... at: dr.teddypoh@gmail.com 18 11 2019 02 01 2020 02 01 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Quality assurance Resource-limited Developing country Malaysia...

... 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...

... satisfaction to support positive health outcomes by implementing in-classroom/person modules for patients, to the authors’ knowledge is unique in its efforts to encompass multiple domains simultaneously and fully integrate an approach to wellbeing. Innovation Quality assurance Service delivery Public...

...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...

... 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 ; Withrow, 2006...

... for monitoring performance of a coagulation laboratory. The study was granted an exemption from institutional ethical review board (4040-Pat-ERC-15). Quality indicators from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2015, were evaluated. These QIs were set by the quality assurance group of the laboratory. This group...

... accreditation programme’s dramatic termination in 2015 (Sundheds-Ældreministeriet, 2015). Quality improvement Quality assurance Accreditation © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 05 01 2017 14 08 2017 19 10 2017 Søren...

... about determining the fall prevention strategy’s influence in the ED. Falls Emergency department Quality assurance Assessment tool Fall prevention Hospital fall impact Falls have a significant impact on society and the literature indicates that individuals over 65 years face a higher...

...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...

... an observer or an instructor alongside the caregiver. Thus, data collected based on observations under such setting is expected to be more reliable. Service delivery Patient safety Quality improvement Continuous quality improvement Quality assurance Patient wristbands Patient identification...

.... 128 - 151 . Bishop , A.C. and Cregan , B.R. (2015), “ Patient safety culture: finding meaning 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...

... Publishing Limited 2015 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 (ExPeRT...

... Total quality management Six sigma Change management Quality assurance Resource efficiency Resource management Lean management Patient outcomes Health sector Operational efficiency Search logs were compared between researchers to ensure that the terms had been applied consistently...

... integrating non-physician providers into routine outpatient HIV medical visits. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Patient satisfaction Quality assurance Clinical pharmacy service Health care surveys HIV infections/drug therapy Interdisciplinary health team Table II Care...

... 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...

..., 2009 ; AMA, 2011). Health care Health services Australia Pathology Strategic objectives Workforce issues Quality assurance © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 However, there has been a pathology workforce shortage in Australia and elsewhere over the past 20 years or so...

... on departmental safety and identify how common factors impact before a serious incident occurs. 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...

... 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 Developing valid, reliable...

... indicate that M&MCs have evolved over the past 20 years, showing them to be valuable quality and safety improvement methods. Elodie Sellier can be contacted at: ESellier@chu‐grenoble.fr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Morbidity and mortality conferences Quality assurance...