International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 33 Issue 4/5
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
A tool to assess the quality perception of healthcare employees
Ajayan Kamalasanan, Gurumoorthy Sathiyamurthi, Arun Vijay SubbarayaluThe purpose of this project was to determine the validity and reliability of the Healthcare Quality Perception (HQP) questionnaire tool designed to capture employees' perceptions…
Development and validation of the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale
Yui Kawasaki, Rie Akamatsu, Mika Omori, Masumi Sugawara, Yoko Yamazaki, Satoko Matsumoto, Yoko Fujiwara, Shigeru Iwakabe, Tetsuyuki KobayashiTo develop and validate the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale (EMES), an expanded mindful eating model created for the promotion of health and sustainability.
The cost-effectiveness of insulin analogs and regular insulin for diabetes control: a case study in Iran
Mohsen pakdaman, Raheleh akbari, Hamid reza Dehghan, Asra Asgharzadeh, Mahdieh NamayandehFor years, traditional techniques have been used for diabetes treatment. There are two major types of insulin: insulin analogs and regular insulin. Insulin analogs are similar to…
Improving the US hospital reimbursement: how patient satisfaction in HCAHPS reflects lower readmission
Hui-chuan Chen, Tommy Cates, Monty Taylor, Christopher CatesThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether patient readmission rates are associated with patient satisfaction and Medicare reimbursement rates in the US hospitals.
Identifying contextually relevant improvement measures, illustrated by a case of executive walkrounds
Nick J. Reed, Natalie Wilson, Kathryn J. HayesA method to engage salient organisational stakeholders in identifying and ranking measures of healthcare improvement programs is described. The method is illustrated using…
Satisfaction with maternal and birth services: a survey in public hospitals in Turkey
Şirin Özkan, Chifa Chiang, Gökhan Aba, Yusuf ÇelikThe purpose of this study was to determine the satisfaction of women who underwent normal delivery and cesarean section (or C-section) with maternal care in five state-run…
Exploring interdisciplinary teamwork to support effective ward rounds
Victoria Walton, Anne Hogden, Janet C. Long, Julie Johnson, David GreenfieldThis paper aims to explore if health professionals share understanding of teamwork that supports collaborative ward rounds.
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar