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Translating research on quality improvement in five European countries into a r...
Andersen, J.; Robert, G. B.; Nunes, F. G.; Bal, R.; Burnett, S.; Karltun, A.; Sanne, J.; Aase, K.; Wiig, S.; Fulop, N. J.Objective: The aim was to translate the findings of the QUASER study into a reflective, dialogic guide to help senior hospital leaders develop an organization wide QI strategy. Design: The QUASER study involved in depth ethnographic research into QI work and practices in two hospitals in each of five European countries. Three translational stakeholder workshops were held to review research findings and advise o...
The national health system in Portugal: from expansion to crisis between 1970
Fernandes, A.; Burnett, S.; Major, M.; Figueiredo, M.Purpose: The purpose of this article is to discuss the idea that governments should not take policy measures for the development and growth of National Health System (NHS) without taking into account their financial sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: This article is based on a review of existing theories, documents and statistics. findings: This article analyses the major developments in public health...
Using institutional theory to analyse hospital responses to external demands fo...
Burnett, S.; Mendel, P.; Nunes, F. G.; Wiig, S.; Bovenkamp, H.; Karltun, A.; Robert, G. B.; Andersen, J.; Vincent, C. A.; Fulop, N. J.Objectives Given the impact of the global economic crisis, delivering better health care with limited finance grows more challenging. Through the lens of institutional theory, this paper explores pressures experienced by hospital leaders to improve quality and constrain spending, focusing on how they respond to these often competing demands. Methods An in-depth, multilevel analysis of health care quality polici...
Talking about quality: exploring how ‘quality’ is conceptualized in European ho...
Wiig, S; Aase, K.; von Plessen, C.; Burnett, S.; Nunes, F. G.; Weggelaar, A-M.; Anderson-Gare, B.; Calltorp J.; Fulop, N.Background: Conceptualization of quality of care - in terms of what individuals, groups and organizations include in their meaning of quality, is an unexplored research area. It is important to understand how quality is conceptualised as a means to successfully implement improvement efforts and bridge potential disconnect in language about quality between system levels, professions, and clinical services. The a...
Prospects for comparing European hospitals in terms of quality and safety: less...
Burnett, S.; Renz, A.; Wiig, S.; Fernandes, A.; Weggelaar, A. M.; Calltorp, J.; Andersen J.; Robert, G.; Vincent, C.; Fulop, N.Purpose Being able to compare hospitals in terms of quality and safety between countries is important for a number of reasons. For example, the 2011 European Union directive on patients' rights to cross-border health care places a requirement on all member states to provide patients with comparable information on health-care quality, so that they can make an informed choice. Here, we report on the feasibility o...
A longitudinal, multi-level comparative study of quality and safety in European...
Robert, G. B.; Anderson, J. E.; Burnett, S.; Aase, K.; Anderson-Gare, B.; Bal, R.; Calltorp, J.; Nunes, F. G.; Weggelaar, A. M.; Vincent, C. A.Background: although there is a wealth of information available about quality improvement tools and techniques in healthcare there is little understanding about overcoming the challenges of day-to-day implementation in complex organisations like hospitals. The 'Quality and Safety in Europe by Research' (QUASER) study will investigate how hospitals implement, spread and sustain quality improvement, including the...