Since the original Institute of Medicine (IOM) report was published there has been an
accelerated development and adoption of health information technology with varying …

The aim of this policy statement is to provide a comprehensive review of the scientific
evidence evaluating the use of telemedicine in cardiovascular and stroke care and to …

About one in ten patients are harmed during health care. This paper estimates the health,
financial and economic costs of this harm. Results indicate that patient harm exerts a …

Purpose The purpose of the present systematic review is to identify the interventions that
improve hand hygiene compliance (HHC) specifically among nurses. Methods A systematic …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to enable improvers to use recent knowledge from
implementation science to carry out improvement changes more effectively. It also highlights …

Despite national and local governing board recommendations in the United States of
America to perform an HCV screening test in baby boomers, screening rates remain low …

BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism (VTE) after major vascular injury (MVI) is
particularly challenging because the competing risk of thrombosis and embolization after …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and incremental
net cost of a fall prevention intervention that involved hourly rounding by RNs at 2 hospitals …

Clinical trials are the backbone of modern evidence-based medicine. They are the vital
bridge between research-based discovery and cutting edge patient care. Randomized …

METHOD Walker and Avant's approach was used to guide the concept analysis. A literature
review was completed including 26 studies, 5 reports of related associations, and 5 books …