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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Nurse Burnout Predicts Self-Reported Medication Administration Errors in Acute Care Hospitals	28
A Predictive Risk Model for Infection-Related Hospitalization Among Home Healthcare Patients	18
Learning During Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Incidence	17
Reducing Caesarean Section Surgical Site Infection (SSI) by 50%: A Collaborative Approach	10
What are Effective Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Care? An Analysis of 121 Randomized Deimplementation Studies	9
Development of Quality Measures for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department	9
Defining Best Practices for Interhospital Transfers	8
Measuring Adherence to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Diabetes Prevention Guidelines Within Two Healthcare Systems	8
Team-Based Care for Cancer Survivors With Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	7
Continuous Cloud-Based Early Warning Score Surveillance to Improve the Safety of Acutely Ill Hospitalized Patients	6
Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Waste Through a Multidisciplinary Inpatient Vaccination Initiative	6
The LACE Index: A Predictor of Mortality and Readmission in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction	5
A Multicenter Focus Group Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries Perception of Annual Wellness Visits	5
Patient Characteristics Associated With Missed Appointments in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics	4
Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Orthopedic Hand Surgeons After Implementation of a Divisional Protocol	4
Established Trauma Triage Score Predicts Risk of Falling After Femoral Neck Fracture Arthroplasty Surgery	4
Differences in Outcomes After Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events in Older and Younger Patients	4
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Improves Access to Care and Healthcare Quality to Advance Health Equity	4
Factors Associated With Hospital Readmissions Among U.S. Dialysis Facilities	4
Preventing Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Through Implementation of an Enhanced Monitoring Program	4
Postoperative Telehealth Visits Reduce Emergency Department Visits and 30-Day Readmissions in Elective Thoracic Surgery Patients	4
The Impact of Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use on Inpatient Quality	4
Practicing What We Teach: Increasing Inhaler Use for Mild Asthma in the Pediatric Emergency Department	3
Falls in Veterans Healthcare Administration Hospitals: Prevalence and Trends	3
The Influence of Physicians' Physical Activity Prescription on Indicators of Health Service Quality	3

Improving Inpatient Tobacco Treatment Measures: Outcomes Through Standardized Treatment, Care Coordination, and Electronic Health Record Optimization	3
Implementation of ED I-PASS as a Standardized Handoff Tool in the Pediatric Emergency Department	3
Implementation and Feasibility of the Re-Engineered Discharge for Surgery (RED-S) Intervention: A Pilot Study	3
Do Hospitals Achieving “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” Maintain Higher Patient Scores Compared To Nonleaders?	3
Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health Communities	3
Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Processes for Trauma Care at Six Level I Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Implementing a Heart Failure Transition Program to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions	3
Contrasting Perspectives of Practice Leaders and Practice Facilitators May Be Common in Quality Improvement Initiatives	3
Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in a Veterans Affairs Rheumatology Clinic	3
Assessing the Efficacy of Certificate of Need Laws Through Total Joint Arthroplasty	3
Using Quality Improvement for Refining Program Materials for Exercise Promotion in Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Care	3
Improving the Discharge Experience of Hospital Patients Through Standard Tools and Methods of Education	3
The Heart Failure Clinic: Improving 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions	3
Assessing the Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Discharge Medication Reconciliation Pilot at a Community Hospital System	3
Association Between Provider Engagement, Staff Engagement, and Culture of Safety	2
Optimizing Unilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Quality Improvement Study	2
Adverse Discharge Outcomes Associated With the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Among Commercially Insured Adults	2
Implementing a Process for Screening Hospitalized Adults for Food Insecurity at a Tertiary Care Center	2
Boosting Perceived Customer Orientation as a Driver of Patient Satisfaction	2
Should Penicillin Allergy Testing Be Included as Part of Preoperative Testing?	2
Implementation of Evidence-Based Recommendations for Preventive Services in the Veterans Health Administration	2
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients	2
Standardizing Screening for Preeclampsia Risk Factors to Improve Prescribing of Low-Dose Aspirin	2
Implementing a Robust Process Improvement Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Reduce Harm	2
Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians	2
Prediction of Adverse Outcomes Within 90 Days of Surgery in a Heterogeneous Orthopedic Surgery Population	2
Value of Interprofessional Education: The VA Quality Scholars Program	2
Improving Communication by Standardizing Pediatric Rapid Response Team Documentation	2
Improving Utilization of Vaccine Two-Dimensional (2D) Barcode Scanning Technology Maximizes Accuracy Benefits	2
Leadership Lessons From COVID-19 and the Path Forward	2
Role of Race in Short-Term Outcomes for 1700 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Brain Tumor Resection	2
Using a Social Worker Transition Coach to Improve Hospital-to-Home Transitions for High-Risk Nonelderly Patients	2
Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Provider and Patient Experiences of Delays in Primary Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Initiative to Improve Postintubation Sedation in a Pediatric Emergency Department	2
Reducing Time to Surgery for Hip Fragility Fracture Patients: A Resident Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Multicenter Study of Needle-Free Blood Collection System for Reducing Specimen Error and Intravenous Catheter Replacement	2
30-Day Readmission Reduction in a Skilled Facility Population Through Pharmacist-Driven Medication Reconciliation	2
Rapid Expansion of the Airway Response Team to Meet the Needs of the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Clinical Pathway for Vaso-Occlusive Pain Reduces Hospital Admissions	2