International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 26 Issue 4

Balanced scorecard: application in the General Panarcadian Hospital of Tripolis, Greece

– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of the balanced scorecard (BSC) in the Greek public health sector.

Dimensions of hospital service quality: a critical review: Perspective of patients from global studies

– The purpose of this paper is to review the service quality dimensions established in various studies conducted across the world specifically applied to health care.

Patients ' preference on selecting a medical institution

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relative importance of attributes for patient selection of a medical institution and to quantitatively evaluate the impact of…

The Distress Thermometer: a rapid and effective tool for the oncology social worker

The psycho-oncology and social work services recognised that a cancer diagnosis and treatment can result in considerable emotional consequences for patients, yet the referral rate…

Factors influencing evidence-based practice by Iranian general practitioners

This study aims to fill the knowledge gap regarding general practitioners ' (GPs) research utilization (RU) behavior in Iran. It also aims to find possible barriers to…

Managing healthcare waste in Ghana: a comparative study of public and private hospitals

– The paper aims to examine the healthcare waste management practices of selected hospitals in Ghana.

Payment by results: are we missing something?

Payment by results (PbR) was introduced to reward hospitals for productivity. In orthopaedic clinics there is a separate tariff for two procedures: removal of sutures (ROS) and…

Caribbean - New Caribbean health agency, CARPHA, to begin operations

Australia - Emergency department targets could backfire

UK - Trojan-horse therapy "completely eliminates" cancer in mice

Singapore - Grandparents key to nurturing healthy habits in children

Ireland - ED trolley crisis returns

Doha - Guidelines soon for doctors to cut errors

Cognitive Science, Development, and Psychopathology Typical and Atypical Developmental Trajectories of Attention

Values-based Inter-professional Collaborative Practice – Working Together in Health Care

Editorial

Canada - Harper Government announces support for influenza research and launches new online immunization guide for doctors

USA - Scientists turning to the heavens to predict disease outbreaks

New Zealand - Study considers needs of young adults with arthritis

UK - Association of Palliative medicine warns of end-of-life care shortage

Germany - Physio for the home

Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi launches new health guidelines

Uganda - Minister says govt to lease health equipment

Sustainable Healthcare

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