International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 19 Issue 7
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
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. ZimmererThe objective of this study is to shed some light on quality improvement practices of for‐profit and not‐for‐profit hospitals
The use of national registries data in three European countries in order to improve health care quality
Paulo Sousa, Matthew Bazeley, Sören Johansson, Helle WijkThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of national health registries in three European countries in order to improve patient care.
Using appreciative inquiry to initiate a managed clinical network for children's liver disease in the UK
Alastair Baker, Margaret WrightWith the three existing specialised paediatric liver centres working beyond bed capacity, this article aims to address the special problems arising from the tension between need…
Information leaflet used in out‐patient clinics: A survey of attitude and understanding of the user
Ramanan Rajasundaram, Steve Phillips, Nigel R. ClayTo assess patients' attitude towards information leaflets, their understanding of the given information, and the time factor involved in an out‐patient clinic set‐up.
Re‐engineering healthcare pipelines: Why trajectory selection is as important as process selection in enabling effective transfer of best practice
Denis R. TowillTo demonstrate that effective re‐engineering of healthcare pipelines requires selecting both the “best” process (how we shall do it in the future) and the best trajectory for…
Sharing best practice
William Reddy, Siobhán McCarthyThis article seeks to explore ways in which one can share and spread best practice, that have the potential for transformational change. It describes the cultural and behavioural…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar