Executive summary At the end of 2019, the first reports of a new respiratory virus appeared
in China. The subsequent COVID-19 pandemic has affected every person, in every country …

Background Today, the use of data in administrative and clinical processes is quite
challenging due to the large volume of data, data collection from various sources, and lack …

Background Several countries have national policies and programmes requiring hospitals to
use quality and safety (QS) indicators. To present an overview of these indicators, hospital …

Background Interactive data visualization and dashboards can be an effective way to
explore meaningful patterns in large clinical data sets and to inform quality improvement …

Methods: This systematic review began with a search in four databases (Web of Science,
PubMed, Embase, and Scopus) from 2000 to May 30, 2020, when the final search for papers …

Objective: The aim of this study is to offer appropriate criteria to evaluate effective
dashboards for healthcare organizations. Method: In a Delphi study, a team of information …

Clinical dashboards summarize indicators of high-volume patient data in a concise, user-
friendly visual format. There are few studies of the use of dashboards to improve …

(Background) Over the years, there has been increasing interest in adopting a quality
approach in radiology, leading to the strategic pursuit of specific and key performance …

Detection and characterization of comorbidity, the presence of more than one distinct
disorder or illness concurrently occurring among a specific cohort of patients, is an …

Background Young children who undergo radiation therapy may require general anesthesia
to remain still during weeks of radiation sessions. On a typical day at our hospital, an …