The International Society for Quality in Health Care

Quality health care in a regulated society.

T he decade that began in 1966, when Medicare and Medicaid were introduced, has been termed "The Decade of Regulation ." Health care continues to be a target of regulation today. The 2,883 health-related bills introduced into the 95th Congress represent approximately 11 percent of the total. The office of the Federal Register reports that 61,000 pages of regulations were published in 1978, comp...

analysis of power in the network society

اندیشمندان و صاحب نظران علوم اجتماعی بر این باورند که مرحله تازه ای در تاریخ جوامع بشری اغاز شده است. ویژگیهای این جامعه نو را می توان پدیده هایی از جمله اقتصاد اطلاعاتی جهانی ، هندسه متغیر شبکه ای، فرهنگ مجاز واقعی ، توسعه حیرت انگیز فناوری های دیجیتال، خدمات پیوسته و نیز فشردگی زمان و مکان برشمرد. از سوی دیگر قدرت به عنوان موضوع اصلی علم سیاست جایگاه مهمی در روابط انسانی دارد، قدرت و بازتولید...

Quality in health-care – an international perspective

In the summer of 2001, the European Court of Justice ruled that patients in the European Union (EU) must be reimbursed for treatment in another EU state if the operation they need is recognised and they face delay in treatment in their own country1. The long waiting list in the UK means that many patients may well fulfil these criteria and, indeed, patients have already been sent to France and ...

Improving the Quality of The Integrated Care for The Elderly in A Comprehensive Health Center

Objectives: In elderly care provided by health centers, healthy elderly are neglected in care and education. This qualitative study aimed to standardize healthy ageing care. Methods & Materials: This community-based participatory research with 4 steps (problem detection-design of change programs-implementation of interventions-evaluation) was conducted from 1395 to 1397 in Motahari Health Cent...

International Society for Quality of Life Research