OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal for Quality in Health Care is 3. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Quality certifications in Andalusian primary care: current status, barriers, and facilitators	38
Developing and validating a Global Trigger Tool for assessing frequency, level of harm, and preventability of adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients units	34
Addressing wounded healers’ burnout and moral distress: starts and ends with integrity	32
Spanish Abstracts for Volume 34, Issue 3, 2022	30
It’s time to protect nursing students from workplace violence	27
Patient safety and quality implications of large language model use in healthcare: a risk-stratified assessment of artificial intelligence-assisted medical consultations	21
Dying in hospital: a retrospective medical record analysis on care in the dying phase in intensive care units and general wards	20
Cost-related medication nonadherence in adults with hypertension in the USA: implications for healthcare quality	18
Health system performance assessment: embedding resilience through performance intelligence	18
Lessons learned from the safety investigation of an omitted dose-dispensed medicine	17
Implementation of regional Acute Stroke Care Map increases thrombolysis rates in urban areas of China: an interrupted time series analysis	16
Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare contacts, quality of care, and social disparities across essential healthcare domains	15
Coproducing data-driven organizational safety with patients: development and cognitive testing of a multisetting patient-reported safety concern tool	14
Design and validation of indicators for the comprehensive measurement of quality of care for type 2 diabetes and acute respiratory infections in ambulatory health services	13
Quality of care for newly diagnosed patients with rheumatoid arthritis in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study	13
The impact of hospital command centre on patient flow and data quality: findings from the UK National Health Service	13
Multidisciplinary perspectives on roles of hospital pharmacists in tertiary settings: a qualitative study	13
Impact of pay-for-performance program on postoperative infection and revision risk in diabetic patients with hip replacement: a Taiwanese Cohort Study	13
Spanish Abstracts for Volume 35, Issue 4, 2023	13
Characteristics of Paediatric Patients Requiring Rapid Response System Activations	13
Correction to: Pilot testing of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry	13
The future of global graduate training in quality improvement and patient safety	13
Adapting lean management to prevent healthcare-associated infections: a low-cost strategy involving Kamishibai cards to sustain bundles’ compliance	12
Epidemiology of falls in 25 Australian residential aged care facilities: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study using routinely collected data	12
Comparing Private and Public Ambulance Services: A Scoping Review of Quality Outcomes	12

Co-constructing patient partnership: highlighting professional competencies and tools to move from knowledge to action	11
From leadership perception to reporting action: unpacking the mediation pathway in nursing safety	11
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency care of acute myocardial infarction: findings from the Taiwan Clinical Performance Indicator	10
Investigating drivers of telecare acceptance to improve healthcare quality for independently living older adults	10
Advancing quality in low human development index scoring countries; the need for standardized and shared quality measurement and reporting	10
Understanding what it will take to sustain improvement in healthcare	10
Practice patterns and survival outcomes for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: real-life experience in a general population setting	10
Equity in universal health coverage: do individuals with disabilities benefit equally?	9
Optimizing neurosurgery clinic operations: a comparative study of interventions in Finland’s public healthcare system	9
Placing patient safety at the heart of value-based healthcare	9
Optimizing Goals of Care research in general medicine: a multifaceted problem	9
Improving therapeutic engagement and observations on inpatient mental health wards in the English National Health Service: lessons from using quality improvement to scale up interventions	9
Careggi Re-Engineered Discharge project: standardize discharge and improve care coordination between healthcare professionals	9
Outcomes of completed quality activities in an Australian tertiary hospital, 2015–2019	9
Reviewing the validity of existing measures of emergency physician workload—a scoping review	9
Comparing continuity of care before and after disability registration: a retrospective cohort study	8
Improving patient safety governance and systems through learning from successes and failures: qualitative surveys and interviews with international experts	8
‘Low-value’ clinical care in general practice: a cross-sectional analysis of low-value care in early-career GPs’ practice	8
Spanish Abstracts for Volume 33, Issue 3, 2021	8
Barriers, facilitators and implementation strategies to implement ‘patient’s own medication’ and ‘self-administration of medication’ in hospitals	8
Association between patient choice of provider and patient-reported experience	8
The maturity of lean management in a large academic medical center in Finland: a qualitative study	8
Effects of a team Quality Improvement method in a national clinical audit programme of four clinical specialties in Ministry of Health hospitals in Saudi Arabia	8
Sequential risk and impact analyses in securing chemotherapy circuit through traceability digitalization and RFID technology implementation	8
Impact of the physical therapy–managed spinal orthoses program on cost of care in the hospital setting: a retrospective interrupted time-series study	8
Quality development driven by health care complaints	7
Diagnostic Errors in Clinical Laboratory Testing Process: Incidence and Impacts on Patient Safety—A 3-Year Voluntary Incident Report Analysis	7
Patient complaints differ for male and female obstetrician-gynecologists: an exploration of 20 years of complaints data in Alberta, Canada	7
Predictive values of trigger tools for identifying adverse events in hospitalized patients using a medical record review: a systematic review	7
Portuguese Abstracts for Volume 35, Issue 1, 2023	6
Continuous glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of barriers and opportunities for care improvement	6
How should medical society face patient feedback in online review platforms?	6
Developing quality measures for non-pharmacological prevention and rehabilitation in primary health care for chronic conditions: a consensus study	6
The effect of applying telehealth education to home care of infants after congenital heart disease surgery	6
Rethinking gender and complaints in obstetric and gynecologic care: a medical systems analysis	6
Reducing the risks of nuclear war: the role of health professionals	6
Assessing surgical non-technical skills: a paradigm shift for improved patient care and outcomes	6
Barriers and facilitators to disseminating quality improvement and patient safety research: a scoping review	6
Enhancing Patient Safety in the Emergency Care of Poisoned Patients: A Participatory Systems Approach	6
Promoting human rights-based deinstitutionalization in Lithuania by applying the World Health Organization’s QualityRights Assessments	6
Reliability of retrospective medical record review for identifying adverse events: findings from the 2023 Korean Patient Safety Incident Inquiry	6
Physician assistant legalization and conflicts in South Korea: need for an approach based on lessons from three countries	5
Using patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures to elevate the quality of healthcare	5
Five-year analysis of hospital complaints at a Japanese tertiary teaching hospital	5
Association between Physiological Abnormalities on General Ward and Patient Outcomes after Intensive Care Unit Readmission: A Cross-Sectional Study	5
Promoting holistic and inclusive care for women: a call for updated health policies	5
Safety rounds as a strategy for continuous quality and safety improvement in healthcare processes	5
Systematic recording and discussion of intraoperative adverse events using ClassIntra: results of a qualitative context analysis before implementation	5
Evaluating the impact of 360-degree assessment management based on information technology on improving service quality and satisfaction of operating room staff	5
From innovation to influence: publishing quality improvement projects—key issues to address to enable successful publishing	5

Methods and tools used to assess patient experience with healthcare services in prisons: a scoping review	5
Delayed discharges at a tertiary rehabilitation centre in Saudi Arabia: contributing factors and cost impact	5
Availability of Six Sigma trials for quality improvement in healthcare: an emerging challenge	5
Using the patient voice to improve patient safety within healthcare settings — The strengths of a new patient reported safety concern tool	5
From Readiness to Results: Clinical Audit as a Strategic Tool for Quality Health Care in Nepal	5
Resilience and regulation—antithesis or a smart combination for future healthcare service improvement?	5
Clinical resilience: toward a unified definition	5
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Driving Better Outcomes and Efficiency	5
Evaluating emergency code use and integrating clinical codes for emergency conditions to improve coordination in a tertiary care hospital	5
Freezing while preserving achievements: suspending quality indicators in healthcare, Israel’s experience	4
Barriers and facilitators to the use of virtual wards: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence	4
Finding space for kindness: public protection and health professional regulation	4
French Abstracts for Volume 34, Issue 1, 2022	4
International research priorities for integrated care and cross-boundary working: an electronic Delphi study	4
Identification of key factors influencing patient satisfaction for practical prioritization in healthcare settings: a nationwide survey analysis	4
Participative leadership and nurses’ error reporting: psychological safety as a mediator in multi-hospital data	4
French Abstract for Volume 34, Issue 3, 2022	4
Exploring the Causal Relationship Between Workplace Factors and Emotional Exhaustion Among Healthcare Professionals: An fsQCA Approach	4
Transforming Emergency Care: Lessons from Innovations Beyond Healthcare	4
Governance and management in healthcare organizations: their different roles in driving safety and quality	4
Knowledge dissemination: essential work in quality and safety innovation	4
Evaluating an integrated quality improvement and research approach: the Just Cos Initiative	4
Effects of gait adaptation training on augmented reality treadmill for patients with stroke in community ambulation	4
Use and de-implementation of fecal occult blood tests in the acute care setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Barriers and breakthroughs: policy reflections on healthcare for persons with disability in the Philippines	4
Advancing quality management in the medical devices industry: strategies for effective ISO 13485 implementation	4
Challenges around the quality of care provided during the last days of life	4
Reduction in use of MRI and arthroscopy among patients with degenerative knee disease in independent treatment centers versus general hospitals: a time series analysis	4
Factors associated with the utilization of home hospice care at end-of-life in patients with cancer: a nationwide analysis	4
How personnel diversity and affective bonds affect performance-based financing: a moderator analysis of a difference-in-difference estimator	4
Spanish Abstracts for Volume 34, Issue 2, 2022	4
Quality improvement and workplace wellbeing capacity and capability in Aotearoa New Zealand emergency departments. A nationwide mixed methods survey	3
Some important principles for implementing lean management in healthcare organizations	3
COVID-19 response: a perspective from Pakistan	3
Patient safety in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: how can we do better?	3
Impact of a clinical encounter time protection program on pain management: a retrospective difference-in-difference study	3
Bridging structural gaps in noncommunicable disease care: the expanding role of private providers in Vietnam’s health mixed system	3
Look-alike, sound-alike medication perioperative incidents in a regional Australian hospital: assessment using a novel medication safety culture assessment tool	3
Did the introduction of an electronic booking form for elective caesarean section improve compliance with guidelines for gestational age at delivery?	3
Countdown to lobectomy: interventions to improve waiting times for lung cancer resection	3
Development and Validation of a Quality Indicator System for Outpatient Service in Shenzhen, China	3
Navigating the complex terrain of patient safety: challenges, strategies, and the importance of ongoing evaluation and knowledge sharing	3
Resilience practices of healthcare professionals during the hospital discharge process: a qualitative study	3
Developing online medical service quality indicators in China from the perspective of online and offline integration: a modified Delphi–analytic hierarchy process study	3
Effects of an educational intervention for rational cardiac enzyme requisitions in critically ill patients: a pre–post intervention study	3
Patients’ and their caregivers’ experiences with home parenteral nutrition: a qualitative study using the Donabedian model	3
Accelerating improvement: The Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative data timeliness project	3
Reform of mental health systems: what does the future look like and how to get there?	3
Sharps injuries among healthcare workers in Liberia and Ghana: a cross-sectional survey	3
Can guidelines rein in oxygen use? A retrospective cross-sectional study using routinely collected data	3
Comparative analysis of routine clinical debriefings and incident reports: insights for patient safety and teamwork enhancement	3
Development and early implementation of automated audit and feedback monitoring instruments in Belgian primary care: lessons for scalable systems	3
The second victim phenomenon: comprehensive support and systemic change in healthcare	3
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations and associated factors among older people in French Guiana using the French National Health Data System	3
The relationship between Indigenous health and relevant sector Standards in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and Canada: a scoping review	3
Measuring quality of care for universal health coverage in the Western Pacific	3
Next-generation accreditation in healthcare: the role of digital transformation and artificial intelligence	3
ISO 9001 in hospitals: a systematic review and implementation framework for clinical services in emerging countries	3