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Journal cover: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

ISSN: 0952-6862

Online from: 1988

Subject Area: Health Care Management/Healthcare

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Volume 23 issue 3

Published: 2010, Start page: p268

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1858159 Certifying a university ENT clinic using the ISO 9001:2000 international standard
Matthias Helbig, Silke Helbig, Heike A. Kahla-Witzsch, Tobias Kroll, Angelika May (pp. 268 - 276)
Keywords: Ear, Germany, ISO 9000 series, nose and throat medicine, Quality management, Quality standards
Article type: Conceptual paper
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1858160 Developing severity adjusted quality measures for intensive care units
Mahi Al Tehewy, Mostafa El Houssinie, Nahla Abou El Ezz, Mohamed Abdelkhalik, Samia El Damaty (pp. 277 - 286)
Keywords: Egypt, Health services, Hospitals, Performance measurement (quality), Quality indicators
Article type: Research paper
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1858161 A comprehensive approach to quality management of intensive care services
Seetharaman Hariharan, Prasanta Kumar Dey (pp. 287 - 300)
Keywords: Barbados, Health services, Hospitals, Performance management, Quality management
Article type: Research paper
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1858162 Factors influencing the pathways in response to complaints
Sophie Yahui Hsieh (pp. 301 - 311)
Keywords: Complaints, Critical incident technique, Patient care, Qualitative research, Quality improvement, Taiwan
Article type: Case study
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1858163 Evolution and outcomes of a quality improvement program
Johan Thor, Bo Herrlin, Karin Wittlöv, John Øvretveit, Mats Brommels (pp. 312 - 327)
Keywords: Case studies, Health services, Leadership, Quality improvement, Sweden, Total quality management
Article type: Research paper
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1858164 Medication error prevalence
Ana Belén Jiménez Muñoz, Antonio Muiño Miguez, María Paz Rodriguez Pérez, María Dolores Vigil Escribano, María Esther Durán Garcia, María Sanjurjo Saez (pp. 328 - 338)
Keywords: Medicines, Patient care, Quality control, Spain
Article type: Research paper
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1858165 Telephone and web-based pediatric day surgery questionnaires
Erica Amari, Christine Vandebeek, Carolyne J. Montgomery, Erik Skarsgard, J. Mark Ansermino (pp. 339 - 351)
Keywords: Canada, Customer satisfaction, Health services, Patient care, Patients, Quality assessment
Article type: Research paper
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1858177 Evidence Based Public Health – Effectiveness and Efficiency
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1858178 Patients, the Public and Priorities in Healthcare
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1858179 Understanding Inter-professional Working in Health and Social Care Theory and Practice
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1858180 Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging
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1858167 World Health Organization
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1858168 Canada - Canadian nurses visit Africa to learn and lend a hand in battle against women’s cancers
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1858169 USA - The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) releases top health technology hazards for 2010
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1858170 Australia - Updated draft Australian Guidelines on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) published
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1858171 Cambodia - Cambodia struggles to save mothers, even as it succeeds in reducing child deaths
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1858172 New Zealand - Prescriptions for medicine keep rising but rate slowing
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1858173 Europe - European Health Commissioner Vassiliou outlines new patient safety communication
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1858174 UK - British Medical Association (BMA) attacks plans to scale back the National Health Service (NHS) IT programme
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1858175 Egypt - Peoples’ Assembly officially approves organ donation law
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1858176 South Africa - South Africa Zulus to revive circumcision to fight AIDS
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Editorial

1858166 Editorial
Keith Hurst
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