AIM This study investigates whether machine translation could help with the challenge of enabling the inclusion of ethnic diversity in healthcare research. DESIGN A two phase, prospective observational study. METHODS Two machine translators, Google Translate and Babylon 9, were tested. Translation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) from 24 languages into English and trans...

BACKGROUND Assessing quality of health services, for example through supportive supervision, is essential for strengthening healthcare delivery. Most systematic health facility assessment mechanisms, however, are not suitable for routine supervision. The objective of this study is to describe a quality assessment methodology using an electronic format that can be embedded in supervision activit...

This article describes positive outcomes in culture, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores, employee engagement, and clinical quality as a result of using shared governance, specifically unit practice councils (UPC) or staff councils, to implement Relationship-Based Care (RBC).

Given the increasing emphasis on delivering high-quality, cost-efficient healthcare, improved methodologies are needed to measure the accuracy and utility of ordered diagnostic examinations in achieving the appropriate diagnosis. Here, we present a data-driven approach for performing automated quality assessment of radiologic interpretations using other clinical information (e.g., pathology) as...

Based on a technology assessment that CMS requested from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and after consultation with appropriate organizations as required by the Medicare law, CMS has decided to provide for annual coverage of the screening iFOBT as an alternative to (or substitute for) the screening guaiac fecal-occult blood test (gFOBT), for all beneficiaries age 50 and ...

Introduction With the 2001 publication of the Institute of Medicine’s Crossing the Quality Chasm Report, patient-centered care emerged as one of six key components of high quality health care in the United States. Partly in response to that report, health care organizations across the country have focused on developing and improving patientand family-centered approaches to the care they provide...

background: for over 2 decades, ghana’s ministry of health (moh) has been resolved to continuously improve the quality of healthcare in a cost-effective manner. strategies have been adopted to enhance client satisfaction with healthcare services and delivery.objective: the current study examined patient satisfaction with the quality of healthcare in ghana by comparing healthcare services at the...

The Swedish healthcare system, although being one of the more efficient care systems in the world with good medical outcomes at a moderate cost, faces tremendous future challenges. An ageing population with more patients suffering from multiple diseases together with accelerating medicotechnical developments is putting increasing pressure on the system. The quality and safety of the system has ...

Measurement is the basis for assessing potential improvements in healthcare quality. Measures may be classified into four categories: volume, structure, outcome, and process (VSOP). Measures of each type should be used with a full understanding of their cost and benefit. Although volume and structure measures are easily collected, impact on healthcare results is not always clear. Process measur...