January 28, 2011
This report aims to contribute to policy learning across countries from the diversity of healthcare planning approaches in Europe and elsewhere through developing and validating a framework for assessing, improving and enhancing healthcare planning and so presenting a potential tool for analysts and decision makers seeking to understand whether the approach of planning taken in a given setting supports its goals and how the approach can be improved in future.
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December 10, 2010
A detailed and standardized national registry of commonly used joint replacement devices would improve patient outcomes and create clinical and financial efficiencies, according to a Kaiser Permanente research study of 85,000 joint surgeries published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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November 18, 2010
The attention for Health Systems and Health Systems Strengthening has re-emerged in the frontlines of global debate since several years. This document aims to clarify the authors’ ideas and visions on HS development by presenting a framework for description and analysis. The book outlines a framework that can be used by anybody wishing to analyze and strengthen HSs and it elaborates a vision for discussion.
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November 8, 2010
The 2010 Report on Required Organizational Practices presents accreditation results from Canadian health organizations that underwent accreditation in 2009. The report focuses on national results for Accreditation Canada’s Required Organizational Practices (ROPs), which are evidence-based practices that minimize risk and contribute to improving quality and patient safety in health services.
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October 21, 2010
Wrong-site and wrong-patient surgical and procedure errors continue to occur despite implementation of a surgical protocol that seeks to prevent them, according to a Colorado study reported today in the Archives of Surgery. The authors call for expanding the protocol to non-surgical specialties, based on their finding that “non-surgical disciplines equally contribute to patient injuries related to wrong-site procedures.”
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October 18, 2010
The Manchester Patient Safety Culture Assessment Tool (MaPSCAT) was used to examine the levels of safety culture maturity in four programs across one large healthcare organization. The MaPSCAT is based on a theoretical framework that was developed in the United Kingdom through extensive literature reviews and expert input.
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October 14, 2010
[I]n some professions, finding accurate statistical measures of quality is a challenge. Medicine is one of those professions.
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October 14, 2010
In healthcare settings, indicators are useful tools to assess the structure, process and outcomes of care. Moreover, when used to report to the public, indicators ensure greater transparency for our healthcare system.
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October 12, 2010
This paper describes the efficiency of Dutch hospitals using the method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).
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October 8, 2010
When it comes to designing health IT systems, more than a few organizations may be missing the big picture in terms of integrating care management workflows into their technology.
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