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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Healthcare Quality"”.
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The design of composite indicators of healthcare quality: a multi-method analysis
… indicators seeking to summarise aspects of the quality of healthcare organisations often have important impacts: they may be reputationally consequential for healthcare organisations, may affect prioritisation for inspection or action by regulators, and may be responsible for effecting changes …
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BALANCING COST, HEALTHCARE QUALITY, AND ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN PREGNANCY, LABOR AND DELIVERY
… as a specialty within the United States healthcare system. Technological advances in medicine have contributed to soaring costs within the field of obstetrics and prenatal care. These rising costs of American births have led to patient concerns over costs of pregnancy, including prenatal …
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A pilot ontology for a large, diverse set of national health service healthcare quality indicators
… duplication of effort in finding data for NHS healthcare quality indicators, to resolve issues identified in previous efforts to develop quality-monitoring ontologies and to identify areas for future computer-interpretable quality indicator development for the United Kingdom’s Department of …
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Measurement of healthcare quality : a mixed-methods comparative study of accredited and non-accredited hospitals in Saudi Arabia
… east to adopt an accreditation programme in its healthcare sector in forming the Central Board of Accreditation for Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) in 2005. Even though accreditation has implied positive effects on quality of healthcare, as addressed in the literature, the literature search …
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The Effect of Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation on Healthcare Quality: A Study of Hospitals in Saudi Arabia
… effect of accreditation on the health service quality. Methods: To understand what effect the accreditation process had on quality of patient care, firstly I conducted a systematic review on studies that measured accreditation impact by comparing accredited and non-accredited hospitals …
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Regional Epidemiology and the Medical Environment as It Pertains to Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Evaluation and Applicable Health Policy
While still evolving, healthcare evaluation in the United States is predominately analyzed via a model that examines the structures, processes, and outcomes of medical care. In order to provide a conceptual framework that better predicts health outcomes and more accurately reflects local …
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The Impact of Relational Coordination and the Nurse on Patient Outcomes
<p>Healthcare quality remains a significant issue due to fragmentation of care in our complex U.S. healthcare systems. While coordination of care is foundational to healthcare quality as well as identified as a National Priority, fragmentation and uncoordinated care continues to afflict our …
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The Victim-Patient’s Search for Redress: Evaluating Responses to Patient Safety Incidents in Nigeria
… significantly impacting patient outcomes, healthcare quality, and the overall welfare of populations. Despite advancements in medical science and technology, the occurrence of preventable harm in healthcare settings continues to pose substantial challenges, undermining the fundamental …
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With Children in Mind…
… by doing so to contribute to improve the users' quality of life. The designer's challenge is to balance functionality, aesthetic appeal and ease of use to create a successful market product. This industrial design thesis presents a pediatric examination table. Within the context of the new trends …
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An Exploration of the relationship between Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS) and overall experience score using SERVQUAL
Patient experience is a fundamental pillar of healthcare quality, yet while clinical outcomes have advanced significantly, the human element of care often struggles to keep pace. This research addresses a critical gap in healthcare quality improvement: the disconnect between the vast amounts of …
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System of Indicators for Measuring and Evaluating the Quality of Healthcare in Bulgaria // Система от показатели за измерване и оценка на качеството на здравеопазване в България
… and indicators for measuring and evaluating the quality of healthcare in Bulgaria. The purpose of a dissertation requires that a construct is adequate to theoretical concepts and that international best practices have been chosen. In this regard, the general scientific methods of analysis, …
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IMPROVING QUALITY AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND NURSING - A PSYCHIATRIC SBAR TOOL (PSYCH)
<p>IMPROVING QUALITY AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN</p> <p>PROVIDERS AND NURSING - A PSYCHIATRIC SBAR TOOL (PSYCH)</p> <p>Karen Richards</p> <p>University of San Francisco</p> <p>Abstract</p> <p>Effective communication is the cornerstone of providing safety and quality healthcare. However, …
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Learning diseases from data : a disease space odyssey
… at which we incorporate knowledge and improve healthcare quality. In this thesis, we work to bring further clarity to the ways in which computational learning theory can be applied to update the collective knowledge about diseases. Researchers continually study and learn about the complex …
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The Impact of Practice Environment and Nursing Workload on Patient Outcomes among Non-Magnet Hospitals in Saudi Arabia
… model that were guided by Donabedian’s model of healthcare quality, which emphasized the importance of the professional practice environment and nursing workload on patient outcomes.</p>
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Speaking Up is Hard to Do:What Can Management Do to Help When Patient Safety is on the Line?
In healthcare organizations, employees are often reluctant to speak up about errors and opportunities for improvement. This reluctance is a widely-recognized barrier to healthcare quality and a threat to patient safety. Although previous studies have identified factors that influence employees’ …
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Doctor of nursing practice quality improvement project : free medical clinic diagnostic testing process improvement
… of Free & Charitable Clinics (2022c), in quality standard 4, section D, an audit measure identifies the need for tracking systems for diagnostic studies. Organizations, healthcare personnel, and patients can be negatively affected without a process for care coordination with diagnostic …
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Advancing the Implementation of CLAS Standards to Support Health of South Asian Americans
… Standards (CLAS) framework for improving healthcare quality and advancing health equity for increasingly diverse communities, including South Asians. The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how providers in California, a state with a large South Asian population, are …
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The Lived Experience Of Healthcare Leadership Dyads: Perceptions Of Agency
<p>Healthcare leadership is evolving in response to recommendations from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Physicians and administrators are partnering to form leadership dyads. These leadership dyads are focusing on improving healthcare quality, decreasing costs, and improving access. …
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