International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 13 Issue 5

The economics of quality – a practical approach

John Øvretveit

How much time and money should we devote to quality activities? Will the results be worth the resources which we invest? How can we calculate the return on our quality…

Re‐engineering pharmaceutical care: towards a patient‐focused care approach

Waleed M.S. Al‐Shaqha, Mohamed Zairi

As healthcare reform takes shape, many challenges face hospital pharmacists. An opportunity exists to combine the principles of patient‐focused care and pharmaceutical care to…

Inpatient care quality: analyzing Swedish hospitals with stroke as a tracer

Boo Svartbo, Gösta Bucht, Anders Eriksson, Lars Olov Bygren

Mortality statistics are an important source of information concerning variations in time and place, identification of risk factors and the evaluation of treatment programs. In…

Quality improvement in the healthcare industry: some evidence from Singapore

Clare Chow‐Chua, Mark Goh

Presents an exploratory field research on all hospitals in Singapore, highlighting the different routes hospitals have adopted in pursuing their corporate quality journey for the…

Severe anaemia during pregnancy in Kisumu District of Kenya: prevalence and risk factors

Kennedy Nyabuti Ondimu

Anaemia during pregnancy is an important contributor to maternal mortality and morbidity in Kenya. A prospective study was conducted in Kisumu District, a region characterized by…