Examining the course of transitions from hospital to home-based palliative care: A mixed methods study.

Background: Hospital-to-home transitions in palliative care are fraught with challenges. To assess transitions researchers have used patient reported outcome measures and qualitative data to give unique insights into a phenomenon. Few measures examine care setting transitions in palliative care, yet domains identified in other populations are likely relevant for patients receiving palliative care.

Choosing Wisely Canada campaign associated with less overuse of thyroid testing: Retrospective parallel cohort study.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) initiative to improve thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test ordering for patients with no identified indication for this test.

Design: Retrospective parallel cohort study using routinely collected electronic medical record (EMR) data. The CWC initiative included supporting primary care leads in each participating family health team, providing education on better test ordering, and allowing adaptation appropriate to each local context.