Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Husabø, Gunnar"
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Contextual factors of external inspections and mechanisms for improvement in healthcare organizations: a realist evaluation
Hovlid, Einar; Husabø, Gunnar; Teig, Inger Lise; Halvorsen, Kjersti; Frich, Jan C (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)External inspections constitute a key element of healthcare regulation. Improved quality of care is one of the important goals of inspections but the mechanisms of how inspections might contribute to quality improvement ... -
Early diagnosis of sepsis in emergency departments, time to treatment, and association with mortality: An observational study
Husabø, Gunnar; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Flaatten, Hans; Solligård, Erik; Frich, Jan C; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Braut, Geir Sverre; Walshe, Kieran; Harthug, Stig; Hovlid, Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-22)Background: Early recognition of sepsis is critical for timely initiation of treatment. The first objective of this study was to assess the timeliness of diagnostic procedures for recognizing sepsis in emergency departments. ... -
Effects of external inspections on sepsis detection and treatment: a stepped-wedge study With cluster-level randomisation
Husabø, Gunnar; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Solligård, Erik; Flaatten, Hans; Walshe, Kieran; Frich, Jan C; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Braut, Geir Sverre; Helgeland, Jon; Harthug, Stig; Hovlid, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To evaluate the effects of external inspections on (1) hospital emergency departments’ clinical processes for detecting and treating sepsis and (2) length of hospital stay and 30-day mortality. Design Incomplete ... -
External inspections of healthcare organizations : A study of organizational and clinical effects of inspections on the management of sepsis in Norwegian hospitals
Husabø, Gunnar (Doctoral thesis, 2021-05-11)External inspections of healthcare organizations serve different purposes, one of which is to bring about quality improvements in the care offered to patients. Research has offered many different perspectives on how well ... -
Learning team-based quality improvement in a virtual setting: a qualitative study
Hovlid, Einar; Husabø, Gunnar; Valestrand, Eivind Alexander; Hartveit, Miriam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective The objective was to explore students’ perceptions of learning quality improvement (QI) in a virtual setting and identify factors that promote or inhibit virtual learning. Design We used an exploratory ... -
Promoting leadership and quality improvement through external inspections of management of sepsis in Norwegian hospitals: a focus group study
Husabø, Gunnar; Teig, Inger Lise; Frich, Jan C; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Hovlid, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Inspections and other forms of external assessment may contribute to positive changes in the health services, but the mechanisms of such change remain unclear. We did a study to explore how external inspections ... -
What Might Be Required for Inspections to Be Considered Fair? Comment on “What Lies Behind Successful Regulation? A Qualitative Evaluation of Pilot Implementation of Kenya’s Health Facility Inspection Reforms”
Husabø, Gunnar; Hovlid, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Tama et al offer us an interesting analysis of a piloted regulatory reform that introduced a Joint Health Inspections (JHIs) system in three Kenyan counties. The study highlights key factors facilitating or hindering the ...