... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Quality assurance Resource-limited Developing country Malaysia Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a known complication of central line with significant...

... that quality assurance should be a foundational element of an integrated system of dementia care. The purpose of this paper is to understand physicians’ and specialists’ perspectives on such a system and identify barriers to its implementation. Design/methodology/approach The authors used interviews...

... Licensed re-use rights only Innovation Quality assurance Service delivery Public health service Evidence-based practice Refugees and torture survivors flee their homelands searching safety and protection from persecution based on race, religion, nationality, social group membership...

...Vasanthrie Naidoo; Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share insights, research findings and discuss key issues relating to quality practices and quality assurance in cross-border nursing education program development and implementation. Design/methodology/approach...

...Sidra Asad Ali; Muhammad Shariq Shaikh Purpose With recent advances in laboratory hematology automation, emphasis is now on quality assurance processes as they are indispensable for generating reliable and accurate test results. It is therefore imperative to acquire efficient measures...

... safety. Communication Quality assurance Safety culture Accreditation Error feedback Understanding the factors that drive a quality and safety culture (QSC) is an ethical and social priority for healthcare providers (Huotari et al., 2016 ; Richter et al., 2016...

...). For providing quality patient care and their safety, correct test results are imperative. For achieving this target, concept of quality assurance (QA) was introduced. This is an overall program that controls the entire process from blood draw to reporting of test results. Clinical Laboratory Improvement...

... at: soren.bie.bogh@rsyd.dk 05 01 2017 14 08 2017 19 10 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Quality improvement Quality assurance Accreditation References Alkhenizan , A. and Shaw , C. (2011), “ Impact...

... the study’s comparative needs. Mwali Muray can be contacted at: mx_muray@laurentian.ca 21 05 2016 08 04 2017 20 05 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Falls Emergency department Quality assurance Assessment...

...Todsaporn Fuangrod; Peter B. Greer; John Simpson; Benjamin J. Zwan; Richard H. Middleton Purpose Due to increasing complexity, modern radiotherapy techniques require comprehensive quality assurance (QA) programmes, that to date generally focus on the pre-treatment stage. The purpose of this paper...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Service delivery Patient safety Quality improvement Continuous quality improvement Quality assurance Patient wristbands Patient identification Medical error Patient identification (PI) is essential for patient safety. It prevents medical...

... in patient experiences ”, International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance , Vol. 28 No. 6 , pp. 595 - 610 . Campbell , S.M. , Roland , M.O. and Buetow , S.A. (2000), “ Defining quality of care ”, Social Science & Medicine , Vol. 51 No. 11 , pp. 1611 - 1625...

...), their characteristics are presented in Table III . Quality healthcare Peer review Quality improvement Quality assurance Accreditation Quality assessment External quality assessment programmes play an important role in assessing and improving health care quality. The External Peer Review Techniques...

... quality management Six sigma Change management Quality assurance Resource efficiency Resource management Lean management Patient outcomes Health sector Operational efficiency Triple pressures – rapidly improving and more costly technology, an ageing population and severe recessionary...

... to draw on all the participant's experiences in the interdisciplinary clinic, rather than focus on their first impressions at an initial appointment. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Patient satisfaction Quality assurance Clinical pharmacy service Health care surveys HIV...

... million dictations were surfaced. This shows that medical errors occur in dictation, and quality assurance measures are needed in dealing with those errors. Research limitations/implications – There was no potential for inter-coder reliability and confirming the error codes assigned by individual...

... is performed (Georgiou et al., 2010). These are significant issues that must be addressed if the pathology systems are to function appropriately. Health care Health services Australia Pathology Strategic objectives Workforce issues Quality assurance Clinical pathology services...

... setting and therefore influence patient safety everywhere. United Kingdom Hospitals Patients Safety measures Patient safety Clinical governance Root cause analysis Quality assurance Checklist It has been more than ten years since the Institute of Medicine's report To Err...

... decision when choosing their healthcare provider. Jaap van den Heuvel can be contacted at: heuvel@rdgg.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Quality assurance Quality measurement Performance indicators Accreditation The Netherlands Health care We can observe several...

... (p=0.22). Elodie Sellier can be contacted at: ESellier@chu‐grenoble.fr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Morbidity and mortality conferences Quality assurance Patient safety Medical education France Mortality and morbidity conferences (M&MCs) were established...