International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Counterpoint:

A. ISRAELI and J. ALTHOLZ

An International Practitioner Data Bank as a Quality Tool
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 323-325; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.323 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. T. COLLOPY

Data Bank — "1984 And All That"
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 327-328; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.327 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. DURAND ZALESK and G. DE POURVOURVILLE

International Practitioner Data Bank as a Quality Tool: Are We Using Behaviour Control in the Right Environment?
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 329-332; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.329 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. S. JOST

Internationalizing the National Practitioner Data Bank
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 333-334; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.333 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. R. YESSIAN

International Practitioner Data Bank: False Premise, False Promise
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 335-337; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.335 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ISQua Position Paper: a Response:

A. BLANTON GODFREY and ROBERT B. HALDER

Improving Health Care Quality. Is Standardization the Answer?
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 339-340; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.339 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

KATHRYN A. PHILLIPS and HAROLD S. LUFT

The Policy Implications of Using Hospital and Physician Volumes as "Indicators" of Quality of Care in a Changing Health Care Environment
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 341-348; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.341 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WM. CHRISTOPHER MATHEWS and DAVID E. KANOUSE

Treatment Adequacy for HIV-related Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Quality Measures for Inpatient Care
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 349-359; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.349 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. FAXELID, B. M. AHLBERG, S. FREUDENTHAL, J. NDULOS, and I. KRANTZ

Quality of STD Care in Zambia. Impact of Training in STD Management
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 361-366; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.361 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

THOMAS V. PERNEGER, MARIE VOUILLOZ, BERNARD GREDER, JOSÉ BARROS, JASMINA FROIDEVAUX, and PIERRE FROIDEVAUX

Patient Satisfaction With Emergency House Calls
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 367-375; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.367 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Reports:

OSAMA SAMAWI and MAI ABDULRAHMAN

Quality Management Savings: at Al-Hussein Hospital, Salt, Jordan
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 377-378; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.377 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LANI MARQUEZ

Quality Assurance Project: the Second Five Years
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 379-380; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.379 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Conference Reports:

THOMAS P. MARAMBA, JR

First National Meeting on Quality Assurance in Healthcare in the Philippines
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 381-382; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.381 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RAFAL NIZANKOWSKI

The Second Polish Conference on Quality in Health Care
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 383; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.383 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Julian Schilling, Richard Cranovsky, and Hans-Peter Ischi

RE: ISQua POSITION PAPER
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 385; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.385 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles D. Shaw

RESPONSE TO DR JULIAN SCHILLING et al.
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 385; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.385-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anna-Marie Bruwer, Dr

RE: ISQua POSITION PAPER
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 386; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.386 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles D. Shaw

RESPONSE TO DR ANNA-MARIE BRUWER
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 386; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.386-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

James C. Benneyan

Book Reviews
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 387-388; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.387 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Terry Kemple

Book Reviews
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 388; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.388 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. Lombard

Book Reviews
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 389; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.389 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correction:

CORRECTION (to issue 9: 1)
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 390; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.390 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Every Defect is a Treasure:

Quality problems that result in adverse outcomes provide opportunities for quality improvement
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 391-392; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.391 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstractos en Este Numero:

Abstracts en este Numero
Int J Qual Health Care 1997 9: 393-394; doi:10.1093/intqhc/9.5.393 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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