Effect of Clinical Decision-Support Systems (CDSS)

"Both commercially and locally developed CDSSs are effective at improving health care process measures across diverse settings, but evidence for clinical, economic, workload, and efficiency outcomes remains sparse."

Effect of Clinical Decision-Support Systems: a systematic review
TJ Bright, et al.
Annals of Internal Medicine, 23 April 2012

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Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce infection in hospitals

"The Cleanyourhands campaign was associated with sustained increases in hospital procurement of alcohol rub and soap, which the results suggest has an important role in reducing rates of some healthcare associated infections."

Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals in England and Wales by improved hand hygiene: four year, prospective, ecological, interrupted time series study
SP Stone, C Fuller, J Savage, B Cookson, A Hayward, B Cooper, G Duckworth, S Michie, M Murray, A Jeanes, J Roberts, L Teare, A Charlett
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e3005

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Commissioning Support Bulletin

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority now produces the Commissioning Support Bulletin, aimed at sharing ideas and information about the development of commissioning support services (CSS) in the Board Authority.

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Thinking about rationining

"The aim of this discussion paper is to give the reader an understanding of the issues involved in rationing in the evolving context of the contemporary NHS in England."

Thinking about rationining
R Klein, J Maybin
The King's Fund
May 2012

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Investigating the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in general practice

"Strategies for reducing the prevalence of error should focus on GP training, continuing professional development for GPs, clinical governance, effective use of clinical computer systems, and improving safety systems within general practices and at the interface with secondary care."

Investigating the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in general practice: the PRACtICe Study (PRevalence And Causes of prescrIbing errors in general practiCe): a report for the GMC
General Medical Council
May 2012

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Fulfilling the potential: a better journey for patients and a better deal for the NHS

"The future delivery of medical care will need to focus, not only on the development of innovative treatments, but on reducing the levels of stress associated with the delivery of in-patient care."

Fulfilling the potential: a better journey for patients and a better deal for the NHS
NHS Enhanced Recovery Partnership
NHS Improvement
April 2012

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An international comparison of supply, utilization, prices, and quality

"This analysis uses data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other sources to compare health care spending, supply, utilization, prices, and quality in 13 industrialized countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States."

Explaining high health care spending in the United States: an international comparison of supply, utilization, prices, and quality
DA Squires
Issues in International Health Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
May 2012

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