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Leveraging WHO’s Global Benchmarking Tool to strengthen capacity in clinical trials oversight for public health emergencies: the GHPP VaccTrain model
BackgroundA stable, well-functioning and integrated national medicines regulatory system is a core component of health systems resilient against...
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Benchmarking outcomes for distal pancreatectomy: critical evaluation of four multicenter studies
BackgroundBenchmarking is a validated tool for outcome assessment and international comparison of best achievable surgical outcomes. The methodology...
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Prospective benchmarking of an observational analysis in the SWEDEHEART registry against the REDUCE-AMI randomized trial
Prospective benchmarking of an observational analysis against a randomized trial increases confidence in the benchmarking process as it relies...
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Measuring case severity: a novel tool for benchmarking and clinical documentation improvement
BackgroundSeverity of illness (SOI) is an All Patients Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR DRG) modifier based on comorbidity capture. Tracking SOI...
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Benchmarking of survival outcomes following Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): an update of the ongoing project of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and Joint Accreditation Committee of ISCT and EBMT (JACIE)
From 2016 EBMT and JACIE developed an international risk-adapted benchmarking program of haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) outcome to...
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Benchmarking for healthy food stores: protocol for a randomised controlled trial with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia to enhance adoption of health-enabling store policy and practice
BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in remote Australia have initiated bold policies for health-enabling stores....
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Benchmarking omics-based prediction of asthma development in children
BackgroundAsthma is a heterogeneous disease with high morbidity. Advancement in high-throughput multi-omics approaches has enabled the collection of...
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The contribution of benchmarking to quality improvement in healthcare. A systematic literature review
BackgroundBenchmarking has been recognised as a valuable method to help identify strengths and weaknesses at all levels of the healthcare system....
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Benchmarking institutional geriatric hip fracture management: a prelude to a care quality improvement initiative
BackgroundFractures around the hip in older adults have increased in the last two decades, and the numbers are projected to rise over the next...
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Variation in care and outcome for fragile hip fracture patients: a European multicentre study benchmarking fulfilment of established quality indicators
PurposeDespite the availability of clinical guidelines for hip fracture patients, adherence to these guidelines is challenging, potentially resulting...
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Benchmarking of two bioinformatic workflows for the analysis of whole-genome sequenced Staphylococcus aureus collected from patients with suspected sepsis
BackgroundThe rapidly growing area of sequencing technologies, and more specifically bacterial whole-genome sequencing, could offer applications in...
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Clinical pharmacy key performance indicators for hospital inpatient setting: a systematic review
BackgroundKey performance indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable measures used to monitor the quality of health services. Implementation guidelines for...
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Lean adoption, implementation, and outcomes in public hospitals: benchmarking the US and Italy health systems
BackgroundDespite the growing interest in transformational performance improvement among nearly all countries, international benchmarking has rarely...
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Benchmarking diagnostic laboratory performance: Survey results for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Background and aimsThe need for patient safety through consistent diagnostic performance has increasingly been brought into focus during the last two...
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Incorporating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) into a clinical quality registry (CQR) for ovarian cancer: considerations and challenges
As medical treatment increasingly focuses on improving health-related quality of life, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are an essential...
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Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes
Over half of hospital revenue results from perioperative patient care, thus emphasizing the importance of efficient resource utilization within a...
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The perpetual need of randomized clinical trials: challenges and uncertainties in emulating the REDUCE-AMI trial
Trial emulations in observational data analyses can complement findings from randomized clinical trials, inform future trial designs, or generate...
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Benchmarking brain organoid recapitulation of fetal corticogenesis
Brain organoids are becoming increasingly relevant to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric and neurological conditions. The in...
