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Ashleigh Allgood1, Susan Wiltrakis, Marjorie Lee White
1Author Affiliations: Department of Health Services Administration School of Health Professions (Dr Allgood and Dr Hall), Departments of Pediatric and Medical Education, Heersink School of Medicine (Dr White), Departments of Pediatrics, Heersink School of Medicine (Dr Hayes), Departments of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Heersink School of Medicine (Dr Buchalter), Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions(Dr Brown, Hall and Ms Allgood), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; (Ms Wiltrakis), Division of Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
Background And Objectives:
Quality improvement (QI) and simulation employ complementary approaches to improve the care provided to patients. There is a significant opportunity to leverage these disciplines, yet little is known about how they are utilized in concert. The purpose of this study is to explore how QI and simulation have been used together in health care.
Methods:
This scoping review includes studies published between 2015 and 2021 in 4 databases: CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus.
Results:
The search yielded 921 unique articles.18 articles met the inclusion criteria and specifically described QI and simulation collaborative projects. Of the 18 articles, 28% focused on improvements in patient care, 17% on educational interventions, 17% on the identification of latent safety threats (LSTs) that could have an impact on clinical care, 11% on the creation of new processes, 11% on checklist creation, and 6% on both LST identification and educational intervention. The review revealed that 61% of the included studies demonstrated a concurrent integration of simulation and QI activities, while 33% used a sequential approach.
Conclusions:
There is a paucity of studies detailing the robust and synergistic use of QI and simulation. The findings of this review suggest a positive impact on patient safety when QI and simulation are used in tandem. The systematic integration of these disciplines and the use of established reporting guidelines can promote patient safety in practice and in the literature.
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