...’ appetite to implement CQI in their EDs. The results also unveiled significant gaps in physicians’ CQI knowledge and the need for the allocation of more non-clinical time to ED physicians to undertake CQI activities to build a culture of continuous improvement. This would minimise “tension” and improve...

...Kimberly D. Harry; Eileen M. Van Aken; Wiljeana J. Glover Purpose The purpose of this work was to survey the current body of knowledge on Kaizen events (KEs) in hospitals, which hospitals may use as a Lean Production tool for continuous improvement (CI) in their operations. The study identifies...

... A descriptive qualitative method was employed, utilising three focus groups and two semi-structured interviews with 22 nurses and nurse managers from two Belgian hospitals. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Findings Five domains emerged: motivation and trigger, continuous improvement...

...Kristina Mitreska; Milé Terziovski; Andrew Rixon Purpose The study tests the relationships between continuous improvement (CI) and clinical practices (CP) with perceived operational performance in Australian and New Zealand (NZ) emergency departments. Design/methodology/approach A survey...

... underpinning successful implementation of OHL. Australia Health care Continuous improvement Health services Healthcare Organizational health literacy (OHL) is defined as an organization’s capacity to ensure programs, services and information are easy to navigate, understand and use (Brach...

... future CQI research and evaluation might be intensified. Karen Gardner can be contacted at: Karen.Gardner@unsw.edu.au 21 02 2018 09 04 2018 03 05 2018 06 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Continuous...

... in quality improvement within healthcare projects is scant. 25 11 2015 04 07 2016 12 07 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Performance measurement Quality improvement Continuous improvement Continuous...

... with the dissemination of performance information that generate and support continuous improvement in health organizations. Design/methodology/approach A systematic data collection strategy that includes empirical and theoretical research published from 1980 to 2010, both qualitative and quantitative, was performed...

... frequency, reporting requirements, review meetings and accountability and continuous improvement activities. CCO and the ICPs have recently completed quarterly performance review exercises for the last two quarters of the fiscal year 2004‐2005. The purpose of this paper is to address some of the key lessons...

... Competences Continuous improvement Health care Jassawalla and Sashittal (1999) offer the opinion that the elements that enable cross‐functional new product development teams to work synergistically are not well understood, despite evidence of the success of such teams. The authors note...