International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorials:

Belva Taylor

Winning hearts and minds
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 173-175; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.173 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Discussion:

Mujtaba Hasan

Readmission of patients to hospital: still ill defined and poorly understood
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 177-179; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.177 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Len Gray

Readmission of elderly patients to hospital: still ill-defined and poorly understood–a response
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 181-182; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.181 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joel S. Weissman

Readmissions – are we asking too much?
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 183-185; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.183 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles:

James Gibbs, Kevin Clark, Shukri Khuri, William Henderson, Kwan Hur, and Jennifer Daley

Validating risk-adjusted surgical outcomes: chart review of process of care
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 187-196; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.187 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael A. Counte and Steven Meurer

Issues in the assessment of continuous quality improvement implementation in health care organizations
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 197-207; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.197 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tikva Yermiahu, Jonathan E. Arbelle, Daria Shwartz, Yaron Levy, Noam Tractinsky, and Avi Porath

Quality assessment of oral anticoagulant treatment in the Beer-Sheba district
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 209-213; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.209 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lesley A. Duff, Donna L. Lamping, and Laila B. Ahmed

Evaluating satisfaction with maternity care in women from minority ethnic communities: development and validation of a Sylheti questionnaire
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 215-230; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.215 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Betsy Sleath, Richard H. Rubin, and Sally Huston

Resident physician management of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients on antidepressants
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 231-238; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.231 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Berndt D. Tausch and Martin C. Härter

Perceived effectiveness of diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines in primary care quality circles
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 239-246; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.239 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sheldon M. Retchin, Jonathan B. Perlin, and R. Ron Clark

Clinical service standards at academic health centers
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 247-256; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.247 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jörgen Nathorst-Böös, Ingrid M. E. Munck, Ingemar Eckerlund, and Carolina Ekfeldt-Sandberg

An evaluation of the QSP and the QPP: two methods for measuring patient satisfaction
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 257-264; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.257 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cases and Comments:

Communication breakdowns combine to cause system failure
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 265; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.265 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Cesar R. Carcamo and Rafael Lledo

Predictors of satisfaction with surgical treatment
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 267-269; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.267 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miscellaneous:

The International Society for Quality in Health Care
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 271; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.271 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts to Articles:

Abstracts en este número
Int J Qual Health Care 2001 13: 273-276; doi:10.1093/intqhc/13.3.273 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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