International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 24 Issue 4
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Does patient satisfaction affect patient loyalty?
Daniel P. Kessler, Deirdre MylodThis paper aims to investigate how patient satisfaction affects propensity to return, i.e. loyalty.
Factors affecting nurses' perceptions of patient safety
Ari Mwachofi, Stephen L. Walston, Badran A. Al‐OmarNurses heavily influence patient care quality and safety. This paper aims to examine socioeconomic and organizational/system factors affecting patient safety and quality…
Using dental care resources optimally: Quality‐efficiency trade‐offs in a competitive private market
Banuru Muralidhara Prasad, D. VaratharajanModern lifestyle changes led to increased dental care needs in India. Consequently, there has been a sharp rise in dentist numbers. Karnataka state alone produces 2,500 dentists…
In‐hospital mortality rates after CABG by autonomous regions in Spain
Cristina Rodríguez‐Rieiro, Paz Rodríguez Pérez, Susana Granado de la Orden, Mercedes Moreno Moreno, Ana Chacón García, Amaya Sánchez‐GómezThe paper's purpose is twofold: to provide a predictive model for estimating in‐hospital mortality rates after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Spanish autonomous regions…
A computerized surveillance system for asthma
Isabella Karakis, Moshe Blumenfeld, Yaron Yegev, Dan Goldfarb, Arkady Bolotin, Zeev Weiler, Rafael CarelAsthma is a chronic inflammatory airways disease characterized by acute exacerbations interspaced by symptom‐free periods. Its management imposes a substantial burden on…
Hospital cost structure in the USA: what's behind the costs? A business case
Charu Chandra, Sameer Kumar, Neha S. GhildayalHospital costs in the USA are a large part of the national GDP. Medical billing and supplies processes are significant and growing contributors to hospital operations costs in the…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar