tool	0
Impact of Discharge Medication Reconciliation Across a Five-Hospital Health System	0
Value of Using a Structured Improvement Approach: A Dedicated Education Unit Exemplar	0
Decreasing the Use of As-Needed Antihypertensive Therapy in Hospitalized Patients With Asymptomatic Hypertension	0
Improving Interdisciplinary Communication on an Academic Hospitalist Service: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Why Access Matters in Value-Based Healthcare: A Systematic Review	0
Quality Coordinators’ Perspectives on Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare in Kosovo: A Qualitative Study	0
Eliminating Hands-Off Handoffs: Improvement in Perioperative Handoff Communication With a Multidisciplinary Tool Initiative	0
Variability in Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients With Orthopedic Trauma at a Level 2 Trauma Center	0
Feasibility of a Multidisciplinary Procedural Team Dedicated to Complex In-Patient Bedside Procedures	0
Streamlining Atrial Fibrillation Care: Building a Comprehensive Program to Provide High-Quality, Individualized Care	0
Differential Mortality Among Heart Failure Patients Across Different COVID-19 Surges in New York City	0
A Process Evaluation Approach to Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Reduction in a Neonatal Population	0
Iron Deficiency Among Hospitalized Patients With Congestive Heart Failure	0
Comparison of Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Outcomes Between Blood Collection Approaches: A Systematic Literature Review	0
Improving First Case Operating Room Efficiency	0
The Impact of Primary Disease on Patient Satisfaction in Outpatient Care: A Nationwide Analysis	0
Improving Ambulatory Smoking Cessation Counseling Across a Large Academic Internal Medicine Department	0
Efficacy of the Crisis Risk Triage Scale in Inpatient Units Within the United States	0
Using Broken Windows Theory to Examine Flow Disruptions in Surgical Care: A Multispecialty Comparison	0
Piloting a Mobility Tech Role at an Academic Medical Center	0
Analysis of Readmissions in a Mobile Integrated Health Transitional Care Program Using Root Cause Analysis and Common Cause Analysis	0
Increasing Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Using Previsit Planning in Patients Age 65 and Older	0
Delays in Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Veterans Health Administration	0
Group Medical Visits Versus Usual Care for Illness Perception and Hypertension: A Randomized Pilot Study	0
Applying the Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Initiative in a Novel Setting	0
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Veterans Affairs Whole Health Integration Using the Updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research	0
Ambulatory Quality Improvement Despite COVID-19: Blueprint for a Successful System for Continuous Improvement	0
Hospital Adaptions to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on MARQUIS Toolkit Implementation and Sustainability	0
Process-Focused Approach to Reduce Central Line Bloodstream Infections in the Pediatric Population	0
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Medication Ordering Protocol to Improve Clinician and Nursing Experiences	0
Optimizing Recognition and Management of Patients at Risk for Infection-Related Decompensation Through Team-Based Decision Making	0
Improving Time to Antibiotics for Long-Bone Open Fractures: A Quality Improvement Initiative	0
Collaboration to Remove Barriers to Pump Integration With the Electronic Health Record	0
What are Effective Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Care? An Analysis of 121 Randomized Deimplementation Studies	0
Using Quality Improvement and Implementation Science to Identify Strategies That Foster Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Submissions	0
A Survey for Charting Intake, Output, and Body Weight in the Electronic Medical Record	0
Optimizing the Team Approach: Designing a Clinical Care Pathway for Functional Neurological Disorder	0
Pay-for-Performance in the Massachusetts Medicaid Delivery System Transformation Initiative	0
Development of Quality Measures for Inpatient Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: A Call to Action	0
What Matters to You, Matters to Us: A Case Study on Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Patient-Centered Care	0
Team-Based Care Model Improves Timely Access to Care and Patient Satisfaction in General Cardiology	0
Implementing an Electronic Root Cause Analysis Reporting System to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries	0
Implementation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Through a Multidisciplinary Inpatient Vaccination Initiative	0
Provider-To-Provider Communication About Care Transitions: Considering Different Health Technology Tools	0
A Dedicated Hip Fracture Care Coordinator Is Associated With Improved Patient Outcomes and Hospital Quality Measures	0
Improving Communication by Standardizing Pediatric Rapid Response Team Documentation	0
Review of the National Quality Forum's Measure Endorsement Process	0
Erratum	0
Multicenter Study of Needle-Free Blood Collection System for Reducing Specimen Error and Intravenous Catheter Replacement	0
Safety, Efficiency, and Efficacy of Protocolized Contrast-Enhanced Imaging in Acute Stroke Evaluation	0
Standardizing Screening for Preeclampsia Risk Factors to Improve Prescribing of Low-Dose Aspirin	0
Moving Beyond Describing Disparities: The Urgent Need to Understand Multilevel Determinants and Evaluate Programs Promoting Health Equity	0
Rule-Based Artificial Intelligence and Workflow to Prompt Early Sepsis Management: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Improving Job Completion in Acute Medical Units Through Role-Specific Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project	0
An Initiative to Stop Antibiotics Prescribed for Urinary Symptoms When Urine Culture Is Negative	0
Quality and Safety in Nursing: Recommendations From a Systematic Review	0
Association of Adverse Events in Opioid Addiction Treatment With Quality Measure for Continuity of Pharmacotherapy	0
Fall Risk Screening in Older Adult Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy: A Quality Improvement Project	0
A Structured Rounding Proforma in the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU): A Quality Improvement Project	0
Meta-Analysis of Medication Administration Errors in African Hospitals	0
Maintaining Neck Biopsy Diagnostic Yield and Time-to-Biopsy Through Volume Increase: A Quality Improvement Initiative	0
A Qualitative Analysis of Choice-Driving Factors for Emergency Department Utilization Among Medicare Advantage Patients in Idaho	0
Nurse Engagement in Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: A Scoping Review of the Literature	0
Patient Characteristics and Positive Outcomes Associated With a Novel Youth Inpatient Program for Concurrent Disorders	0
30-Day Readmission Reduction in a Skilled Facility Population Through Pharmacist-Driven Medication Reconciliation	0
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Real-Time Throughput Analysis: Development and Implementation of an Innovative Data Collection Tool	0
Increasing Hospital at Home Enrollment Through Decentralization With Agile Science	0
Improving Operating Room Efficiency Through Reducing First Start Delays in an Academic Center	0
Eliminating Routine Maternal Blood Work After Cesarean Birth: A Quality Improvement Project	0
Impact of Collaborative Leadership, Workplace Social Capital, and Interprofessional Collaboration Practice on Patient Safety Climate	0
Multimodal Quality Initiatives in Sepsis Care: Assessing Impact on Core Measures and Outcomes	0
Provider and Patient Experiences of Delays in Primary Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic	0
Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Using the STOP-BANG Questionnaire in a Cardiology Clinic	0
Thank You to Reviewers	0
Impact of a Transition of Care Pharmacist in a Community Hospital Discharge Model	0
Increasing Inclusion, Diversity, Antiracism, and Equity With a Medical School Curriculum Quality Improvement Project	0