Publicness, Organisational Characteristics and Performance [PDF]
This paper reports an exploratory study utilising a publicness model in which the impact of ownership, funding and mode of control on performance is moderated by organisational characteristics such as goals, structure and management.
B.Bozeman +7 more
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Birth after emergency caesarean section: Women’s perspectives on the factors influencing their decision making [PDF]
The study explored the decisions women made in relation to mode of birth following a previous emergency lower segment caesarean section (emLSCS), particularly focusing on what different factors influenced women to choose a particular mode of birth and ...
Hughes, Laura Jane
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Riociguat for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Riociguat, a member of a new class of compounds (soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators), has been shown in previous clinical studies to be beneficial in the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. METHODS: In this phase 3,
CHEST-1 Study Group, +13 more
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Palliative care needs in patients hospitalized with heart failure (PCHF) study: rationale and design [PDF]
Aims The primary aim of this study is to provide data to inform the design of a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) of a palliative care (PC) intervention in heart failure (HF).
Campbell, Ross T. +10 more
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Reducing Injection-Related Safety Events in Retina Clinics
Denise A John, Beth Hansemann, Philip Lieu, Jennifer Weizer Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence: Denise A John, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105,
John DA, Hansemann B, Lieu P, Weizer J
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Introduction: Medicine shortages result in great risk for the continuity of patient care especially for antimicrobial treatment, potentially enhancing resistance rates and having a higher economic impact.
Nenad Miljković +16 more
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DEveloping a Complex Intervention for DEteriorating Patients using Theoretical Modelling (DECIDE study): study protocol [PDF]
AIM: To develop a theory-based complex intervention (targeting nursing staff), to enhance enablers and overcome barriers to enacting expected behaviour when monitoring patients and responding to abnormal vital signs that signal deterioration. DESIGN:
Craig P. +6 more
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Applicability of Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Healthcare Epidemiology: Evaluation of the Sterilization and Use of Surgical Instruments [PDF]
Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA) is a methodology for correcting latent system errors before they lead to adverse events. We examined the utility of HFMEA in evaluating the sterilization and use of surgical instruments. First, a multidisciplinary team graphed the process in a flow diagram.
R. A. Weinstein +9 more
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Strategy Workshops and Strategic Change [PDF]
Despite the attention that strategic change as a topic of research has received, there remain considerable difficulties in conceptualizing the actual sources of strategic change.
MacIntosh, Robert +2 more
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Quality and risk management have evolved with the advancement of pharmaceutical and technological development in healthcare, allowing greater control of each biomedical device's manufacturing processes.
Maria Alexandra Matallana Castellanos +2 more
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