Abstract Background Return on Investment (ROI) is increasingly being used to evaluate
financial benefits from healthcare Quality Improvement (QI). ROI is traditionally used to …

Background We previously developed a Quality Improvement (QI) Return-on-Investment
(ROI) conceptual framework for large-scale healthcare QI programmes. We defined ROI as …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore strategies during transformation to obtain
sustainable development and to identify the human-based factors contributing to the …

Historically simulation was used as an education and training technique in healthcare, but
now has an emerging role in improving quality and safety. Simulation-based techniques can …

Value in healthcare can be defined as providing the optimal outcome per health dollar
spent. Improving the value of healthcare for patients and healthcare organizations requires …

Purpose East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) is a major provider of mental healthcare
and community health services. Quality improvement (QI) has become central to its …

Background Quality improvement (QI) in healthcare is a cultural transformation process. We
explored how routine reporting could be developed to aid visibility of the process for QI …

ANESTHESIOLOGY AT A DEAD END? The year is 2052. Within the perioperative services,
an anesthesiologist remains a memory in the distant past. At the beginning of the century …

Objectives To profile the aims and characteristics of quality improvement (QI) initiatives
conducted in Ireland, to review the quality of their reporting and to assess outcomes and …

In value-based healthcare (VBHC) value is defined as outcomes that matter to patients
divided by the cost of achieving these outcomes. Value is measured for discrete medical …