Background Health care professionals often fail to adhere to evidence-based guidelines.
The implementation of evidence-based methods in health care requires systematic support …

Abstract Near Real-Time Feedback (NRTF) on the patient's experience with care, coupled
with data relay to providers, can inform quality-of-care improvements, including at the point …

Introduction When performance data are provided as feedback to healthcare professionals,
they may use it to significantly improve care quality. However, the question of how to provide …

Background Laboratory test overuse in hospitals is a form of healthcare waste that also
harms patients. Developing and evaluating interventions to reduce this form of healthcare …

Perfection in this science, or rather art [ie medicine] takes longer to be mastered than human
life [affords]—Maimonides, philosopher and physician, Middle Ages. 1 A veritable quality …

Abstract Background Audit and Feedback (A&F) interventions based on quality indicators
have been shown to lead to significant improvements in compliance with evidence-based …

The US spends more than $100 billion annually on low-value care, or medical tests and
treatments that pose unnecessary risks and incur excess costs without providing meaningful …

Background and Purpose: Growing numbers of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are
available to neurologic physical therapists to guide and inform evidence-based patient care …

Optimizing work shifts in healthcare is crucial for maintaining high standards of service
delivery and fostering professional development. This study delves into the emerging field of …

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate barriers and facilitators experienced by clinical
educators and graduate students when talking with patients about difficult emotions and …