Few industries match the scale of health care. In the United States alone, an estimated 85%
of the population has at least 1 health care encounter annually and at least one quarter of …

Background Getting greater levels of evidence into practice is a key problem for health
systems, compounded by the volume of research produced. Implementation science aims to …

Background In a society where ageing of the population and the increasing prevalence of
long-term conditions are major issues, collaboration between primary and secondary care is …

Electronic health record (EHR)–based interventions to improve patient safety are complex
and sensitive to who, what, where, why, when, and how they are delivered. Success or …

Background Poor communication between primary care providers (PCPs) and specialists is
a significant problem and a detriment to effective care coordination. Inconsistency in the …

Delays in diagnosis and treatment are widely considered to be threats to outpatient safety.
However, few studies have identified and described what factors contribute to delays that …

Objective: s To assess the early impact of implementation of the electronic consults (e-
consults) initiative by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), designed to improve …

Background The fragmentation of healthcare provision has given rise to a wide range of
interventions within organizations to improve coordination across levels of care, primarily in …

Electronic health records are increasingly being used to facilitate referral communication in
the outpatient setting. However, despite support by technology, referral communication …

Background Clinical coordination is considered a health policy priority as its absence can
lead to poor quality of care and inefficiency. A key challenge is to identify which strategies …