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National quality improvement policies and strategies in European healthcare systems.

Quality & safety in health care

Spencer E, Walshe K.
PMID: 19188457
Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Feb;18:i22-7. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029355.

OBJECTIVE: This survey provides an overview of the development of policies and strategies for quality improvement in European healthcare systems, by mapping quality improvement policies and strategies, progress in their implementation, and early indications of their impact.STUDY DESIGN: A...

Cross-border health activities in the Euregios: good practice for better health.

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Brand H, Hollederer A, Wolf U, Brand A.
PMID: 18093690
Health Policy. 2008 May;86(2):245-54. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.10.015. Epub 2008 Feb 21.

BACKGROUND: Health-related cooperation between neighbouring countries has a long tradition in the European Union, especially in the transfrontier structures well-known under the label of Euregio or Euroregion.OBJECTIVE: Overview and analysis of cross-border health-related activities in the Euregios.METHODS: The EU-funded...

Current and planned palliative care service provision for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in 239 UK hospital units: comparison with the gold standards framework.

Palliative medicine

Buxton KL, Stone RA, Buckingham RJ, Pursey NA, Roberts CM.
PMID: 20348272
Palliat Med. 2010 Jul;24(5):480-5. doi: 10.1177/0269216310363650. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease report a symptom burden similar in magnitude to terminal cancer patients yet service provision and access has been reported as poor. In the absence of a specific national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease service...

What makes a realistic evaluation?.

Family medicine

Byng R.
PMID: 21305426
Fam Med. 2011 Feb;43(2):112-3.

No abstract available.

A second national survey of health-related quality of life questionnaires in head and neck oncology.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Kanatas AN, Mehanna HM, Lowe D, Rogers SN.
PMID: 19409153
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Jul;91(5):420-5. doi: 10.1308/003588409X428306. Epub 2009 Apr 30.

INTRODUCTION: With an increasing number of publications on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following head and neck cancer, the recognition of a number of well-validated questionnaires and a growing awareness of the potential role of HRQOL in practice, it...

Healthcare in America: getting better but still not good enough.

MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine

Clancy C.
PMID: 18311372
MedGenMed. 2007 Oct 29;9(4):22.

No abstract available.

Are nurses engaged in quality initiatives?.

Nursing times

Mello M, Cummings J.
PMID: 22010555
Nurs Times. 2011 Sep 20-26;107(37):18-20.

Energise for Excellence is a quality and safety framework that brings together existing initiatives, such as Essence of Care, under one umbrella. This article discusses the findings of a national survey looking at nurses' awareness of national quality improvement...

Improving the quality of telephone-delivered health care: a national quality improvement transformation initiative.

Family practice

LaVela SL, Gering J, Schectman G, Locatelli SM, Weaver FM, Davies M.
PMID: 23689516
Fam Pract. 2013 Oct;30(5):533-40. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmt020. Epub 2013 May 20.

BACKGROUND: Many Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care (PC) patients prefer telephone-delivered care to other health care delivery modalities.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate PC patients' telephone experiences and outcomes before and after a national telephone transformation quality improvement (QI) collaborative.METHODS: Cross-sectional surveys...

Cross-border reproductive services--suggestions for ethically based minimum standards of care in Europe.

Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology

Thorn P, Wischmann T, Blyth E.
PMID: 22272601
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 Mar;33(1):1-6. doi: 10.3109/0167482X.2011.646346. Epub 2012 Jan 25.

Cross-border reproductive services (CBRS) is a phenomenon discussed worldwide. The major challenges associated with CBRS are the lack of data on the number of patients travelling for treatment and lack of transparency regarding the quality and safety of treatment...

The virtual continuity in learning programme: results.

The clinical teacher

Wood E, Tso S.
PMID: 22783852
Clin Teach. 2012 Aug;9(4):216-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2012.00551.x.

BACKGROUND: The implementation of the European Working Time Directive and specialty-driven care has resulted in the loss of continuity of patient care, and thus a loss of continuity in learning. We proposed a potential solution to this fragmentation of...

A closer look at EBP, Magnet survey prep.

Nursing management

Murray K.
PMID: 18698291
Nurs Manage. 2008 Jul;39(7):56. doi: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000326568.92532.49.

No abstract available.

Volumes still grow, says survey of eds.

ED management : the monthly update on emergency department management

[No authors listed]
PMID: 20608481
ED Manag. 2010 Jul;22(7):77-8.

A recent survey of ED managers shows that volumes continue to increase, and more of the same is expected in 2010. However, there are several strategies ED managers can use to help offset the steady flow of new patients....

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