Professional Standards for Quality Patient Care

Professional commitment, patient safety, and patient-perceived care quality.

PURPOSE To examine how professional commitment influences patient safety and patient-perceived care quality. DESIGN Investigators for this study used a cross-sectional design with questionnaires. A total of 348 pairs of nurses and inpatients were contacted at two medical centers in Taiwan during the period from August 2007 to January 2008, yielding 284 pairs of completed questionnaires. MET...

Auditing Standards, Professional Judgement, and Audit Quality∗

This paper examines the economic consequences of tightening auditing standards. We recognize that both auditors’ incentives and expertise are relevant for audit effectiveness. On one hand, tighter auditing standards counter the misbehavior of rogue auditors. On the other hand, tighter standards restrict auditors’exercise of professional judgement, leads to auditors’compliance mentality, and red...

Account Perspective : Professional Standards In Health Care

Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit