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Is a change in vocal loudness a first step towards becoming a medical doctor?

Christiane Kiese-Himmela, Wolfgang Himmelb, Martin Schererc a Unit of Phoniatrical / Pedaudiological Psychology at the Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany b Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany c Institute of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany Summary QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Some evidence […]

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Indicators, analytics and dashboards | Longwoods eLetter April 17, 2012

Quote “I’ve always hankered to be a baseball writer.” Steven Lewis Essay Radiology as an Example of Moore’s Law in Healthcare  – Getting to Sustainability. Will Falk [Recommended reading by Denis Protti] Off the Cuff New CIHI online resource shows hospital performance improving. Pregnant mothers who overeat or under eat may be setting up their […]

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Patient Safety and Healthcare Error in the Canadian Healthcare System: A Systematic Review and Analysis of Leading Practices in Canada with Reference to Key Initiatives Elsewhere

Prepared by G. Ross Baker & Peter Norton For Health Canada Help on accessing alternative formats, such as Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (PPT) files, can be obtained in the alternate format help section. (PDF Version – 473 K) Table of Contents Executive Summary Acknowledgements 1. Background 1.1 Project Goals and Objectives […]

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How Safe Are Our Hospitals?

By Bara Vaida http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/January/30/hospital-checklist-chart-washington-area-patient-safety.aspx Jan 30, 2012 This story was produced in collaboration with D.C. Hospital Name Rate of Complications Compared With U.S. Average Georgetown Worse George Washington No different Howard No different Providence No different United Medical No different Sibley Better Washington Hospital Center Worse Source: Hospital Compare analysis of October 2008 – June […]

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Identifying Trustworthy Experts: How Do Policymakers Find and Assess Public Health Researchers Worth Consulting or Collaborating With?

Abby S. Haynes1,2*, Gemma E. Derrick3, Sally Redman2, Wayne D. Hall4, James A. Gillespie1,5, Simon Chapman1, Heidi Sturk6 1 Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 2 The Sax Institute, Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia, 3 Institute of Public Goods and Policies, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain, […]

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How to Improve Performance | Longwoods eLetter April 10, 2012

Quote “. . . the building of electronic health record systems around the world has been fraught with technical challenges, skyrocketing costs and even political scandal.” – Will Falk and Dr. Sacha Bhatia. Essay Remember Pablo Rivero? Tom Closson asks: “Many of the benefits cited for e-health initiatives deal with quality and safety. What outcomes […]

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A Road Map for Hospitals from the Joint Commission USA

Click here to download the entire PDF – ARoadMapforHospitals

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What can we learn from equity policies around gender to date in Ontario? by Pat Campbell

Equity – a blog Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has identified equity as a key component of quality care. The Ministry has developed a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) to support improved health equity, including the reduction of avoidable health disparities between population groups. HEIA also supports improved targeting of healthcare investments—the […]

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All about management | Longwoods eLetter April 3, 2012

Quote “Creating and enunciating an innovative vision and the ability to inspire people to move to areas to which they don’t want to go, are key elements of leadership.” Dr. Alan Hudson … Essay The story of healthcare in Canada today is one of growing numbers of chronically ill patients poorly served by a system […]

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Cross-National Comparisons Yield a Blueprint for Achieving Health Equity by Arjumand Siddiqi

Equity – a blog Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has identified equity as a key component of quality care. The Ministry has developed a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) to support improved health equity, including the reduction of avoidable health disparities between population groups. HEIA also supports improved targeting of healthcare investments—the […]

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