BACKGROUND Malpractice issues within the United States remain a critical factor for family physicians providing obstetric care. Although tort reform is being widely discussed, little has been written regarding the malpractice crisis from a risk management perspective. METHODS Between 1989 and 1998, a 10-year risk management study at the UC Davis Health System provided a unique collaboration b...

Principles of quality management have been successful in the business realm, producing quality products and services through a structured and comprehensive delivery system. Standardization reduces the variance of each task and improves overall effectiveness. Performance and attention to the bottom line are the measurement of success. Principles of quality management have been applied to student...

Abstract: The empirical management literature has found that the education of both managers and workforce more generally appears to be an important driver better practices. This article sets out how such relationships might conceptualized, suggests in a complementarities framework, modern practices can thought as type skill-biased technology. It then summarizes explored between human capital su...

Question 2 Based on the Pap smear result, the patient is scheduled for colposcopy. Cervical and vaginal STD testing is negative. The colposcopic findings are viewed after the j Objective: The Home Study Course is intended for the practicing colposcopist or practitioner who is seeking to develop or enhance his or her colposcopic skills. The goal of the course is to present colposcopic cases that...

Health information management graduates are employed across health, education, corporate and other sectors. Common to all health information management professionals are foundational skills and knowledge in health sciences, information and management. Unique to each individual is their ongoing education and professional development; professional growth motivated by interest, change and/or oppor...

This paper describes session processes occur in the Management and Control Block (MCB) of the e-Management Control and Evaluation System (e-MCES) we have developed for the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech). We present and discuss technical solutions, we have found and implemented within the e-MCES. Based on the MCB component of the system we discuss some essential concepts of building s...

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS Abolghasem Amini, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Sahar Farahsa. Associate Professor of medical education, Department of medical education, Education Development Center (EDC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran; Associate Professor of health services management, Health Services Management Research Center, Department of health services management, School of Manageme...