International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 22 Issue 1
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Quality improvement in primary care: ethical issues explored
Laura Tapp, Glyn Elwyn, Adrian Edwards, Søren Holm, Tina ErikssonQuality improvement (QI) processes in family medicine are becoming increasingly complex. Their influence on the organisation of the sector and on the daily work processes is…
Developing, testing and applying instruments for measuring rising dependency‐acuity's impact on ward staffing and quality
Sue Smith, Ann Casey, Keith Hurst, Katherine Fenton, Hilary ScholefieldThis paper aims to explains how relatively simple nurse staffing formulas from “best practice” ward dependency‐acuity data can be used for nursing workforce planning and…
Factors affecting performance of hospital nurses in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Hanan Al‐AhmadiThe purpose of this paper is to identify factors influencing performance of hospital nurses in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. Specific objectives were to estimate self‐reported…
Protocols, policy directives and choice provision: UK midwives' views
Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Peter BullWithin maternity hospitals midwives are expected to follow the protocol‐driven culture and orders issued by senior staff. Simultaneously, midwives are expected to follow social…
RFID in the healthcare supply chain: usage and application
Sameer Kumar, Eric Swanson, Thuy TranThe purposes of this study are to first, determine the most efficient and cost effective portions of the healthcare supply chain in which radio frequency identification devices…
Data mining in pharma sector: benefits
Jayanthi RanjanThe amount of data getting generated in any sector at present is enormous. The information flow in the pharma industry is huge. Pharma firms are progressing into increased…
An assessment of diagnostic efficiency by Taguchi/DEA methods
Mehmet Tolga Taner, Bulent SezenThe aim of this paper is to propose a new, objective and consistent method for the calculation of the diagnostic efficiency in medical applications.
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar