International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 25 Issue 4
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Implementing large‐scale quality improvement: Lessons from The Productive Ward: Releasing Time to Care™
Elizabeth Morrow, Glenn Robert, Jill Maben, Peter GriffithsThis paper aims to focus on facilitating large‐scale quality improvement in health care, and specifically understanding more about the known challenges associated with…
Linking Six Sigma to simulation: a new roadmap to improve the quality of patient care
Giovanni Celano, Antonio Costa, Sergio Fichera, Giuseppe TringaliImproving the quality of patient care is a challenge that calls for a multidisciplinary approach, embedding a broad spectrum of knowledge and involving healthcare professionals…
Application of Six Sigma methodology to a diagnostic imaging process
Mehmet Tolga Taner, Bulent Sezen, Kamal M. AtwatThis paper aims to apply the Six Sigma methodology to improve workflow by eliminating the causes of failure in the medical imaging department of a private Turkish hospital.
RFID in healthcare: a Six Sigma DMAIC and simulation case study
Peter B. Southard, Charu Chandra, Sameer KumarThe purpose of this paper is to develop a business model to generate quantitative evidence of the benefits of implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology…
On the day of surgery: how long does preventable disruption prolong the patient journey?
Latif Al‐Hakim, Xiao Yan GongDisruption considerably prolongs session times for surgery, affects the quality of patient care, and prolongs waiting lists. In addition, there is a strong relationship between…
Significant components of service brand equity in healthcare sector
Hardeep Chahal, Madhu BalaThe purpose of the study is to examine three significant components of service brand equity – i.e. perceived service quality, brand loyalty, and brand image – and analyze…
Physical health of patients with severe mental illness: An intervention on medium secure forensic unit
Kamini Vasudev, Pratish B. Thakkar, Nicola MitchesonPatients with severe mental illness (SMI) treated with antipsychotic medication are at increased risk of metabolic side‐effects like weight gain, diabetes mellitus and…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar