International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 21 Issue 2
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
The role of quality improvement initiatives in healthcare operational environments: Changes, challenges and responses
Jafar Alavi, Mahmoud M. YasinThe purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the utilization of quality improvement initiatives in healthcare operational environments. In the process, environmental changes…
Accreditation: a cultural control strategy
André Paccioni, Claude Sicotte, François ChampagneThe purpose of this paper is to describe and understand the effects of the accreditation process on organizational control and quality management practices in two Quebec…
Testing not‐so‐obvious models of healthcare quality
Masood A. Badri, Samaa Taher Attia, Abdulla M. UstadiThe purpose of this paper is to show that, although there has been some research to identify the dimensions on which healthcare quality and in‐patient satisfaction should be…
Stakeholder preferences for cancer care performance indicators
Anna Gagliardi, Louise Lemieux‐Charles, Adalsteinn Brown, Terry Sullivan, Vivek GoelThe purpose of this paper is to show that performance data use could be promoted with a better understanding of the type of indicators that are important to different…
Quality of care for chronic illnesses
John Øvretveit, Robin Gillies, Thomas G. Rundall, Stephen M. Shortell, Mats BrommelsThe purpose of this paper is to discover the extent to which evidence‐based practices and computer systems for managing chronic illness are used within Swedish primary health care.
Predictors of “quality of work” and “poor health” among primary health‐care personnel in Catalonia: Evidence based on cross‐sectional, retrospective and longitudinal design
Simon L. Dolan, Salvador García, Carmen Cabezas, Shay S. TzafrirThe purpose of this paper is to test a theoretically driven model of the relationship between job demands, employees' motivation and resources, and supervisory support on…
Focus on quality in healthcare in Ireland
Chris G. Collins, Pauline JoyceThe purpose of this paper is to summarise the recent debates and issues on the healthcare system in Ireland, which have come to the fore through media exposure. The implications…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar