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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance


Volume 19 Issue 7

Published: 2006 | Start Page: 539

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Articles

Articles
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1575976 An empirical investigation of quality improvement initiatives in for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals: Environmental, competitive and outcome concerns
Phillip Miller, Mahmoud M. Yasin, Thomas W. Zimmerer (pp. 539-550)
Keywords: Environmental management, Hospitals, Management skills, Operations management, Quality improvement
ArticleType: Research paper
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1575977 The use of national registries data in three European countries in order to improve health care quality
Paulo Sousa, Matthew Bazeley, Sören Johansson, Helle Wijk (pp. 551-560)
Keywords: Benchmarking, National Health Service, Portugal, Quality improvement, Sweden, United Kingdom
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1575978 Using appreciative inquiry to initiate a managed clinical network for children's liver disease in the UK
Alastair Baker, Margaret Wright (pp. 561-574)
Keywords: conditions and injuries, Diseases, Employee involvement, National Health Service, Patient care
ArticleType: Research paper
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1575979 Information leaflet used in out-patient clinics: A survey of attitude and understanding of the user
Ramanan Rajasundaram, Steve Phillips, Nigel R. Clay (pp. 575-579)
Keywords: Customer satisfaction, Information management, Leaflets, Patients
ArticleType: General review
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1575980 Re-engineering healthcare pipelines: Why trajectory selection is as important as process selection in enabling effective transfer of best practice
Denis R. Towill (pp. 580-593)
Keywords: Business process re-engineering, Eyes, Lead times, National Health Service, Trajectories
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1575981 Sharing best practice
William Reddy, Siobhán McCarthy (pp. 594-598)
Keywords: Change management, Generation and dissemination of information, Knowledge sharing
ArticleType: Viewpoint
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Editorial

Editorial
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1575982 Editorial
Journal: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
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Author(s): Kay Downey-Ennis
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News and views

World Health Organization
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1576348 World Health Organization
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The Americas - AHCA praises creation of national database benchmarking customer satisfaction in nation’s nursing homes
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1576349 The Americas - AHCA praises creation of national database benchmarking customer satisfaction in nation’s nursing homes
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Venezuela - WorldCare launches internet-based telemedicine services in Venezuela
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1576350 Venezuela - WorldCare launches internet-based telemedicine services in Venezuela
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Australia - Australia improves its health ranking
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1576351 Australia - Australia improves its health ranking
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Germany - Germany reaches agreement on small-scale health reform
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1576352 Germany - Germany reaches agreement on small-scale health reform
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UK - Clinician scientists win £3.6 million awards for patient-oriented academic research
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1576353 UK - Clinician scientists win £3.6 million awards for patient-oriented academic research
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Ireland - Department of Health and Children challenges validity of survey on Irish healthcare
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1576354 Ireland - Department of Health and Children challenges validity of survey on Irish healthcare
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South Africa - COHSASA celebrates ten years
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1576355 South Africa - COHSASA celebrates ten years
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Recent publications

Morbidity, Performance and Quality in Primary Care
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1576356 Morbidity, Performance and Quality in Primary Care
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Risk and Nursing Practice
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1576357 Risk and Nursing Practice
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Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Policy and Public Health Perspectives
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1576358 Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Policy and Public Health Perspectives
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Constructive Conversations about Health Policy and Values
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1576359 Constructive Conversations about Health Policy and Values
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Social Inequalities in Health – New Evidence and Policy Implications
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1576360 Social Inequalities in Health – New Evidence and Policy Implications
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