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If you can’t measure it- you can’t change it – a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural Kenya [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for Health.
Michael Marx, Christine Nitschke, Maureen Nafula, Mabel Nangami, Marc Brodowski, Irmgard Marx, Helen Prytherch, Charles Kandie, Irene Omogi, Friederike Paul-Fariborz, Joachim Szecsenyi   +10 more
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Managing Deviating EQA Results: A Survey to Assess the Corrective and Preventive Actions of Medical Laboratories Testing for Oncological Biomarkers

Diagnostics, 2020
Laboratories testing predictive biomarkers in lung and colorectal cancer are advised to participate in external quality assessment (EQA) schemes. This study aimed to investigate which corrective actions were taken by laboratories if predetermined ...
Cleo Keppens, Ed Schuuring, Elisabeth MC Dequeker   +2 more
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Results of a worldwide external quality assessment of cfDNA testing in lung Cancer

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Circulating cell free DNA (cfDNA) testing of plasma for EGFR somatic variants in lung cancer patients is being widely implemented and with any new service, external quality assessment (EQA) is required to ensure patient safety.
Jennifer A. Fairley, Melanie H. Cheetham, Simon J. Patton, Etienne Rouleau, Marc Denis, Elisabeth M. C. Dequeker, Ed Schuuring, Kaat van Casteren, Francesca Fenizia, Nicola Normanno, Zandra C. Deans   +10 more
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Assuring Quality Health Care in the Emergency Department [PDF]

Healthcare, 2015
The provision of quality healthcare is an international mandate. The provision of quality healthcare for mental health patients poses unique challenges. Nowhere is this challenge greater than in the emergency department. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe evidence-based initiatives for improving the quality of care of mental health patients ...
Denise Rhew, Susan Letvak
openaire   +2 more sources

Sensitive detection methods are key to identify secondary EGFR c.2369C>T p.(Thr790Met) in non-small cell lung cancer tissue samples

BMC Cancer, 2020
Background Correct identification of the EGFR c.2369C>T p.(Thr790Met) variant is key to decide on a targeted therapeutic strategy for patients with acquired EGFR TKI resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.
Cleo Keppens, Elisabeth M. C. Dequeker, Etienne Rouleau, Nils ’t Hart, Lukas Bubendorf, Kelly Dufraing, Céline Garrec, Paul Guéguen, Aude Lamy, Antonio Marchetti, Patrick Pauwels, Ales Ryska, Véronique Tack, Luigi Tornillo, Kaat Van Casteren, Jan H. von der Thüsen, Karen Zwaenepoel, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Erik Thunnissen, Ed Schuuring   +19 more
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Only a Minority of Thrombectomy Candidates Are Admitted During Night Shift: A Rationale for Diurnal Stroke Care Planning

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: Widespread quick access to mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the main challenges in stroke care. It is unclear if newly established MT units are required 24 h/7 d. We explored the diurnal admission rate of
Björn Reuter, Christian Stock, Matthias Ungerer, Sonja Hyrenbach, Ingo Bruder, Peter A. Ringleb, Rolf Kern, Christoph Gumbinger   +7 more
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Zimbabwe's emergency response to COVID-19: Enhancing access and accelerating COVID-19 testing as the first line of defense against the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreads rapidly, causing outbreaks that grow exponentially within a short period before interventions are sought and effectively implemented.
Muchaneta Gudza-Mugabe, Kenny Sithole, Lucia Sisya, Sibongile Zimuto, Lincoln S. Charimari, Anderson Chimusoro, Raiva Simbi, Alex Gasasira   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kampo pharmaceutical products in the Japanese health‐care system: Legal status and quality assurance

Traditional & Kampo Medicine, 2018
To accurately present the current situation regarding traditional Japanese medicines (kampo medicines), especially their legal status and quality assurance, and to resolve the misunderstanding regarding kampo medicine.
Ichiro Arai, N. Kawahara
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quality systems in Dutch health care institutions [PDF]

, 1997
The implementation of quality systems in Dutch health care was supervised by a national committee during 1990-1995. To monitor the progress of implementation a large survey was conducted in the beginning of 1995.
Bakker, D.H. (Dinny) de, Casparie, A.F. (Anton), Sluijs, E.M. (Emmy), Wagner, C. (Cordula)   +3 more
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Quality assurance for point-of-care testing in Zimbabwe

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
No abstract available.
Sibongile Zimuto, Agrippa Mtambara, Ben Cheng, Brad Cunningham, Rodney Taruvinga, Debrah I. Boeras, Raiva Simbi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source