Browsing HVL Open by Author "Braut, Geir Sverre"
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A retrospective review of how nonconformities are expressed and finalized in external inspections of health-care facilities
Hovlid, Einar; Høifødt, Helge; Smedbråten, Bente; Braut, Geir Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: External inspections are widely used in health care as a means of improving the quality of care. However, the way external inspections affect the involved organization is poorly understood. A better understanding ... -
Adverse events reporting by obstetric units in Norway as part of their quality assurance and patient safety work: an analysis of practice
Johansen, Lars Thomas; Braut, Geir Sverre; Acharya, Ganesh; Andresen, Jan Fredrik; Øian, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision aims to contribute to the improvement of quality and patient safety in the healthcare services. Planned audits were performed to investigate how 12 selected Norwegian ... -
An evaluation by the Norwegian Health Care Supervision Authorities of events involving death or injuries in maternity care
Johansen, Lars Thomas; Braut, Geir Sverre; Andresen, Jan Fredrik; Øian, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction We aimed to determine how serious adverse events in obstetrics were assessed by supervision authorities. Material and methods We selected cases investigated by supervision authorities during 2009‐2013. ... -
Bærekraft og beredskap – to sider av samme sak
Braut, Geir Sverre; Melby, Line Kari; Syse, Astri (Others, 2023) -
Dementia Researchers’ Inside Views on Research Networks and Alignment With Public Research Funding: A Qualitative Study
Fusdahl, Peter Fredrik; Testad, Ingelin; Årsland, Dag; Braut, Geir Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study presents the dementia researchers views of research networks, and how the networks fit into their pursuit of research objectives and dementia research funding. We conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with 10 ... -
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)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 inspection on sepsis detection and treatment: a study protocol for a quasiexperimental study with a stepped-wedge design
Hovlid, Einar; Frich, Jan C; Walshe, Kieran; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Flaatten, Hans; Braut, Geir Sverre; Helgeland, Jon; Teig, Inger Lise; Harthug, Stig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017) -
Effects of external inspection on sepsis detection and treatment: a study protocol for a quasiexperimental study with a stepped-wedge design
Hovlid, Einar; Frich, Jan C; Walshe, Kieran; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Flaatten, Hans; Braut, Geir Sverre; Helgeland, Jon; Teig, Inger Lise; Harthug, Stig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Introduction: Inspections are widely used in health care as a means to improve the health services delivered to patients. Despite their widespread use, there is little evidence of their effect. The mechanisms for how ... -
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 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 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 ... -
Evaluation of prehospital preparedness for major incidents on a national level, with focus on mass casualty incidents
Ugelvik, Kristina Stølen; Thomassen, Øyvind; Braut, Geir Sverre; Geisner, Thomas; Sjøvold, Janecke Engeberg; Agri, Joakim; Montan, Carl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: To investigate prehospital preparedness work for Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) and Major Incidents (MI) in Norway. Method: A national cross-sectional descriptive study of Norway’s prehospital MI preparedness ... -
Healthcare leaders’ and elected politicians’ approach to support-systems and requirements for complying with quality and safety regulation in nursing homes – a case study
Magerøy, Malin Emilia Rosell; Braut, Geir Sverre; Macrae, Carl James; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Healthcare leaders play an important and complex role in managing and handling the dual responsibility of both Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) for workers and quality and patient safety (QPS). There is a ... -
Independence, trust, and loyalty. The county governor's coordination of public and voluntary resources in crises in Norway
Aasland, Tora; Braut, Geir Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Collaboration and communication are crucial factors in handling crises, whether the crisis is a serious landslide requiring emergency response for several days or a pandemic lasting for months. This article describes and ... -
Kommunal akutt døgneining i historisk lys
Bergseth, Jon Øystein Friestad; Braut, Geir Sverre; Gjerstad, Brita; Nødland, Svein Ingve; Teig, Inger Lise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Med samhandlingsreforma vart kommunane pålagt å opprette kommunal akutt døgneining (KAD). Eit hovudformål med denne nye institusjonen var å avlaste spesialisthelsetenesta. KAD-institusjonen er eit sengeposttilbod for ... -
Kva lærte me eigentleg av pandemien?
Braut, Geir Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Koronapandemien har lært oss at eit robust helsesystem er i stand til å møta kriser på ein forsvarleg måte, sjølv om planane ikkje er fullkomne. Me har også fått erfara at påkjenningane på folk og samfunn ved epidemiar ... -
Lokale frivillige: mer nyttige enn sentrale profesjonelle?
Aasland, Tora; Braut, Geir Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Samvirke er et kjernebegrep i beredskapsarbeidet og redningstjenesten i Norge. Vår hypotese er at grunnlaget for samvirke mellom offentlige og frivillige ressurser i beredskapsarbeid og krisehåndtering blir skapt lokalt, ... -
Managing patient safety and staff safety in nursing homes: exploting how leaders of nursing homes negotiate their dual responsibilities- a case study
Magerøy, Malin Emilia Rosell; Macrae, Carl James; Braut, Geir Sverre; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objective: Within healthcare, the role of leader is becoming more complex, and healthcare leaders carry an increasing responsibility for the performance of employees, the experience and safety of patients and the quality ... -
Mediators of change in healthcare organisations subject to external assessment: a systematic review with narrative synthesis
Hovlid, Einar; Braut, Geir Sverre; Hannsidal, Einar; Walshe, Kieran; Bukve, Oddbjørn; Flottorp, Signe Agnes; Stensland, Per Steinar; Frich, Jan C (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives External inspections are widely used to improve the quality of care. The effects of inspections remain unclear and little is known about how they may work. We conducted a narrative synthesis of research literature ... -
Medisinsk journalskriving på nynorsk
Braut, Geir Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Sjølv om den medisinske journalen har endra seg frå å vere «legejournalen» til å bli «pasientjournalen», er den framleis ein arbeidsreiskap for legen og helsepersonellet. Den omtalar pasienten med personellets språk og ... -
Reactions and coping strategies in lay rescuers who have provided CPR to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims: A qualitative study
Mathiesen, Wenche Torunn; Bjørshol, Conrad Arnfinn; Braut, Geir Sverre; Søreide, Eldar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provided by community citizens is of paramount importance for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims' survival. Fortunately, CPR rates by community citizens seem to be ... -
Tools for establishing a sustainable safety culture within maternity services. A retrospective case study
Løland, Marianne; Braut, Geir Sverre; Lichtenberg, Sissel M; Egenberg, Signe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: This article reports the findings from a single case study on the long-term sustainability of a quality system in a large maternity unit. Method: The empirical basis is an analysis of documents related to the ...