International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 9 Issue 6
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Motivating physician behaviour change: social influence versus financial contingencies
Walter A. Goodpastor, Isaac D. MontoyaThe recent development of clinical practice heuristics is a logical consequence of outcomes and effectiveness research. Proponents of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) believe…
Developing microcomputer‐based quality assurance systems for health care
Mary Ann Murray, Marc P. LynnPoints out some important issues that must be dealt with when developing microcomputer‐based QA systems for health care. While no single solution to the problems associated with…
Clinical audit, the case for ethical scrutiny?
Gary Rix, Keith CuttingThe UK Government’s White paper stated their commitment to the development of medical audit. The subsequent growth of audit activity by all health‐care professions has led to a…
Using simulation in out‐patient queues: a case study
Fenghueih Huarng, Mong Hou LeeOverwork and overcrowding in some periods was an important issue for the out‐patient department of a local hospital in Chia‐Yi in Taiwan. The hospital administrators wanted to…
Quality in provision of forensic psychiatric services: room for improvement
Ceri Phillips, Philip Burnard, Paul MorrisonHighlights some of the tensions which impede the development of an effective and efficient system of service delivery in forensic psychiatry. Reports on an investigation exploring…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar