... analysis with Wilcoxon signed-rank test was conducted with a Bonferroni correction applied, which resulted in a significant increase between the baseline and action phases (Z=3.317, p=0.003) between the baseline and continuous improvement phases (Z=6.633, p<0.001...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Heart disease management Quality of care measures Healthcare delivery Continuous improvement Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 7 Keywords...

... for their medical admission (38.9 per cent), illustrating the importance of the liaison psychiatry service in contributing to specialist management of these cases. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Clinical audit Quality Continuous improvement Evidence‐based practice Hospital management...

... health care systems. Anjali Patwardhan can be contacted at: doctoranjali@hotmail.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Business process re‐engineering Total quality management Continuous improvement Medical management Health services United Kingdom To know how...

... Clinical governance Patient experience Continuous improvement Keywords: Clinical governance, Patient experience, Continuous improvement © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Under the new community pharmacy contract in England and Wales, all contractors...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Quality assessment Continuous improvement Health services COHSASA celebrates ten years Keywords: Quality assessment, Continuous improvement, Health services COHSASA has been working in the field of quality improvement...

...Kerry D. Swinehart; Allen E. Smith Purpose The purpose of this article is to present one example of how the strategies of total quality management (TQM) and continuous improvement are being used by US health care providers to meet the challenges of the future. Design/methodology/approach...

... Contents include: Introduction. Guide to the charts. Effectiveness. Access. Capacity. Safety. Patient-centredness. Disparities. Summary of charts. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Quality systems Continuous improvement Health services...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Health services Middle managers, Quality improvement Continuous improvement Hospital management Organizational change The RVEEH middle manager group comprised 35 members, the majority of whom were from nursing and allied health backgrounds...

..., and promoting dignity, respect, independence, and choice. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Continuous improvement Long-term care Baldrige Award Performance management American Health-care Association Quality awards Keywords: Continuous improvement, Long-term...

... a wider span of the emergency care system. The remaining sites focused on particular process streams of activity, such as “minor injury” patient categories. Continuous improvement Team working Employees Health services United Kingdom A recent Modernisation Agency (2003) directory lists...

... of their treatment and care (Yvonne and Paul, 1999 ; Larrabee and Bolden, 2001 ; Lynn and McMillen, 1999 ; Cleary, 1999). Continuous improvement as a component of TQM has been widely used in the business world. Continuous improvement mainly depends on the level of customer satisfaction, measurement of which...

...Barbara Dunn; Stephen Mathews This paper outlines the continuous improvement journey of a voluntary organisation. The significant level of organisational growth and improving quality of services described is clearly linked to the organisation’s commitment to improvement. One of the approaches used...

...Clare Chow‐Chua; Mark Goh Presents an exploratory field research on all hospitals in Singapore, highlighting the different routes hospitals have adopted in pursuing their corporate quality journey for the new millennium. In general, both continuous improvement and innovation‐based approaches have...

... application of quality programmes. Explores ways of developing a more holistic and integrated programme of quality improvement. Describes the creation and implementation of a model for continuous improvement in health care quality. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Continuous improvement Health care National...

... and suppliers ranging from laboratories to pharmaceutical firms establish methods for making rapid continuous improvement and total quality management the cornerstone of the strategic planning process. The implementation of CI/TQM deals directly with operational issues. As previously discussed, CI/TQM...