Since the publication of S tandards for QU ality I mprovement R eporting E xcellence
(SQUIRE 1.0) guidelines in 2008, the science of the field has advanced considerably. In this …

Background Plan–do–study–act (PDSA) cycles provide a structure for iterative testing of
changes to improve quality of systems. The method is widely accepted in healthcare …

The wide variety of dissemination and implementation designs now being used to evaluate
and improve health systems and outcomes warrants review of the scope, features, and …

Importance The benefits of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in patients with
acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are time dependent and guidelines recommend a door-to …

Background Quality improvement collaboratives are widely used to improve health care in
both high-income and low and middle-income settings. Teams from multiple health facilities …

Pressures are increasing on educational policy and practice to use research to guide
improvement. Recently there have been concerted efforts to forge new and different kinds of …

The impact of evidence-based practice (EBP) has echoed across nursing practice,
education, and science. The call for evidence-based quality improvement and healthcare …

Improvement (defined broadly as purposive efforts to secure positive change) has become
an increasingly important activity and field of inquiry within healthcare. This article offers an …

Purpose To determine the effectiveness of patient safety culture strategies to improve
hospital patient safety climate. Data sources Electronic search of the Cochrane Library …

Context: Understanding how and why programs work—not simply whether they work—is
crucial. Good theory is indispensable to advancing the science of improvement. We argue …