Van Wilder, A., Bruyneel, L., Cox, B., Claessens, F., De Ridder, D., Vanhaecht, K. (2025). Identifying high-impact-opportunity hospitals for improving healthcare quality based on a national population analysis of inter-hospital variation in mortality, readmissions and prolonged length of stay. BMJ Open, 15 (1)
Van Wilder, A., Bruyneel, L., Cox, B., Claessens, F., De Ridder, D., Vanhaecht, K. (2024). Rates Of Patient Safety Indicators In Belgian Hospitals Were Low But Generally Higher Than In US Hospitals, 2016-18. Health Affairs, 43 (9), 1274-1283
Van Wilder, A., Bruyneel, L., Cox, B., Claessens, F., De Ridder, D., Janssens, S., Vanhaecht, K. (2024). Call for Action to Target Interhospital Variation in Cardiovascular Mortality, Readmissions, and Length-of-Stay. Medical Care
Vanhaecht, K., Lachman,P., Van der Auwera, C., Seys, D., Claessens, F., Panella, M., De Ridder,D., FlaQuM research group. (2024). The “House of Trust”: a framework for quality healthcare and leadership. F1000Res, 13 (503)
Claessens, F., Van der Auwera, C., Seys, D., De Ridder, D., Van Wilder, A., Vanhaecht, K., the FlaQuM Reseach Group. (2024). A multi-phase, multi-centre development and validation of two maturity tools assessing the implementation of the FlaQuM co-creation roadmap. International Journal For Quality In Health Care, Volume 36, Issue 2, 2024, mzae035, doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzae035
Brouwers, J. Seys, D., Claessens, F., Van Wilder, A., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Eeckloo, K., Vanhaecht, K. (2024). Effect on hospital incentive payments and quality performance of a hospital pay for performance (P4P) programme in Belgium. Journal of Healthcare Quality Research
Claessens F., Seys D., De Ridder D., Vanhaecht K., (2024). Towards a sustainable quality management system in hospitals, PhD dissertation, KU Leuven, ISBN 9789081790877
Claessens, F., Seys, D., Van der Auwera, C., Castro, E.M., Jans, A., Schoenmakers, B., De Ridder, D., Bruyneel, L., Van Wilder, A., Vanhaecht, K. & The FlaQuM Research Group. (2024). The FlaQuM-Quickscan: A starting point to include primary care professionals’ perspectives in the evaluation of hospital quality priorities. Journal of Healthcare Quality Research
Claessens, F., Castro, E.M., Seys, D., Brouwers, J., Van Wilder, A., Jans, A., De Ridder, D., Vanhaecht, K. (2023). Sustainable quality management in hospitals: The experiences of healthcare quality managers. Health Services Management Research. DOI: 10.1177/09514848231218631
Van Wilder A., De Ridder D., Bruyneel L., Vanhaecht K., (2023). Retrospective analysis of temporal trends and variability in patient outcomes within the belgian hospital landscape, PhD dissertation, KU Leuven, ISBN 9789464944433
Cox, B., Van Wilder, A., De Ridder, D., Tambeur, W., Maertens, P., Stijnen, P., Voorspoels, W., Vanden Boer, G., Bruyneel, L., Vanhaecht, K. (2023). Convergent Validity of 2 Widely Used Methodologies for Calculating the Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio in Flanders, Belgium. Journal Of Patient Safety, Art.No. 37493355, 415-421.
Claessens*, F., Seys*, D., van der Auwera, C., Jans, A., Castro, E. M., Jacobs, L., de Ridder, D., Bruyneel, L., Leenaerts, Z., van Wilder, A., Brouwers, J., Lachman, P., Vanhaecht, K. & The FlaQuM Research Group. (*joint first author) (2023). Measuring in-hospital quality multidimensionally by integrating patients’, kin’s and healthcare professionals’ perspectives: development and validation of the FlaQuM-Quickscan. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1426. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10349-2
Claessens*, F., Seys*, D., Van der Auwera, C., De Ridder, D., Bruyneel, L., Van Wilder, A., Lachman, P., Vanhaecht, K. & The FlaQuM Research Group. (*joint first author) (2023). Understanding Variation in Health Care Quality Experiences of Three Stakeholders: Patients and Kin, Professionals, and Hospitals. NEJM Catalyst, 4(12). doi.org/10.1056/CAT.23.0188
Vanhaecht, K. with Vanhaecht, K. (corresp. author) (2023). Message to junior and less junior clinicians: let the core values of care guide your leadership! BMJ LEADER. doi: 10.1136/leader-2022-000686
Vanhaecht*, K., Van Wilder*, A., Lee, T.H. (*joint first author) (2023). Lessons from Health Care Leaders: Rethinking and Reinvesting in Patient Safety. NEJM Catalyst. doi: 10.1056/CAT.23.0090
Brouwers J., De Ridder D., Bruyneel L., Eeckloo K., Vanhaecht K. (2023), Exploring the future of hospital quality management and policy in Flanders, PhD dissertation, KU Leuven.
Van Wilder*, A., Cox*, B., De Ridder, D., Tambeur, W., Vanden Boer, G., Brouwers, J., Claessens, F., Bruyneel, L., Vanhaecht, K. (*joint first author) (2022). A comprehensive analysis of temporal trends of between-hospital variation in mortality, readmission and length of stay using logistic regression. Healthcare Analytics, 2, Art.No. 100123. doi: 10.1016/j.health.2022.100123
Claessens, F., Seys, D., Brouwers, J., Van Wilder, A., Jans, A., Castro, E.M., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Vanhaecht, K. (2022). A co-creation roadmap towards sustainable quality of care: A multi-method study. Plos One, 17 (6), Art.No. e0269364, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269364
Claessens, F., Castro, E.M., Jans, A., Jacobs, L., Seys, D., Van Wilder, A., Brouwers, J., Van der Auwera, C., De Ridder, D., Vanhaecht, K. (2022). Patients’ and kin’s perspective on healthcare quality compared to Lachman’s multidimensional quality model: Focus group interviews. Patient Education And Counseling. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.07.007
Vanhaecht, K., Van der Auwera, C., Claessens, F., Van Wilder, A., Brouwers, J., Seys, D., Cox, B., De Ridder, D. (2022). Le Flanders Quality model, pour une politique de qualité durable pour tous les établissements de santé en région flamande (Belgique). Risque & Qualité, 19 (2), 1-6.
Brouwers*, J., Claessens*, F., Castro, E.M., Van Wilder, A., Eeckloo, K., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Vanhaecht, K. (*joint first author) (2022). Cornerstones of a sustainable national quality policy: A qualitative study based on international expert opinions. International Journal Of Health Planning And Management. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3559
Brouwers, J., Seys, D., Claessens, F., Van Wilder, A., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Eeckloo, K., Vanhaecht, K., Kesteloot, K. (2022). The Cost of a First and Second Hospital-Wide Accreditation in Flanders, Belgium. International Journal For Quality In Health Care, Art.No. mzac062. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzac062
Brouwers, J., Cox, B., Van Wilder, A., Claessens, F., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Eeckloo, K., Vanhaecht, K. with Brouwers, J. (corresp. author) (2021). The future of hospital quality of care policy: A multi-stakeholder discrete choice experiment in Flanders, Belgium. Health Policy, 125 (12), 1565-1573
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35cNIGn99eA
Van Wilder*, A., Cox*, B., De Ridder, D., Tambeur, W., Maertens, P., Stijnen, P., Vanden Boer, G., Brouwers, J., Claessens, F., Bruyneel, L., Vanhaecht, K. (*joint first author) (2021). Unwarranted Between-hospital Variation in Mortality, Readmission, and Length of Stay of Urological Admissions: An Important Trigger for Prioritising Quality Targets. European Urology Focus
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXeuij0svAs
Vanhaecht, K., De Ridder, D., Seys, D., Brouwers, J., Claessens, F., Van Wilder, A., Panella, M., Batalden, P., Lachman, P. with Vanhaecht, K. (corresp. author) (2021). The History of Quality – from an eye for an eye, through love and towards a multidimensional concept for patients, kin and professionals. European Urology Focus
Van Wilder, A., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Seys, D., Brouwers, J., Claessens, F., Cox, B., Vanhaecht, K. (2021). Is a hospital quality policy based on a triad of accreditation, public reporting and inspection evidence-based? A narrative review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE, 33 (2), 1-7
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GMWKga3zB0
Van Wilder*, A., Brouwers*, J., Cox, B., Bruyneel, L., De Ridder, D., Claessens, F., Eeckloo, K., Vanhaecht, K. (*joint first author) (2021). A decade of commitment to hospital quality of care: overview of and perceptions on multicomponent quality improvement policies involving accreditation, public reporting, inspection and pay-for-performance. Bmc Health Services Research, 21, Art.No. 990.
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCZWHe9B0eU
Lachman, P., Batalden, P., Vanhaecht, K. (2020). A multidimensional quality model: an opportunity for patients, their kin, healthcare providers and professionals to coproduce health. F1000Res, 9
Van Wilder, A., Vanhaecht, K., De Ridder, D., Cox, B., Brouwers, J., Claessens, F., De Wachter, D., Deneckere, S., Ramaekers, D., Tambuyzer, E., Weeghmans, I., Bruyneel, L. with Van Wilder, A. (corresp. author) (2020). Six years of measuring patient experiences in Belgium: Limited improvement and lack of association with improvement strategies. Plos One, 15 (11), Art.No. e0241408
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