Background: Middle managers within healthcare hold a unique position between senior leadership and frontline staff, and may hold a pivotal function in the implementation of quality improvement (QI) projects. This review aims to explore what is known about healthcare middle managers’ role in implementing QI initiatives, and to determine if consensus around their role exists amongst middle manage...

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Researchers still debate the relevance of using cultural frameworks and socio-economic differences between countries versus focussing on institutional differences when analysing issues affecting the transfer of human Resource policies between countries. this paper first compares four countries from europe and Asia on a macroeconomic level as well as on cultural dimensions. it then investigates ...

Gary Alan Miller [1] Director Gary Alan Miller serves as the Director of University Career Services. He previously worked at Carolina from 1994-1999 and 2008-2014 before returning to UCS in 2017 ? he can?t stay away! Gary was born in Tennessee, but has also called Atlanta, Seattle, and New York home over the past 25 years. He holds degrees from Middle Tennessee State University and Georgia Stat...

1 Regional Nutrition Advisor, Hellen Keller international (HKI), Asia Pacific Regional officer 2 Regional Director, HKI Asia Pacific & Country Director, HKI, Indonesia Regional officer 3 Director, Field Operation & Data Management, HKI Indonesia 4 Field Director, SUMMIT Program, HKI Indonesia 5 Deputy Director, HKI Indonesia 6 National Institute for Health Research & Development, Jakarta, Indon...

The paper describes the performance measurement system of the maternity pathway used in Tuscany by health care professionals, general managers and regional policy-makers. This system uses 19 indicators grouped in six dimensions: population's state of health; compliance with regional guidelines; efficiency and financial performance; clinical and health assessment; patient satisfaction; and emplo...

Gerald M. Steinberg is a professor in the Political Studies Department and Director of Arms Control Projects at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. His activities include participation in the track-two meetings of the Multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and Regional Security (ACRS) sponsored by the University of California, and in the M...