BMJ Quality & Safety

Mapping Theories, Models and Frameworks from implementation science for evaluating quality improvement initiatives: a scoping review

Background Improvement science has supported the methodological foundations for the application of quality improvement (QI) ...
IEEE

Validation and Application of a Computational Model for Wrist and Hand Movements Using Surface Markers

Abstract: A kinematic model is presented based on surface marker placement generating wrist, metacarpal arch, fingers and thumb movements. Standard calculations are used throughout the model and then ...
BMJ

Methods, applications, interpretations and challenges of interrupted time series (ITS) data: protocol for a scoping review

Objectives Interrupted time series (ITS) design involves collecting data across multiple time points before and after the implementation of an intervention to assess the effect of the intervention on ...
BMJ

Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis

Background The use of telehealth steadily increases as it has become a viable modality to patient care. Early adopters attempt to use telehealth to deliver high-quality care. Patient satisfaction is a ...
BMJ

Clinical implications from daily physiotherapy examination of 131 acute hamstring injuries and their association with running speed and rehabilitation progression

Aim To investigate the association of daily clinical measures and the progression of rehabilitation and perceived running effort. Methods A cohort of 131 athletes with an MRI-confirmed acute hamstring ...
BMJ Global Health

Identifying delays to emergency laparotomy in a low-resource setting using the Three Delays Model: a prospective observational study (DEL study)

Background Over the last decade, there has been a global emphasis on prioritising disparities in surgical care in low- and ...
BMJ

The VISA-A questionnaire: a valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy

2 Department of Family Practice (Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre) and School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Department of Physiotherapy, LaTrobe University ...
ascopubs.org

Evaluating reliability of large language models for patient queries: Concordance with NCCN invasive breast cancer guideline using ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Gemini.

Impact of real-time artificial intelligence ultrasound system based on breast density in C4 breast lesions.
qualitysafety.bmj

Reflections on implementing a hospital-wide provider-based electronic inpatient mortality review system: lessons learnt

Correspondence to Dr Mallika L Mendu, Department of Quality and Safety, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; mmendu{at}partners.org Importance Death ...
BMJ

The provisional OMERACT ultrasonography score for giant cell arteritis

Objectives To develop an Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) ultrasonography score for monitoring disease activity in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and evaluate its metric properties. Methods The ...
BMJ

Ultrasonographic assessment of osteophytes in 127 patients with hand osteoarthritis: exploring reliability and associations with MRI, radiographs and clinical joint findings

Correspondence to Alexander Mathiessen, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, PO Box 23, Vinderen, Oslo 0319, Norway; alexander_mathiessen{at}hotmail.com Objective To investigate the ...
BMJ

Emergency department triage revisited

Triage is a process that is critical to the effective management of modern emergency departments. Triage systems aim, not only to ensure clinical justice for the patient, but also to provide an ...