International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Jun 2003
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyCommon types of medication errors on long-term psychiatric care units.
This multi-center study identified the most frequent types of medication errors in long-term psychiatric care hospitals. ⋯ Wrong drug administration was the most common type of PADE, and may result in more serious consequences than others. Even a simple organizational quality improvement effort, in which printed patients' names are placed on the drug pouch (not only with each prescription but with each drug administration), could reduce risk to patients from adverse outcomes due to medication errors.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Feb 2002
Multicenter StudyHospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: cross-national findings.
To examine the effects of nurse staffing and organizational support for nursing care on nurses' dissatisfaction with their jobs, nurse burnout, and nurse reports of quality of patient care in an international sample of hospitals. ⋯ Adequate nurse staffing and organizational/managerial support for nursing are key to improving the quality of patient care, to diminishing nurse job dissatisfaction and burnout and, ultimately, to improving the nurse retention problem in hospital settings.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Aug 1999
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyOveruse and underuse of diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in various clinical settings.
To describe and compare both overuse and underuse of diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in different settings. ⋯ Rates of overuse and underuse depend mainly on case presentation and patient characteristics. Both over- and underuse should be addressed to maintain and improve quality of care.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Aug 1999
Multicenter StudyPatient satisfaction in Bangkok: the impact of hospital ownership and patient payment status.
Patient satisfaction with care received is an important dimension of evaluation that is examined only rarely in developing countries. Evidence about how satisfaction differs according to type of provider or patient payment status is extremely limited. ⋯ The survey confirms, to some extent, the stereotypes about quality of care in hospitals of different ownership. The results on payment status are intriguing but warrant further research.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Aug 1999
Multicenter StudyQuality management in Australian emergency medicine: translation of theory into practice.
The primary objective was to describe the current level of implementation of quality management (QM) structures and practices with Australian emergency departments. The secondary objective was to describe the level of association between the presence of QM structures and processes and the achievement of associated improvements. ⋯ Demonstration of the links between QM structures, its indicators of activity (in structure and process), and the achievement of outcome improvement is fundamental to quality improvement methodology. These links are demonstrated within the context of Australian emergency medicine, providing support for the effectiveness of this approach in promoting change and performance improvement.