International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 16 Issue 1
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Quality assurance of the knowledge exchange process: a factor in the success of child health programs in developing countries
Khaled M. Yassin, Bassey E. AntiaThis article views the many national and international programs concerned with child survival in developing countries as sharing one important objective, i.e. the exchange of…
Validating components of a falls risk assessment instrument
Judith Donoghue, Jenny Graham, Julie Gibbs, Suzanne Mitten‐Lewis, Nicole BlayFalls are a significant burden on the Australian health care budget and can result in loss of personal independence, injury or death. A sustained high rate of inpatient falls in a…
A conceptual framework for hospital quality management
Yves Eggli, Patricia HalfonMost current conceptual frameworks used for hospital quality management exhibit shortcomings, terminology barriers or too much complexity. We propose a rigorous and simple model…
Issues in quality of high‐tech home care: sources of information and staff training in Quebec primary care organizations and relationships with hospitals
P. Lehoux, R. Pineault, L. Richard, J. St‐Arnaud, S. Law, H. RosendalThis study examined the provision of high‐tech home care by Quebec primary care organizations (CLSCs). Four technologies were selected: IV antibiotic therapy, oxygen therapy…
The staff’s views on what’s the job – the starting point for quality improvement in health care
Eva Lindberg, Urban RosenqvistDescribes 12 members of staff’s views of their job and tasks in an intensive care unit of a middle‐sized Swedish hospital. Open‐ended questions were asked and the interviews were…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar