Hospital Administration - Quality Assurance News & Articles

1 A Two-Compartment Mixed-Effects Gamma Regression Model for Quantifying Between-Unit Variability in Length of Stay among Children Admitted to Intensive Care Health Services Research, May 22, 2012

2 Glycemic Outcome Not Predicted by Baseline Psychological Measures in a Diabetes Management Program Population Health Management, May 22, 2012

3 Diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndrome in an outpatient setting: good guideline adherence in Swiss primary care Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, May 22, 2012

4 The effects of a ‘discharge time-out’ on the quality of hospital discharge summaries Quality & Safety in Health Care, May 22, 2012

5 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Benefit from Primary Care-Based Disease Management: A Propensity Score Matched Survival Time Analysis Population Health Management, May 21, 2012

6 Identifying and categorising patient safety hazards in cardiovascular operating rooms using an interdisciplinary approach: a multisite study Quality & Safety in Health Care, May 21, 2012

7 Testing Linen Disinfection Procedures in Practice with Phage-Charged Bioindicators International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, May 21, 2012

8 Feasibility of evaluating quality cancer care using registry data and electronic health records: a population-based study International Journal for Quality in Health Care, May 18, 2012

9 Clinical Quality Performance in U.S. Health Centers Health Services Research, May 18, 2012

10 Factors associated with potentially preventable hospitalization among nursing home residents in new york state with chronic kidney disease Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, May 18, 2012

11 Factors Influencing Health Care Utilization in Older Hispanics with Diabetes along the Texas-Mexico Border Population Health Management, May 18, 2012

12 Medical practice staffing: it's quality not quantity that pays off Physicians Practice, May 18, 2012

13 Improving healthcare quality through organisational peer-to-peer assessment: lessons from the nuclear power industry Quality & Safety in Health Care, May 18, 2012

14 Long term follow-up of health-related quality of life in young adults born very preterm or with a very low birth weight Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , May 17, 2012

15 How to Deliver High-Quality Obesity Counseling in Primary Care Using the 5As Framework Full Text Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, May 17, 2012

16 Evaluation of the methodological quality of the Health Protection Agency's 2009 guidance on neuraminidase inhibitors Quality in Primary Care, May 17, 2012

17 Using theory and evidence to guide the use of educational outreach to improve patient care American Journal of Medical Quality, May 16, 2012

18 Adherence to preventive recommendations: experience of a cohort presenting for executive health care Population Health Management, May 15, 2012

19 Resilience and smoking: the implications for general practitioners and other primary healthcare practitioners Quality in Primary Care, May 14, 2012

20 Establishing quality review of cardiac and respiratory arrest in a pediatric intensive care unit American Journal of Medical Quality, May 11, 2012

1 Multiple Patient Safety Events Within a Single Hospitalization: A National Profile in US Hospitals American Journal of Medical Quality, April 11, 2012

2 Using the Economics of Certification to Improve the Safety and Quality of Male Circumcision in Developing Countries: Three Models of Implementation Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, February 24, 2012

3 NQF Endorses New Quality Measures AMN Healthcare, April 5, 2012    Free full text

4 Association of National Hospital Quality Measure adherence with long-term mortality and readmissions Quality & Safety in Health Care, March 21, 2012

5 A new approach to the tradeoff between quality and accessibility of health care Health Policy, March 26, 2012

6 Perceived service quality, perceived value, overall satisfaction and happiness of outlook for long-term care institution residents Health Expectations, March 21, 2012

7 Variations in hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR) as a result of frequent readmissions BMC Health Services Research, April 5, 2012    Free full text

8 Breakeven, cost benefit, cost effectiveness, and willingness to pay for web-based versus face-to-face education delivery for health professionals Journal of Medical Internet Research, April 6, 2012    Free full text

9 Strategies to Optimize the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Process Improvement Practices Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, March 27, 2012    Free full text

10 How report cards on physicians, physician groups, and hospitals can have greater impact on consumer choices Health Affairs, March 22, 2012

11 Using Complaints to Enhance Quality Improvement: Developing an Analytical Tool International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, April 4, 2012

12 An analysis of whether higher health care spending in the United States versus Europe is ‘worth it’ in the case of cancer Health Affairs, April 10, 2012

13 Refocusing quality measurement to best support quality improvement: local ownership of quality measurement by clinicians Quality & Safety in Health Care, April 6, 2012

14 The role of ICT in supporting disruptive innovation: a multi-site qualitative study of Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Departments BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, April 3, 2012    Free full text

15 Quality improvement through clinical communities: eight lessons for practice Journal of Health, Organisation and Management , March 22, 2012

16 How team-based reflection affects quality improvement implementation: a qualitative study Quality Management in Health Care , April 2, 2012

17 Health-related quality of life advantage of long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia: a time trade-off study Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , April 3, 2012

18 Dutch healthcare reform: did it result in better patient experiences in hospitals? A comparison of the consumer quality index over time BMC Health Services Research, April 3, 2012    Free full text

19 A critical study of quality parameters in health care establishment International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, April 10, 2012

20 Connecting the voices of users, caregivers and providers on service quality: A study of homecare services International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, April 11, 2012