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Quality improvement

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    Comparing genome sequencing technologies to improve rare disease diagnostics: a protocol for the evaluation of a pilot project, Genome-wide Sequencing Ontario
    Robin Z. Hayeems, Christian R. Marshall, Meredith K. Gillespie, Anna Szuto, Caitlin Chisholm, Dimitri J. Stavropoulos, Viji Venkataramanan, Kate Tsiplova, Sarah Sawyer, E. Magda Price, Lynette Lau, Reem Khan, Whiwon Lee, Lijia Huang, Olga Jarinova, Wendy J. Ungar, Roberto Mendoza-Londono, Martin J. Somerville and Kym M. Boycott
    May 24, 2022 10 (2) E460-E465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210272
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    Evaluation of a Dragons’ Den–inspired symposium to spread primary health care innovations in Quebec, Canada: a mixed-methods study using quality-improvement e-surveys
    Mélanie Ann Smithman, Maxine Dumas-Pilon, Marie-Josée Campbell and Mylaine Breton
    March 22, 2022 10 (1) E247-E254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200251
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    People who make frequent emergency department visits based on persistence of frequent use in Ontario and Alberta: a retrospective cohort study
    Jessica Moe, Elle (Yuequiao) Wang, Margaret J. McGregor, Michael J. Schull, Kathryn Dong, Brian R. Holroyd, Corinne M. Hohl, Eric Grafstein, Fiona O’Sullivan, Johanna Trimble and Kimberlyn M. McGrail
    March 15, 2022 10 (1) E220-E231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210131
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    Subgroups of people who make frequent emergency department visits in Ontario and Alberta: a retrospective cohort study
    Jessica Moe, Elle (Yuequiao) Wang, Margaret J. McGregor, Michael J. Schull, Kathryn Dong, Brian R. Holroyd, Corinne M. Hohl, Eric Grafstein, Fiona O’Sullivan, Johanna Trimble and Kimberlyn M. McGrail
    March 15, 2022 10 (1) E232-E246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210132
  • Open Access
    The 2018 Global Point Prevalence Survey of antimicrobial consumption and resistance in 47 Canadian hospitals: a cross-sectional survey
    Greg J. German, Charles Frenette, Jean-Alexandre Caissy, Jennifer Grant, Marie-Astrid Lefebvre, Dominik Mertz, Sarah Lutes, Allison McGeer, Jacqueline Roberts, Kevin Afra, Louis Valiquette, Yannick Émond, Marie Carrier, Anaïs Lauzon-Laurin, Trong Tien Nguyen, Hamed Al-Bachari, Justin Kosar, Shaqil Peermohamed, Michelle Science, Daniel Landry, Timothy MacLaggan, Peter Daley, Gerald McDonald, Anita Ang, Sandra Chang, Yu-Chen Lin, Brandon Tong, Suzanne Malfair, Victor Leung, Kevin Katz, Ines Pauwels, Herman Goossens, Ann Versporten, John Conly and Daniel J.G. Thirion
    December 21, 2021 9 (4) E1242-E1251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200274
  • Open Access
    Conceptualizing success factors for patient engagement in patient medical homes: a cross-sectional survey
    Nadiya Sunderji, Allyson Ion, Vincent Tang, Jennifer Rayner, Carol Mulder, Noah Ivers and Akram Alyass
    December 14, 2021 9 (4) E1159-E1167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200152
  • Open Access
    Impact of COVID-19 on hospital hand hygiene performance: a multicentre observational study using group electronic monitoring
    Victoria Williams, Adam Kovacs-Litman, Matthew P. Muller, Susy Hota, Jeff E. Powis, Daniel R. Ricciuto, Dominik Mertz, Kevin Katz, Lucas Castellani, Alex Kiss, Amber Linkenheld-Struk and Jerome A. Leis
    December 14, 2021 9 (4) E1175-E1180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210072
  • Open Access
    Impact of the Connected Medicine collaborative in improving access to specialist care: a cross-sectional analysis
    Clare Liddy, Emma Boulay, Lois Crowe, Maxine Dumas-Pilon, Neil Drimer, Gerard Farrell, Laurie Ireland, Christine (Kirby) Kirvan, Veronique Nabelsi, Alexander Singer, Margot Wilson and Erin Keely
    December 14, 2021 9 (4) E1187-E1194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200210
  • Open Access
    Using the Edmonton Obesity Staging System in the real world: a feasibility study based on cross-sectional data
    Rukia Swaleh, Taylor McGuckin, Tyler W. Myroniuk, Donna Manca, Karen Lee, Arya M. Sharma, Denise Campbell-Scherer and Roseanne O. Yeung
    December 07, 2021 9 (4) E1141-E1148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200231
  • Open Access
    Impact of an internal medicine nocturnist service on care of patients with cancer at a large Canadian teaching hospital: a quality-improvement study
    Richard Dunbar-Yaffe, Robert C. Wu, Amit Oza, Victoria Lee-Kim and Peter Cram
    June 18, 2021 9 (2) E667-E672; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200167

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