International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 22 Issue 4
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Determining factors in the treatment choice of patients with hypertension with complications and secondary hypertension
Sean Murphy, Daniel Friesner, Robert RosenmanThe purpose of this article is to analyze the effects patients' socioeconomic characteristics, along with hospital size and location, had on the initial treatment choice for…
Race, gender, and language concordance in the primary care setting
Brian C. Martin, Leiyu Shi, Ryan D. WardThe purpose of this paper is to examine race, gender and language concordance in terms of importance to primary care.
Working together?: Teamwork in treating diabetes and hypertension in Israeli managed care organizations
Revital Gross, Hava Tabenkin, Avi Porath, Anthony Heymann, Boaz PorterThis article aims to analyze existing and preferred labor divisions between physicians and nurses treating patients with hypertension and diabetes in managed care organizations.
Factors affecting patient satisfaction and healthcare quality
Aditi NaiduThe aim of this paper is to build a comprehensive conceptual model to understand and measure variables affecting patient satisfaction‐based healthcare quality.
Healthcare quality and moderators of patient satisfaction: testing for causality
Masood A. Badri, Samaa Attia, Abdulla M. UstadiThe purpose of this article is to present a comprehensive structural equation based service quality and patient satisfaction model taking into account the patient's condition…
Reforming the Bangladesh healthcare system
Husayn Al MahdyBangladesh has an outdated healthcare system that has not changed since its independence in 1971. The aim of this paper is to look into how the Bangladesh healthcare system can be…
Frank Gilbreth and health care delivery method study driven learning
Denis R. TowillThe purpose of this article is to look at method study, as devised by the Gilbreths at the beginning of the twentieth century, which found early application in hospital quality…
Orthopaedic procedure coding: Does accuracy matter?
Edward Britton, Charles Chambers, Alexander AshmoreCoding clinical work should allow accurate and precise methods of assessing individual or department activity. The NHS financial reforms have increased correct diagnostic coding…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar