International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 34 Issue 1

Editorial

Charu Chandra

Adverse obstetric outcomes in two Brazilian maternity hospitals

Alessa Leila Andrade, Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Marise Reis de Freitas, Wilton Rodrigues Medeiros, Kelienny de Meneses Sousa, Edna Marta Mendes da Silva, Tatyana Souza Rosendo

Obstetric adverse outcomes (AOs) are an important topic and the use of composite measures may favor the understanding of their impact on patient safety. The aim of the present…

Determinants of inpatient satisfaction: evidence from Switzerland

Stephan Tobler, Harald Stummer

A common way to handle quality problems and increasing costs of modern health care systems is more transparency through public reporting. Thereby, patient satisfaction is seen as…

Assessing the telemedicine acceptance for adults in Brazil

Karina M. Serrano, Glauco H.S. Mendes, Fabiane L. Lizarelli, Gilberto M.D. Ganga

This study aimed to find factors influencing the acceptance of telemedicine for adults in Brazil. Moreover, it investigates the moderating role of disease complexity and the…

The quality of patient care in oncology departments in Karachi, Pakistan: patients' perceptions

Risha Fayyaz, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Adeel Abid, Afshan Akhtar, Rabail Jarwar, Anila Jasmine, Sameer Ahmad Khan, Shahira Shahid, Iraj Khan, Aneeq Muhammad Yousuf, Imtiaz Jehan

This study aims to assess the quality of care among adult oncology patients in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi by using an international standard of quality of care and to…