International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 17 Issue 2
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
An integrative framework for HIPAA‐compliant I*IQ healthcare information systems
Adam Fadlalla, Nilmini WickramasingheCurrently the healthcare industry in the US is not only contending with relentless pressures to lower costs while maintaining and increasing the quality of service but is also…
Reduction of nosocomial pressure ulcers in patients with hip fractures: a quality improvement program
Sara Peich, Ronit Calderon‐MargalitPressure ulcers (PUs) continue to be a distressing medical problem. The Nursing Quality Improvement Unit of Israel's Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center designed and implemented…
Appropriate length of extended day care
Lambert J.G.G. Panis, Frank W.S.M. Verheggen, Peter Pop, Martin H. PrinsExtended day care (EDC) is a one‐day admission spending one night in hospital. Many EDC patients do not need hospital care over night, so probably they could be transferred to a…
Assessing the appropriateness of hospitalisation days in a French university hospital
Marie‐José d'Alché‐Gautier, Dominique Maïza, Frédéric ChastangTo assess the appropriateness of hospitalisation days, a cross‐section study was conducted in a French university hospital. Concerning both medical and surgical wards, three days…
Elderly inpatients' priorities for acute care service quality
Paul Alexander Clark, Dennis O. Kaldenberg, Maxwell Drain, Robert J. WolosinThis study examines elderly and advanced elderly inpatients' perceptions of acute care service quality, prioritises opportunities for quality improvement, and assesses variation…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar