We hypothesized that the implementation of a neonatal palliative care initiative will result in improved markers of end-of-life care. Prior to the development of this intervention, a consultative ...

Cost-utility of geriatric assessment (GA) in older adults with cancer: A model-based economic evaluation of four randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Geriatric assessment and management with question ...

Implementation of evidence-based obstetrical practices remains a significant challenge. Effective strategies to disseminate and implement such practices are needed. We randomly assigned 19 hospitals ...

Tim J. Horton ([email protected]) is an associate director (Insight and Analysis) at the Health Foundation, in London, the United Kingdom. John H. Illingworth is an Improvement Fellow at the Health ...

An early heart failure follow-up intervention succeeded in increasing referral to and completion of cardiology appointments within 7 days of discharge. The intervention was associated with lower risk ...

Globally, 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 experiences a mental disorder - yet major gaps remain in how mental health care is organised, implemented, and ...

The TLC-PCI intervention was carried out by PC nurses in these hospitals, and the intervention included comprehensive patient and family caregiver assessment, interdisciplinary care planning, and ...

Background: The decreased use of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for healthy women in labour and the increased provision of professional support to all women in labour is recommended by experts. We ...

Objective: To improve quality of dementia care in a KaiserPermanente service area through rigorous dissemination of practiceguidelines and social worker support for physicians andpatients. Study ...

Theresa S Betancourt and colleagues argue that implementation and systems strengthening are urgently needed to integrate mental health and psychosocial support interventions across health, education, ...