The Impact of Accreditation on the Performance of Hospital Emergency Departments [PDF]
Background & Objectives: Accreditation, as a formal external evaluation system, has a critical role in improving quality, safety and effectiveness of hospital services. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of accreditation standards on the
Abolghasem Pourreza +2 more
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A survey of health care models that encompass multiple departments [PDF]
In this survey we review quantitative health care models to illustrate the extent to which they encompass multiple hospital departments. The paper provides general overviews of the relationships that exists between major hospital departments and ...
Boucherie, Richard J. +4 more
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A Pan-Canadian Narrative Review on the Protocols for COVID-19 and Canadian Emergency Departments
First described in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Canada identified its first positive COVID-19 patient on January 25th, 2020.
Sebastian Diebel, Eve Boissonneault
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Resilience of hospital staff facing COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from Israel
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional burden on already strained healthcare systems worldwide, intensifying the responsibility and burden of healthcare workers.
Daniel Trotzky +20 more
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Night-Time Noise and Sleep Quality in an Internal Medicine Ward in Portugal: An Observational Study
Introduction: Hospitals should provide a quiet environment to promote patient healing and well-being. However, published data indicates that World Health Organization’s guidelines are frequently not met.
Mariana Alves +8 more
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SEFH National Survey-2019: general characteristics, staffing, material resources and information systems in Spain’s hospital pharmacy departments [PDF]
Objective: To publicize the results regarding the general characteristics, human resources, materials and information systems of Spanish hospital pharmacy departments arising from SEFH’s 2019 Survey on the Situation of Spanish Hospital Pharmacy ...
Montserrat Pérez-Encinas +5 more
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2019 SEFH National Survey: service portfolio, care activities, education and research in Spain’s hospital pharmacy departments [PDF]
Objective: To report on the results obtained from the 2019 SEFH National Survey regarding the service portfolio, care activities, training programs and research work of Spanish hospital pharmacy departments.Method: In March 2019, SEFH designed and
Montserrat Pérez-Encinas +5 more
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Estimated Risk of HIV Acquisition and Practice for Preventing Occupational Exposure: A Study of Healthcare Workers at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]
Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and other infections via exposure to infectious patients' blood and body fluids.
A Kilale +25 more
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Ethnic inequalities in hospital admissions in England: an observational study
Background Ethnic inequalities in health are well-known and partly explained by social determinants such as poorer living and working conditions, health behaviours, discrimination, social exclusion, and healthcare accessibility factors.
Jakob Petersen +2 more
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant damage to global healthcare systems. Previous studies regarding COVID-19’s impact on outpatient numbers focused only on a specific department, lacking research data for multiple departments in general hospitals ...
Xiaojing Hu, Hongjun Fang, Ping Wang
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