Clinical Governance: An International Journal: Volume 17 Issue 3

Managerial problems of hospitals under Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme

Hospital and health system managers are facing several problems following the introduction of Ghana's national health insurance policy. This study aims to investigate the opinions…

Lean and queuing integration for the transformation of health care processes: A lean health care model

Patient satisfaction and quality care are important indicators for the success of any health care enterprise. The critical nature of health care operations entails that some…

A new process for creating points systems for prioritising patients for elective health services

This paper aims to describe a new process for creating points systems – i.e. decision criteria and their point values – for prioritising patients for access to elective health…

Direct listing for total hip replacement (THR) by primary care physiotherapists

This paper aims to show the results from a pioneering primary care‐based extended scope physiotherapist (ESP) led service, which placed patients directly onto the surgical waiting…

Statewide one‐day survey of central lines: Impact of different denominators on public reporting of infection rates

This paper aims to determine whether the rank order of hospitals changes when their central line‐associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate is computed using a traditional…

Clinical governance: a lever for change in Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital in Vietnam

This research aims to look through the data of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital, a state‐owned hospital in Vietnam, for evidence on whether a clinical governance initiative cultivates…

A different kind of public healthcare system …

This paper aims to summarize significant changes in Medicaid, a safety net health insurance program on which one in five Americans depend.

Health technology assessment

Management of frozen shoulder: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

Reviews of effectiveness

Accuracy of clinical symptoms and signs to diagnose infection in chronic wounds

Self-monitoring interventions for blood glucose levels in patients with non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes

Aspirin for the primary prevention of vascular and non-vascular outcomes

Editorial

Systematic review and validation of prediction rules for identifying children with serious infections in emergency departments and urgent-access primary care

Pulse oximetry as a screening test for congenital heart defects in newborn infants: a test accuracy study with evaluation of acceptability and cost-effectiveness

Effects of daily aspirin on cancer incidence, mortality, and non-vascular death

Effect of daily aspirin on risk of cancer metastasis

Reviews of effectiveness

Efficacy and safety of statin treatment for cardiovascular disease