Background Efforts to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care provision
have often focused on changing approaches to the way services are organized and …

Objective: To determine the percentage of health care encounters at which a sample of adult
Australians received appropriate care (ie, care in line with evidence‐based or consensus …

Abstract Background South Asia is experiencing a dismal state of maternal and newborn
health (MNH) as the region has been falling behind in reducing the levels of maternal and …

Background There are recognised gaps between evidence and practice in general practice,
a setting posing particular implementation challenges. We earlier screened clinical …

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive framework of quality
improvement competencies for use in continuing professional development (CPD) and …

Abstract Background Quality indicators (QIs) are an important tool for improving clinical
practice and are increasingly being developed from evidence-based guideline …

Background There are widely recognised variations in the delivery and outcomes of
healthcare but an incomplete understanding of their causes. There is a growing interest in …

Systematically improving patient safety is of the utmost importance, but it is also an
extremely complex and challenging task. This illuminating study evaluates the role of …

Background Dissemination of clinical guidelines is necessary but seldom sufficient by itself
to ensure the reliable uptake of evidence-based practice. There are further challenges in …

Background There are recognised gaps between evidence and practice in general practice,
a setting which provides particular challenges for implementation. We earlier screened …