Changing how we think about healthcare improvement Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2018;361:k2014
| doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2014 1 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Changing how we think about …

Rationale, aims, and objectives “Implementation science,” the scientific study of methods
translating research findings into practical, useful outcomes, is contested and complex, with …

Objective To integrate and synthesize insights from recent studies of workarounds to the
intended use of health information technology (HIT) by health care professionals …

Background Failures and partial successes are common in technology-supported innovation
programmes in health and social care. Complexity theory can help explain why. Phenomena …

Background Patient safety measurement remains a global challenge. Patients are an
important but neglected source of learning; however, little is known about what patients can …

Health care is under tremendous pressure regarding efficiency, safety, and economic
viability. It has responded by adopting techniques that have been useful in other industries …

Healthcare practitioners are generally forced to adapt their actions to cope with the
complexity of daily conditions, taking advantage of their inherent potential for resilient …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the most influential determinants of
healthcare employees' problem-solving capabilities and attitudes towards kaizen initiatives …

Objective To evaluate effect of locally tailored labour management guidelines (PartoMa
guidelines) on intrahospital stillbirths and birth asphyxia. Design Quasiexperimental pre …

Improving healthcare safety is a worthwhile and important endeavor. Simulation-based
activities can help with such a goal through research and training. In this manner, it can …