International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 23 Issue 6
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
How healthy is the annual health check?
Jennifer Cole, Zoe RadnorThis paper aims to provide an assessment of organisational implementation of the healthcare standards focusing on the annual health check (AHC) in the UK NHS.
Psychometric properties of the instrument quality in psychiatric care and descriptions of quality of care among in‐patients
Agneta Schröder, Bodil Wilde Larsson, Gerd Ahlström, Lars‐Olov LundqvistThe purpose of this paper is to test the psychometric properties and dimensionality of a new instrument, quality in psychiatric care (QPC), and to describe and compare quality of…
Medication reviews with computerised expert support: Evaluation of a method to improve the quality of drug utilisation in the elderly
Johanna Ulfvarson, Pia Bastholm Rahmner, Johan Fastbom, Susanne Sjöviker, Eva Andersén KarlssonThis paper aims to examine whether a computerised system for medication reviews can support physicians' decisions and improve the quality of drug treatment in the elderly.
Sanosil, a more effective agent for preventing the hospital‐acquired ventilator associated pneumonia
Fardin Yousefshahi, Mohammad Reza Khajavi, Mohammad Anbarafshan, Patricia Khashayar, Atabak NajafiThe aim of this study is to compare the effects of Sanosil and glutaraldehyde 2 percent in disinfecting ventilator connecting tubes in an intensive care unit (ICU) environment.
Service experiences in hospitals in Bangladesh: are there gender inequities?
Syed Saad Andaleeb, Ido MilletThe disparities faced by women, especially in Bangladesh, have a long and contentious history. From education and employment to health care and other social products, the…
Design and analysis of a health care clinic for homeless people using simulations
Jared Reynolds, Zhen Zeng, Jingshan Li, Shu‐Yin ChiangImproving quality of care is important in health care management. For health care clinics, reducing patient waiting time and improving throughput with efficient utilization of the…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar