Improving the care of children with urinary tract infection

"Instituting the clinical decision proforma and its supporting educational programme was an extremely positive action as it has significantly improved the management of children with UTI at our unit."

Improving the care of children with urinary tract infection: use of a clinical decision proforma
D Leach
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208341.w3300

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Improving the primary care physicians’ decision making for fibromyalgia in clinical practice

"The use of such a tool during consultation will not only improve the quality of care in general practice but will also increase patients’ and doctors’ satisfaction and improve patients’ self-esteem and well-being." 

Improving the primary care physicians’ decision making for fibromyalgia in clinical practice: development and validation of the Fibromyalgia Detection (FibroDetect®) screening tool
R Baron et al.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2014, 12:128

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A knowledge translation tool improved osteoporosis disease management in primary care

"Our multicomponent Op-KT tool significantly increased osteoporosis disease management in three family practices. This study highlights the potential of using decision support tools at the point of care in busy, short-visit practices to facilitate patient self-management."

A knowledge translation tool improved osteoporosis disease management in primary care: an interrupted time series analysis
M Kastner et al.
Implementation Science 2014, 9:109

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Advanced clinical decision support using lessons from outside of healthcare

"Greater use of computerized decision support (DS) systems could address continuing safety and quality problems in healthcare, but the healthcare field has struggled to implement DS technology."

Advanced clinical decision support using lessons from outside of healthcare: an interdisciplinary systematic review
HW Wu, PK Davis, DS Bell
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2012, 12:90

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Decision boxes for clinicians to support evidence-based practice and shared decision making

"Decision Boxes aim to prepare the clinician to communicate the risks and benefits of the available options to the patient so they can make an informed decision together."

Decision boxes for clinicians to support evidence-based practice and shared decision making: the user experience
A Giguere, et al.
Implementation Science, 2012, 7:72

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Knowledge management practices and healthcare delivery

"Being a knowledge driven process, healthcare delivery provides opportunity to incorporate knowledge management practices to improve processes."

Knowledge management practices and healthcare delivery: a contingency framework
P Bordoloi, N Islam
Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 2012, 10(1)

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