Background Large-scale improvement programmes are a frequent response to quality and
safety problems in health systems globally, but have mixed impact. The extent to which they …

Background Reducing avoidable harm in maternity services is a priority globally. As well as
learning from mistakes, it is important to produce rigorous descriptions of 'what good looks …

There is no lack of studies dealing with the consistency of evaluations performed by pairwise
comparison in the decision-making literature. Mostly, these studies offer algorithms for …

The ecosystem modelling complex 'Ecopath with Ecosim'has been implemented extensively
in the field of marine science; however, despite its widespread application, descriptions of its …

Composite scores for transplant center evaluation: A new individualized empirical null
method Page 1 The Annals of Applied Statistics 2024, Vol. 18, No. 1, 729–748 https://doi.org/10.1214/23-AOAS1809 …

Introduction and objectives Both the standardised hospital mortality index (SHMI) and Care
Quality Commission (CQC) ratings are used by the National Health Service (NHS) to monitor …

Objectives To determine whether the prior performance of maternity services, as measured
by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists performance indicators, is associated …

Background: Quantifying health care quality has long presented a challenge to identifying
the relationship between provider level quality and cost. However, growing focus on quality …

Purpose This study explored the feasibility of developing scaled inspection tools for use
during external inspection of health and social care facilities to give improved accuracy in …

Variation in the performance of providers across healthcare systems is pervasive. It is
recognised as both a major concern and an opportunity for learning and improvement …