International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 30 Issue 5
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Volume-outcome relationship for colorectal cancer in primary care: a prospective cohort study
David W. Borowski, Sarah Cawkwell, Syed M. Amir Zaidi, Matthew Toward, Nicola Maguire, Talvinder S. GillHigher caseloads are associated with better outcomes for many conditions treated in secondary and tertiary care settings, including colorectal cancer (CRC). There is little known…
Healthcare quality improvement work: a professional employee perspective
Christian Gadolin, Thomas AnderssonThe purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze conditions that influence how employees engage in healthcare quality improvement (QI) work.
Quality improvement in physiotherapy services
George Boak, Ruth Sephton, Elaine Hough, Ruth ten HoveThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate a process change in physiotherapy services and to explore factors that may have influenced the outcomes.
Using flow diagrams to improve tobacco cessation programs
Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Reese JennigesThe purpose of this paper is to understand how the Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program (WQTP) is used by its subscribers and to better understand how WQTP might be connected to WQTP…
Improving ICU risk management and patient safety
Lucy Ann KieltyThe purpose of this paper is to describe a study which aimed to develop and validate an assessment method for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 80001-1 (IEC…
Developing a training package: Lessons in partnership-working between health professionals, service users and carers
Virginia Minogue, Anne-Laure DonskoyThe purpose of this paper is to outline the development of a training package for service users and carers with an interest in NHS health and social care research. It demonstrates…
Continuous improvement projects: an authorship bibliometric analysis
Fernando Gonzalez Aleu, Eileen M. Van AkenThe purpose of this paper is to describe the current research on hospital continuous improvement projects (CIPs) from an author characteristics’ perspective. This work addresses…
Service quality, patient satisfaction and loyalty in the Bangladesh healthcare sector
Selim Ahmed, Kazi Md. Tarique, Ishtiaque ArifThe purpose of this paper is to investigate service quality, patient satisfaction and loyalty in Bangladesh’s healthcare sector. It identifies healthcare quality conformance…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar