: Most-Cited Full-Text Articles http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com Most-cited rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month based on citations to articles on this journal site from articles in other HighWire-hosted journals. 2026-06-08 <![CDATA[Rapid implementation of virtual clinics due to COVID-19: report and early evaluation of a quality improvement initiative]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;9/2/e000985?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 21, 2020; 9:e000985-e000985
Quality improvement report]]> Anthony William Gilbert 2020-05-21 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000985 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 9 e000985 2020-05-21 Quality improvement report e000985 <![CDATA[Development and application of 'systems thinking principles for quality improvement]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;9/1/e000714?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 24, 2020; 9:e000714-e000714
Original research]]> Duncan McNab 2020-03-24 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000714 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 9 e000714 2020-03-24 Original research e000714 <![CDATA[Reducing patient mortality, length of stay and readmissions through machine learning-based sepsis prediction in the emergency department, intensive care unit and hospital floor units]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;6/2/e000158?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 25, 2017; 6:e000158-e000158
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Andrea McCoy 2017-10-25 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000158 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 6 e000158 2017-10-25 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000158 <![CDATA[Development and initial testing of a Health Confidence Score (HCS)]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/2/e000411?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 7, 2019; 8:e000411-e000411
Original article]]> Tim Benson 2019-06-07 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000411 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 8 e000411 2019-06-07 Original article e000411 <![CDATA[Understanding the informational needs of patients with IPF and their caregivers: 'You get diagnosed, and you ask this question right away, what does this mean?]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/1/e000207?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 30, 2018; 7:e000207-e000207
Original article]]> Deepa Ramadurai 2018-01-30 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000207 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 7 e000207 2018-01-30 Original article e000207 <![CDATA[Making every drop count: reducing wastage of a novel blood component for transfusion of trauma patients]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/3/e001396?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 8, 2021; 10:e001396-e001396
Quality improvement report]]> Josephine McCullagh 2021-07-08 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001396 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 10 e001396 2021-07-08 Quality improvement report e001396 <![CDATA[Preventing cerebral palsy in preterm labour: a multiorganisational quality improvement approach to the adoption and spread of magnesium sulphate for neuroprotection]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;6/2/e000189?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 12, 2017; 6:e000189-e000189
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Anna Burhouse 2017-10-12 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000189 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 6 e000189 2017-10-12 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000189 <![CDATA[Improving the turnaround times of infectious disease markers reporting in an NHS stem cell department]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;11/2/e001814?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 13, 2022; 11:e001814-e001814
Quality improvement programme]]> Ying Li 2022-06-13 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001814 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 11 e001814 2022-06-13 Quality improvement programme e001814 <![CDATA[Improving turnaround times for HLA-B*27 and HLA-B*57:01 gene testing: a Barts Health NHS Trust quality improvement project]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/3/e001538?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 13, 2021; 10:e001538-e001538
Quality improvement report]]> Emma White 2021-09-13 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001538 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 10 e001538 2021-09-13 Quality improvement report e001538 <![CDATA[Personal Wellbeing Score (PWS)--a short version of ONS4: development and validation in social prescribing]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/2/e000394?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 11, 2019; 8:e000394-e000394
Original article]]> Tim Benson 2019-04-11 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000394 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 8 e000394 2019-04-11 Original article e000394 <![CDATA[Summarised, verified and accessible: improving clinical information management for potential haematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/4/e001605?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 22, 2021; 10:e001605-e001605
Quality improvement report]]> Felicity May 2021-10-22 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001605 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 10 e001605 2021-10-22 Quality improvement report e001605 <![CDATA[Unintended consequences: quantifying the benefits, iatrogenic harms and downstream cascade costs of musculoskeletal MRI in UK primary care]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/3/e001287?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 2, 2021; 10:e001287-e001287
Original research]]> Imran Mohammed Sajid 2021-07-02 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001287 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 10 e001287 2021-07-02 Original research e001287 <![CDATA[Use of WHO standards to improve quality of maternal and newborn hospital care: a study collecting both mothers and staff perspective in a tertiary care hospital in Italy]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/1/e000525?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 13, 2019; 8:e000525-e000525
Original article]]> Marzia Lazzerini 2019-02-13 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000525 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 8 e000525 2019-02-13 Original article e000525 <![CDATA[Optimising laboratory monitoring of chronic conditions in primary care: a quality improvement framework]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/1/e000349?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 29, 2019; 8:e000349-e000349
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Darunee Whiting 2019-03-29 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000349 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 8 e000349 2019-03-29 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000349 <![CDATA[Sustainable approach to reducing unnecessary combined biochemistry tests on a paediatric cardiology ward]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/4/e000372?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 15, 2018; 7:e000372-e000372
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> William Regan 2018-10-15 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000372 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 7 e000372 2018-10-15 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000372 <![CDATA[Operating room relay strategy for turnover time improvement: a quality improvement project]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;11/3/e001957?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 28, 2022; 11:e001957-e001957
Original research]]> Efrain Riveros Perez 2022-07-28 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001957 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 11 e001957 2022-07-28 Original research e001957 <![CDATA[Getting going on time: reducing neurophysiology set-up times in order to contribute to improving surgery start and finish times]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;11/3/e001808?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 21, 2022; 11:e001808-e001808
Quality improvement report]]> Michael Pridgeon 2022-07-21 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001808 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 11 e001808 2022-07-21 Quality improvement report e001808 <![CDATA[Measure what we want: a taxonomy of short generic person-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs and PREMs)]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;9/1/e000789?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 19, 2020; 9:e000789-e000789
Original research]]> Tim Benson 2020-03-19 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000789 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 9 e000789 2020-03-19 Original research e000789 <![CDATA[What drives general practitioners in the UK to improve the quality of care? A systematic literature review]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/1/e001127?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 11, 2021; 10:e001127-e001127
Systematic Reviews]]> Kanwal Ahmed 2021-02-11 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001127 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 10 e001127 2021-02-11 Systematic Reviews e001127 <![CDATA[Requirements for implementing a 'just culture within healthcare organisations: an integrative review]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;12/2/e002237?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 12, 2023; 12:e002237-e002237
Systematic Reviews]]> John S Murray 2023-05-12 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002237 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 12 e002237 2023-05-12 Systematic Reviews e002237 <![CDATA[Photovoice as a promising public engagement approach: capturing and communicating ethnic minority peoples lived experiences of severe mental illness and its treatment]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/4/e000665?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 14, 2019; 8:e000665-e000665
Short report]]> Kristoffer Halvorsrud 2019-11-14 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000665 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 8 e000665 2019-11-14 Short report e000665 <![CDATA[Spoken communication and patient safety: a new direction for healthcare communication policy, research, education and practice?]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/3/e000742?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 26, 2019; 8:e000742-e000742
Short report]]> Rick Iedema 2019-09-26 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000742 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 8 e000742 2019-09-26 Short report e000742 <![CDATA[Managing antibiotics wisely: a quality improvement programme in a tertiary neonatal unit in the UK]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/2/e000285?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 7, 2018; 7:e000285-e000285
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Vasiliki Makri 2018-05-07 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000285 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 7 e000285 2018-05-07 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000285 <![CDATA[Reducing acute kidney injury incidence and progression in a large teaching hospital]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/4/e000308?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 26, 2018; 7:e000308-e000308
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Lynne Sykes 2018-11-26 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000308 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 7 e000308 2018-11-26 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000308 <![CDATA[Preventing strokes in people with atrial fibrillation by improving ABC]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/4/e000783?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 27, 2019; 8:e000783-e000783
Quality improvement report]]> Jagjot Kaur Chahal 2019-11-27 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000783 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 8 e000783 2019-11-27 Quality improvement report e000783 <![CDATA[Does admission order form design really matter? A reduction in urea blood test ordering]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/3/e001330?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2021; 10:e001330-e001330
Quality improvement report]]> Pamela Mathura 2021-07-01 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001330 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 10 e001330 2021-07-01 Quality improvement report e001330 <![CDATA[Fourteen years of quality improvement education in healthcare: a utilisation-focused evaluation using concept mapping]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/4/e000795?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 13, 2019; 8:e000795-e000795
Original research]]> Frida Smith 2019-12-13 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000795 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 8 e000795 2019-12-13 Original research e000795 <![CDATA[Development of a hub and spoke model for quality improvement in rural and urban healthcare settings in India: a pilot study]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;9/3/e000908?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 6, 2020; 9:e000908-e000908
Original research]]> Sushil Srivastava 2020-08-06 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000908 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 9 e000908 2020-08-06 Original research e000908 <![CDATA[Readiness for five digital technologies in general practice: perceptions of staff in one part of southern England]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;11/2/e001865?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 29, 2022; 11:e001865-e001865
Original research]]> Matthew Hammerton 2022-06-29 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001865 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 11 e001865 2022-06-29 Original research e001865 <![CDATA[Patient and healthcare professional perspectives on implementing patient-reported outcome measures in gender-affirming care: a qualitative study]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;12/4/e002507?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 8, 2023; 12:e002507-e002507
Original research]]> Rakhshan Kamran 2023-11-08 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002507 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 12 e002507 2023-11-08 Original research e002507 <![CDATA[Sustaining improvement of hospital-wide initiative for patient safety and quality: a systematic scoping review]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;11/4/e002057?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 22, 2022; 11:e002057-e002057
Systematic Reviews]]> Sarah E J Moon 2022-12-22 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002057 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 11 e002057 2022-12-22 Systematic Reviews e002057 <![CDATA[Interventions to reduce repetitive ordering of low-value inpatient laboratory tests: a systematic review]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;12/1/e002128?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 23, 2023; 12:e002128-e002128
Systematic Reviews]]> Brandon Yeshoua 2023-03-23 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002128 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 12 e002128 2023-03-23 Systematic Reviews e002128 <![CDATA[Evaluation of a patient safety programme on Surgical Safety Checklist Compliance: a prospective longitudinal study]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/3/e000362?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 12, 2018; 7:e000362-e000362
Original article]]> Brigid M Gillespie 2018-07-12 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000362 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 7 e000362 2018-07-12 Original article e000362 <![CDATA[Improving the wait time to consultation at the emergency department]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/1/e000131?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 3, 2018; 7:e000131-e000131
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Yuzeng Shen 2018-01-03 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000131 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 7 e000131 2018-01-03 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000131 <![CDATA[Ward round template: enhancing patient safety on ward rounds]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;7/2/e000170?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 27, 2018; 7:e000170-e000170
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Niall Gilliland 2018-04-27 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000170 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 7 e000170 2018-04-27 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000170 <![CDATA[Promoting low-flow anaesthesia and volatile anaesthetic agent choice]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/3/e000479?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 13, 2019; 8:e000479-e000479
Quality improvement report]]> Louise A Carter 2019-09-13 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000479 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 8 e000479 2019-09-13 Quality improvement report e000479 <![CDATA[Deprescribing benzodiazepines among hospitalised older adults: quality improvement initiative]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/3/e000539?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 20, 2019; 8:e000539-e000539
Quality improvement report]]> Frances Carr 2019-08-20 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000539 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 8 e000539 2019-08-20 Quality improvement report e000539 <![CDATA[Demand and capacity in an ADHD team: reducing the wait times for an ADHD assessment to 12 weeks]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/4/e000653?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 30, 2019; 8:e000653-e000653
Quality improvement report]]> Laura Ann Roughan 2019-10-30 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000653 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 8 e000653 2019-10-30 Quality improvement report e000653 <![CDATA[Reducing caesarean rates in a public maternity hospital by implementing a plan of action: a quality improvement report]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;9/2/e000791?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 6, 2020; 9:e000791-e000791
Quality improvement report]]> Romulo Negrini 2020-05-06 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000791 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 9 e000791 2020-05-06 Quality improvement report e000791 <![CDATA[Promoting hot debriefing in an emergency department]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;9/3/e000913?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 16, 2020; 9:e000913-e000913
Quality improvement report]]> Stephen Gilmartin 2020-08-16 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000913 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 9 e000913 2020-08-16 Quality improvement report e000913 <![CDATA[Improving the completeness of acute kidney injury follow-up information in hospital electronic discharge letters]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;6/2/e000022?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 9, 2017; 6:e000022-e000022
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Michael Edward Reschen 2017-10-09 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000022 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 6 e000022 2017-10-09 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000022 <![CDATA[Developing a quality improvement project to tackle the desflurane problem]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;12/1/e002132?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 20, 2023; 12:e002132-e002132
Quality improvement report]]> King Sin Ang 2023-03-20 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002132 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 12 e002132 2023-03-20 Quality improvement report e002132 <![CDATA[Improving assessment of children with suspected respiratory tract infection in general practice]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/2/e000450?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 8, 2019; 8:e000450-e000450
BMJ Quality Improvement Report]]> Cheng Chen 2019-04-08 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000450 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 8 e000450 2019-04-08 BMJ Quality Improvement Report e000450 <![CDATA[Reducing DNACPR complaints to zero: designing and implementing a treatment escalation plan using quality improvement methodology]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;6/2/e000011?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 4, 2017; 6:e000011-e000011
Quality improvement report]]> Elizabeth Shermon 2017-09-04 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000011 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 6 e000011 2017-09-04 Quality improvement report e000011 <![CDATA[Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learnt on a quality improvement initiative to improve mother and newborn care at Gobabis District Hospital, Namibia]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;6/2/e000145?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 9, 2017; 6:e000145-e000145
Quality improvement report]]> Leonard Kabongo 2017-08-09 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000145 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 6 e000145 2017-08-09 Quality improvement report e000145 <![CDATA[Reducing waste: a guidelines-based approach to reducing inappropriate vitamin D and TSH testing in the inpatient rehabilitation setting]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;8/4/e000674?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 25, 2019; 8:e000674-e000674
Quality improvement report]]> Emma A Bateman 2019-10-25 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000674 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 8 e000674 2019-10-25 Quality improvement report e000674 <![CDATA[Electronic application to improve management of infections in low-income neonatal units: pilot implementation of the NeoTree beta app in a public sector hospital in Zimbabwe]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/1/e001043?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 20, 2021; 10:e001043-e001043
Quality improvement report]]> Hannah Gannon 2021-01-20 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001043 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 10 e001043 2021-01-20 Quality improvement report e001043 <![CDATA[Improving access to primary care: a mixed-methods approach studying a new review appointment system in a Scottish GP practice]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/2/e001279?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 25, 2021; 10:e001279-e001279
Quality improvement report]]> Jay Slater 2021-06-25 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001279 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 10 e001279 2021-06-25 Quality improvement report e001279 <![CDATA[Surgical safety checklist audits may be misleading! Improving the implementation and adherence of the surgical safety checklist: a quality improvement project]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;10/4/e001593?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 3, 2021; 10:e001593-e001593
Quality improvement report]]> Brigid Brown 2021-11-03 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001593 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 10 e001593 2021-11-03 Quality improvement report e001593 <![CDATA[Time to be more efficient: reducing wasted transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) diagnostic appointment slots at Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust]]> http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjqir;12/3/e002317?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 17, 2023; 12:e002317-e002317
Quality improvement report]]> Dario Freitas 2023-07-17 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002317 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 12 e002317 2023-07-17 Quality improvement report e002317