International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 14 Issue 5
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Care preferences in a Cretan community with integrated hospital/general practice services
M. Chatziarsenis, E. Makri, W. Sapouna‐Chatziarseni, M. Fioretos, T. Faresjö, E. Trell, C. LionisAddresses the important question of the optimal share and distribution of primary and hospital care, stating that the end‐user consensus is essential. On a classical medical…
Quality optimization in the hospital laundry service: an application case
Virginia García Fernández, Pilar L. González Torre, B. Adenso DíazIn industrial installations, the Taguchi methodology has come to play an important role in recent years in the achievement of improvements in quality objectives. This article…
Determinants of perinatal health problems in Kisumu district, Kenya
Kennedy Nyabuti OndimuPerinatal health is a good indicator of both maternal health status and the level of socioeconomic status attained in any community. This article presents part of the findings of…
Developing quality health systems in Mongolia
Michael O’Rourke, Jacques Jeugmans, S. Sonin, G. Dashzeveg, R. BatsuuryThe quality approach, utilizing continuous improvement processes, is widely recognized as a vehicle for better outcomes in health care. In Mongolia, quality health systems have…
Re‐engineering in public sector health care: a telecommunications case study
Rodney McAdam, Martina CorriganThis article aims to investigate the application of re‐engineering methodology to public sector health care, in order to determine if increasing demands for customer satisfaction…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar