... in quality improvement initiatives. Healthcare management Quality indicators Quality improvement Quality assessment Rebecca Amati can be contacted at: rebecca.amati@usi.ch 06 03 2018 18 12 2018 04 03 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited...

... conditions, neonatal sepsis, feeding standards, total parenteral nutrition, and infection treatment. Originality/value Given the limited scope of research on quality assessment, this paper provides valuable information on the status of quality of neonatal care services in Armenian health facilities...

.... The authors explore this area and present direct evidence on quality standard implementation, identify implementation shortcomings and make recommendations for future research and practice. Private healthcare Patient centredness Public health service Patient satisfaction Quality assessment...

..., NY . Lin , K.-M. , Simpson , J. , Sasso , G. , Raith , A. and Ehrgott , M. (2013), “ Quality assessment for VMAT prostate radiotherapy planning based on data envelopment analysis ”, Physics in Medicine and Biology , Vol. 58 No. 16 , pp. 5753 - 5769 . Niemierko...

... their professional expertise and specialized training to optimally provide care to patients receiving PN therapy. Service delivery Standards Service quality Quality improvement National health service Quality assessment Parenteral nutrition Hospital pharmacy Safe practice Quality controls...

... reasons for discharge against medical advice Iran Public health service Patients Quality assessment Discharge DAMA Emergency department ...

... that can provide important indications for continuous improvement in the delivery of healthcare. User satisfaction Quality assessment Psychometric characteristics In-hospital rehabilitation service Family members’ satisfaction QFSR © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016...

...Ehsan Zarei Purpose – Assessment of patient perceptions of health service quality as an important element in quality assessments has attracted much attention in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to assess the service quality of hospital outpatient departments affiliated to Shahid...

...), 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...

... factor analysis Quality improvement Quality assessment Dental In today’s competitive world, quality has become increasingly important in all organizations and is considered an important, strategic lever (Brennan et al., 1991 ; Groene et al., 2008), which plays a key role...

... development Patient centredness Quality assessment © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Healthcare providers: all personnel working in the selected wards and meeting the following inclusion criteria were invited to participate: worked at least six months in the ward; not exclusively...

... on this strategy, we found several measures used for DR quality indicators: Carolina Elisabeth de Korte can be contacted at: liekedekorte@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Qualitative research Quality assessment Diabetic retinopathy Eye hospitals Performance...

... nurse, specific step-down procedures or an intermediate care unit. Information was occasionally given to the relatives and there were no specific standards regarding written information about the transfer as part of the care. Nursing quality Quality assessment Quality standards...

... Improvement (QI) focus within healthcare institutions is also increasing and in Australia, as in many other developed countries, a formal framework of quality assessment is now tied to a government‐driven accreditation process (Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, 2006). Such trends are also compelling...

... Organizational performance Patient safety Quality assessment Quality improvement Risk management Canada Patient safety is a priority for policy makers, managers, health organizations, and governments worldwide. Adverse events are described as unintended injuries resulting from medical management...

... implications The approach and instruments tested have practical implications for decision makers and homecare organization managers interested in CQI. Originality/value The article systematically evaluates quality assessment and priority‐setting instruments applied to various stakeholders and homecare...

...., 1994 ; Moss and Rowles, 1997 ; Pacheco et al., 1994). Esther Uña Cidón can be contacted at: aunacid@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Staff satisfaction User satisfaction Managed care Quality assessment Health care Nursing As a result...

... Hospitals Quality assessment United States of America Customer satisfaction Managers in diverse industries have long been interested in the link between consumer satisfaction with a product or service and the decision to purchase (Keiningham et al., 2007). Marketing researchers have...

... patients on each floor, the greatest difference being a slightly higher percentage of patients aged 45‐55 on the first floor (online). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Patients Psychometric tests Quality assessment Quality health care is dependent on both quality assurance...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Quality assessment Clinical audit Patients Health care Article Type: New and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 24, Issue 1 Keywords: Quality assessment, Clinical audit...