International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorial:

John R. Kimberly

Assessing "Quality" in Health Care: Issues in Measurement and Management
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 163; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.163 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles:

GÉRARD DE POUVOURVILLE

Quality of Care Initiatives in the French Context
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 163-170; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.163-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DAVID J. SHULKIN

Quality Management in an Academic Integrated Delivery System: the Case of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 171-176; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.171 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALAIN FONTAINE, PHILIPPE VINCENEUX, ANNE FRANÇOISE PAUCHET TRAVERSAT, and CHRISTOPHE CATALA

Toward Quality Improvement in a French Hospital: Structures and Culture
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 177-181; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.177 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GARY J. YOUNG, MARTIN P. CHARNS, and GALEN L. BARBOUR

Quality Improvement in the US Veterans Health Administration
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 183-188; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.183 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ETIENNE MINVIELLE

Beyond Quality Management Methods: Meeting the Challenges of Health Care Reform
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 189-192; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.189 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JEFFREY H. SILBER, PAUL R. ROSENBAUM, SANKEY V. WILLIAMS, RICHARD N. ROSS, and J. SANFORD SCHWARTZ

The Relationship Between Choice of Outcome Measure and Hospital Rank in General Surgical Procedures: Implications for Quality Assessment
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 193-200; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.193 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DOMINIQUE TONNEAU

Management Tools and Organization as Key Factors Towards Quality Care: Reflections from Experience
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 201-205; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.201 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CHRISTINE HUTTIN

The Use of Clinical Guidelines to Improve Medical Practice: Main Issues in the United States
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 207-214; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.207 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PIERRE DURIEUX and PHILIPPE RAVAUD

From Clinical Guidelines to Quality Assurance: the Experience of Assistance Publique-HÔpitaux de Paris
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 215-219; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.215 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. MICHEL, E. CAPDENAT, J.M. RAYMOND, P. MAURETTE, L. DAUBECH, R. SALAMON, and M. AMOURETTI

Regional Experience of Evaluation of Professional Practice and Quality Assurance Implementation in Aquitaine
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 221-223; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.221 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. LOMBRAIL, C. VITOUX-BROT, A. BOURRILLON, M. BRODIN, and G. DE POUVOURVILLE

Another Look at Emergency Room Overcrowding: Accessibility of the Health Services and Quality of Care
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 225-235; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.225 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Abstracts en este Numero
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 237-240; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.3.237 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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