Diagnostic delay, a type of diagnostic error, is the failure to establish an accurate and timely diagnosis; diagnostic delay ...

Objectives Many hospitals use fall prevention alarms, despite the limited evidence of effectiveness. The objectives of this ...

Background Inpatient falls are adverse events that often result in injury due to complex interactions between the hospital ...

Social Science Applied to Healthcare Improvement Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Correspondence to Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, ...

Clinical Governance Unit, Metro South District, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Dr Peter Lee, Clinical Governance Unit, Level 1 Melbourne St Office, Queensland ...

Background Proximal femoral fractures in older adults affect prognosis, quality of life and medical expenses. Therefore, ...

Comparing safety, performance and user perceptions of a patient-specific indication-based prescribing tool with current practice: a mixed methods randomised user testing study ...

Quality Literature Program, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; Office of Research and Innovation in Medical Education, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, ...

Correspondence to Professor Bryony Dean Franklin, Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/UCL School of Pharmacy ...

Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy Background and objective: The impact of clinical guidelines (GL) on venous ...

Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Professor ...