PURPOSE: Implementations of health information technologies are notoriously difficult,
which is due to a range of inter-related technical, social and organizational factors that need …

Background There is considerable international interest in exploiting the potential of digital
solutions to enhance the quality and safety of health care. Implementations of transformative …

CHAIR: Costanzo MR: Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard Illinois, USA TASK FORCE 1:
Dipchand A: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario, Canada; Starling R: Cleveland …

The liver, located in the right upper quadrant of the body and below the diaphragm, is
responsible for several functions, including primary detoxification of various metabolites …

Objective: To develop a guideline to help guide healthcare professionals participate
effectively in the design, construction, and occupancy of a new or renovated intensive care …

The substantial growth in mobile handheld technologies has heralded the opportunity to
provide physicians with access to information, resources, and people at the right time and …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Numerous quality improvement projects on patient handoffs
have been conducted, yet standardized, reliable measurement tools remain elusive. Handoff …

Purpose To systematically review the available evidence about hospital discharge
communication practices and identify which practices were preferred by patients and …

BACKGROUND: Since the Institute of Medicine patient safety reports, a number of survey-
based measures of organizational climate safety factors (OCSFs) have been developed. The …

Objectives. To study the impact of performance obstacles on intensive care nurses'
workload, quality and safety of care, and quality of working life (QWL). Performance …