Published in Acad Pediatr on November 25, 2013
Demystifying theory and its use in improvement. BMJ Qual Saf (2015) 2.26
Closing the treatment gap for mental, neurological and substance use disorders by strengthening existing health care platforms: strategies for delivery and integration of evidence-based interventions. Int J Ment Health Syst (2015) 0.91
What can science contribute to quality improvement in general practice? Br J Gen Pract (2014) 0.90
Survival curves to support quality improvement in hospitals with excess 30-day mortality after acute myocardial infarction, cerebral stroke and hip fracture: a before-after study. BMJ Open (2015) 0.82
Making sense of the shadows: priorities for creating a learning healthcare system based on routinely collected data. BMJ Qual Saf (2015) 0.81
Understanding quality improvement at scale in general practice: a qualitative evaluation of a COPD improvement programme. Br J Gen Pract (2014) 0.81
Plans to accelerate innovation in health systems are less than IDEAL. BMJ Qual Saf (2015) 0.79
Supporting Goal-Oriented Primary Health Care for Seniors with Complex Care Needs Using Mobile Technology: Evaluation and Implementation of the Health System Performance Research Network, Bridgepoint Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Tool. JMIR Res Protoc (2016) 0.77
Voluntary peer review as innovative tool for quality improvement in the intensive care unit--a retrospective descriptive cohort study in German intensive care units. Ger Med Sci (2014) 0.75
Promoting development and uptake of health innovations: The Nose to Tail Tool. F1000Res (2016) 0.75
The gas cylinder, the motorcycle and the village health team member: a proof-of-concept study for the use of the Microsystems Quality Improvement Approach to strengthen the routine immunization system in Uganda. Implement Sci (2015) 0.75
How do we learn about improving health care: a call for a new epistemological paradigm. Int J Qual Health Care (2016) 0.75
Teaching commentary on "A primary care-based multidisciplinary readmission prevention program": essential aspects of comparability and context in practice-based program evaluation. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 0.75
Improving safety in care homes: protocol for evaluation of the Walsall and Wolverhampton care home improvement programme. BMC Health Serv Res (2017) 0.75
A qualitative formative evaluation of a patient-centred patient safety intervention delivered in collaboration with hospital volunteers. Health Expect (2017) 0.75
An intraorganizational model for developing and spreading quality improvement innovations. Health Care Manage Rev (2016) 0.75
Temporal trends in rates of patient harm resulting from medical care. N Engl J Med (2010) 8.78
Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care. N Engl J Med (2011) 7.07
Effect of nonpayment for preventable infections in U.S. hospitals. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.19
Hospital-acquired neonatal infections in developing countries. Lancet (2005) 3.17
Immunochemical properties of the staphylococcal poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide. Infect Immun (2002) 3.14
Prioritizing strategies for preventing medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients. Pediatrics (2003) 2.90
Comparative opsonic and protective activities of Staphylococcus aureus conjugate vaccines containing native or deacetylated Staphylococcal Poly-N-acetyl-beta-(1-6)-glucosamine. Infect Immun (2005) 2.37
Effect of a pediatric hospitalist system on housestaff education and experience. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2002) 2.15
Interventional study to evaluate the impact of an alcohol-based hand gel in improving hand hygiene compliance. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2002) 1.92
Use of confocal microscopy to analyze the rate of vancomycin penetration through Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.91
The teicoplanin-associated locus regulator (TcaR) and the intercellular adhesin locus regulator (IcaR) are transcriptional inhibitors of the ica locus in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (2004) 1.81
Poly-N-acetylglucosamine production in Staphylococcus aureus is essential for virulence in murine models of systemic infection. Infect Immun (2005) 1.80
The asthma kiosk: a patient-centered technology for collaborative decision support in the emergency department. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2004) 1.70
Impact of enhanced infection control at 2 neonatal intensive care units in the Philippines. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.68
Parents as partners in obtaining the medication history. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2005) 1.67
Adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients. Ambul Pediatr (2007) 1.63
A randomized, controlled trial of a multifaceted intervention including alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand-hygiene education to reduce illness transmission in the home. Pediatrics (2005) 1.62
Reducing absenteeism from gastrointestinal and respiratory illness in elementary school students: a randomized, controlled trial of an infection-control intervention. Pediatrics (2008) 1.57
Quantifying uncertainty: physicians' estimates of infection in critically ill neonates and children. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.57
Quality of health care for children: role of health and chronic illness in inpatient care experiences. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2007) 1.53
Acute effects of aerosolized S-nitrosoglutathione in cystic fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 1.51
Microstream capnography improves patient monitoring during moderate sedation: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics (2006) 1.47
The association of television and video viewing with fast food intake by preschool-age children. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 1.40
Developing a pathway for high-value, patient-centered total joint arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2013) 1.39
Molecular basis for preferential protective efficacy of antibodies directed to the poorly acetylated form of staphylococcal poly-N-acetyl-beta-(1-6)-glucosamine. Infect Immun (2007) 1.35
Protection against Escherichia coli infection by antibody to the Staphylococcus aureus poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 1.34
Notifying emergency department patients of negative test results: pitfalls of passive communication. Pediatr Emerg Care (2003) 1.30
Risk factors in preventable adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients. J Pediatr (2007) 1.24
Use of antimicrobial agents in United States neonatal and pediatric intensive care patients. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2005) 1.23
Unit-based clinical pharmacists' prevention of serious medication errors in pediatric inpatients. Am J Health Syst Pharm (2008) 1.20
Check a Box. Save a Life: How student leadership is shaking up health care and driving a revolution in patient safety. J Patient Saf (2010) 1.19
The role of epitope specificity in the human opsonic antibody response to the staphylococcal surface polysaccharide poly N-acetyl glucosamine. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.11
Patient misidentification in the neonatal intensive care unit: quantification of risk. Pediatrics (2006) 1.09
Impact of patient-centered decision support on quality of asthma care in the emergency department. Pediatrics (2006) 1.09
Misconceptions about colds and predictors of health service utilization. Pediatrics (2003) 1.08
Use of population health data to refine diagnostic decision-making for pertussis. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2010) 1.05
Incorporating vaccine-preventable disease surveillance into the National Health Information Network: leveraging children's hospitals. Pediatrics (2006) 1.04
Patient characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in children following tracheotomy. Arch Dis Child (2010) 1.04
Illness transmission in the home: a possible role for alcohol-based hand gels. Pediatrics (2005) 1.04
Global research priorities to better understand the burden of iatrogenic harm in primary care: an international Delphi exercise. PLoS Med (2013) 1.04
Administrative databases provide inaccurate data for surveillance of long-term central venous catheter-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 1.03
Clinically significant infections with organisms of the Streptococcus milleri group. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2002) 1.02
Evaluation of organizational culture among different levels of healthcare staff participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 1.00
Animal and human antibodies to distinct Staphylococcus aureus antigens mutually neutralize opsonic killing and protection in mice. J Clin Invest (2010) 0.98
Impact of a health maintenance organization hospitalist system in academic pediatrics. Pediatrics (2002) 0.98
Evaluating vancomycin use at a pediatric hospital: new approaches and insights. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 0.97
Binary cumulative sums and moving averages in nosocomial infection cluster detection. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 0.97
Is there a relationship between high-quality performance in major teaching hospitals and residents' knowledge of quality and patient safety? Acad Med (2009) 0.97
Telithromycin: a ketolide antibiotic for treatment of respiratory tract infections. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 0.96
Medication errors in paediatric outpatients. Qual Saf Health Care (2010) 0.95
Evaluation and development of potentially better practices to prevent neonatal nosocomial bacteremia. Pediatrics (2003) 0.93
Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.92
Healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance: moving beyond description to prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2007) 0.91
Preventing lethal hospital outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.91
Preventable adverse events in infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis. Pediatrics (2005) 0.91
Perceived impact of the Medicare policy to adjust payment for health care-associated infections. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.87
Impact of Medicare's payment policy on mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in US hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 0.86
Hemoglobinopathy Learning Collaborative: using quality improvement (QI) to achieve equity in health care quality, coordination, and outcomes for sickle cell disease. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2012) 0.85
Coping with college and inflammatory bowel disease: implications for clinical guidance and support. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2014) 0.85
Health information management and perceptions of the quality of care for children with tracheotomy: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 0.85
Positive childbirth experiences in U.S. hospitals: a mixed methods analysis. Matern Child Health J (2014) 0.83
Integrating quality improvement into pre-registration education. Nurs Stand (2013) 0.83
The WHO surgical safety checklist - junior doctors as agents for change. Int J Surg (2010) 0.83
Mortality as an indicator of patient safety in orthopaedics: lessons from qualitative analysis of a database of medical errors. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2012) 0.81
Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 0.80
Medical errors detected and corrected by a pediatric infectious diseases consultation service. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 0.80
Quality improvement informed by a reporting and learning system. Arch Dis Child (2014) 0.80
Controlled evaluation of Bactec Peds Plus/F and Bactec lytic/10 anaerobic/F media for isolation of Salmonella enterica serovars typhi and paratyphi A from blood. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.80
A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.80
An antibiotic order form intervention does not improve or reduce vancomycin use. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2005) 0.80
Leading change in health-care quality with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) (2012) 0.79
Impact of a hospitalist system on length of stay and cost for children with common conditions. Pediatrics (2007) 0.79
Re: Branney et al.: Choosing health, choosing treatment: patient choice after diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (Urology 2009;74:968-971). Urology (2010) 0.78
A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.78
Senior resident autonomy in a pediatric hospitalist system. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2003) 0.78
Mid Staffs inquiry. IHI Open School's quality improvement initiative. BMJ (2013) 0.78
A matter of time. JAMA (2009) 0.77
Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.77
Three simple solutions to improve the quality of pain assessment. Pain (2011) 0.76
Women's Experiences with Neuraxial Labor Analgesia in the Listening to Mothers II Survey: A Content Analysis of Open-Ended Responses. Anesth Analg (2015) 0.75
Patient safety in orthopedic surgery: prioritizing key areas of iatrogenic harm through an analysis of 48,095 incidents reported to a national database of errors. Drug Healthc Patient Saf (2013) 0.75
Design and methodology of the Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care Units (STAR-ICU) trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2007) 0.75
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: surgical technique and clinical outcomes at 1 year. BJU Int (2009) 0.75
Controlling meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, aka "Superbug". Lancet (2005) 0.75
Minimising drug errors in critically ill patients. Crit Care (2011) 0.75
The orthopaedic error index: development and application of a novel national indicator for assessing the relative safety of hospital care using a cross-sectional approach. BMJ Open (2013) 0.75
Understanding women's knowledge of breast cancer screening. J Public Health (Oxf) (2007) 0.75
The paraprofessional's role in breaking bad news. J Palliat Med (2008) 0.75
Acknowledging best practice in medical education. N Z Med J (2007) 0.75
Clinical leadership: a role for students? Br J Hosp Med (Lond) (2012) 0.75
Patient Safety Incidents and Adverse Events in Ambulatory Dental Care: A Systematic Scoping Review. J Patient Saf (2016) 0.75
Rehabilitation after stroke. Financial implications for survivors of stroke. BMJ (2013) 0.75
Agitation during procedural sedation and analgesia in children. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2009) 0.75