A5000007340- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Online and Blended Learning
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
University of California, Los Angeles
2014
Aalborg University
2014
University of Amsterdam
2014
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2014
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2014
To investigate the relationship between ISO 9001 certification, healthcare accreditation and quality management in European hospitals. A mixed method multi-level cross-sectional design seven countries. External teams assessed clinical services on use of systems, illustrated by four pathways. Seventy-three acute care hospitals with a total 291 managing myocardial infarction (AMI), hip fracture, stroke obstetric deliveries, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain Turkey. Four...
This paper provides an overview of the DUQuE (Deepening our Understanding Quality Improvement in Europe) project, first study across multiple countries European Union (EU) to assess relationships between quality management and patient outcomes at EU level. The describes conceptual framework methods applied, highlighting novel features this study.DUQuE was designed as a multi-level cross-sectional with data collection hospital, pathway, professional level eight countries.We aimed collect for...
The objective of this study was to describe the involvement patients or their representatives in quality management (QM) functions and assess associations between levels implementation patient-centred care strategies.A cross-sectional, multilevelthat surveyed managers department heads data from an organizational audit.Randomly selected hospitals (n = 74) seven European countries (The Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain Turkey).Hospital clinical departments 262) charge...
To assess whether there is a relationship between having quality as an item on the board's agenda, perceived external pressure (PEP) and implementation of management in European hospitals.A quantitative, mixed method, cross-sectional study seven countries 2011 surveying CEOs managers data from onsite audits.One hundred fifty-five 155 managers.One randomly selected acute care hospitals (Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain Turkey). Main outcome measure(s) Three constructs...
The aim of this study was to develop and validate an index assess the implementation quality management systems (QMSs) in European countries. Questionnaire development facilitated through expert opinion, literature review earlier empirical research. A cross-sectional online survey utilizing questionnaire undertaken between May 2011 February 2012. We used psychometric methods explore factor structure, reliability validity instrument. As part Deepening our Understanding Quality improvement...
To describe hospitals' organizational arrangements relevant to the abstraction of administrative data, report on completeness data collected and assess associations between submission.A cross-sectionalutilizing data.Randomly selected hospitals from seven European countries (The Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey).Completeness submission for four quality indicators: mortality after acute myocardial infarction, stroke hip fractures complications normal delivery.In...
The assessment of integral quality management (QM) in a hospital requires measurement and monitoring from different perspectives at various levels care delivery. Within the DUQuE project (Deepening our Understanding Quality improvement Europe), seven measures for QM were developed. This study investigates relationships between measures.It is multi-level, cross-sectional, mixed-method study.As part project, we invited random sample 74 hospitals 7 countries. managers these main respondents....
To explore how European hospitals have implemented patient safety strategies (PSS) and evidence-based organization of care pathway (EBOP) recommendations examine the extent to which implementation varies between countries hospitals.Mixed-method multilevel cross-sectional design in seven as part Union-funded project 'Deepening our Understanding Quality improvement Europe' (DUQuE).Seventy-four acute with 292 departments managing myocardial infarction (AMI), hip fracture, stroke, obstetric...
To define a checklist that can be used to assess the performance of department and evaluate implementation quality management (QM) activities across departments or pathways in acute care hospitals.We developed tested for assessment QM at level cross-sectional study using on-site visits by trained external auditors.A sample 292 hospital 74 hospitals seven European countries. In every hospital, four conditions: myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, hip fracture deliveries participated.Four...
Clinical management is hypothesized to be critical for hospital and performance. The aims of this study were develop validate professional involvement scales measuring the level clinical by physicians nurses in European hospitals. Testing validity reliability derived from a questionnaire 21 items was developed on basis previous expert opinion administered cross-sectional seven-country research project 'Deepening our Understanding Quality improvement Europe' (DUQuE). A sample 3386 leading...
The curriculum includes educational activities that determine the struggle for survival and sustainability of a university's departments. Approaches seek more flexible solutions have post-positivist understanding are needed to manage this system. One these approaches is action research, first used by Kurt Lewin (1946) solve social problems. In study, four offices were established make at state university in Turkey functional, contributions regulating with Collaborative Action Research (CAR)...