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Statistical process control to monitor use of a web‐based autoplanning tool

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To investigate the use of statistical process control (SPC) for quality assurance of an integrated web‐based autoplanning tool, Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA). Methods Automatically generated plans were downloaded and imported into two treatment planning systems (TPSs), RayStation and Eclipse, in which they were recalculated using ...
Hunter Mehrens, Raphael Douglas, Mary Gronberg, Kelly Nealon, Joy Zhang, Laurence Court   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of postnatal mothers with quality of care including water, sanitation and hygiene amenities during the outbreak of COVID - 19 in Ghana: An institutional cross-sectional study

Public Health in Practice, 2023
Objective: To investigate the experiences and perceptions of postnatal mothers with quality of healthcare including WASH amenities among postnatal mothers in Ghana during the COVID-19 outbreak. Study design: The study was an institutional cross-sectional.
Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Vida Duti, Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Kingsley E. Amegah, Robert Kaba Alhassan   +4 more
doaj  

The Influence of Quality Assurance and Supportive Supervision on the Quality of Medical Care in Children’s Hospitals of the Municipal Level of the Rostov Region

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2017
Background. Improving the quality of medical care is the absolute priority of the World Health Organization and all socially-oriented ministries and departments around the world.Objective.
Tatiana V. Kulichenko, Alexander A. Baranov, Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova, Svetlana A. Mukhortova, Svetlana G. Piskunova, Elena A. Besedina, Dmytrij V. Prometnoy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring quality standards implementation at a South African municipality’s health facilities

Curationis, 2023
Background: Despite government initiatives to ensure the delivery of safe and high-quality care in health establishments, most health establishments in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa were non-compliant with the National Core ...
Seani R. Matahela, Ayobami P. Adekola, Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of Automatic De-identification Across Different Note Types [PDF]

AMIA Virtual Summits 2021, 2021
Free-text clinical notes detail all aspects of patient care and have great potential to facilitate quality improvement and assurance initiatives as well as advance clinical research. However, concerns about patient privacy and confidentiality limit the use of clinical notes for research.
arxiv  

Issues and Challenges in Quality Assurance of Health Care [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 1994
In this paper I review the health care crisis in the United States and conclude that fundamental changes must be made. I then present: (1) an organizational approach that might be encompassed in President Clinton's program for health care reform; (2) my "dream" of a national quality improvement system for reform, based on The Netherlands Model; and (3)
openaire   +3 more sources

Validation of pencil beam scanning proton therapy with multi‐leaf collimator calculated by a commercial Monte Carlo dose engine

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the clinical beam commissioning results and lateral penumbra characteristics of our new pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy using a multi‐leaf collimator (MLC) calculated by use of a commercial Monte Carlo dose engine.
Yuki Tominaga, Yusuke Sakurai, Junya Miyata, Shuichi Harada, Takashi Akagi, Masataka Oita   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private sector delivery of health services in developing countries: a mixed-methods study on quality assurance in social franchises

BMC Health Services Research, 2013
Background Across the developing world health care services are most often delivered in the private sector and social franchising has emerged, over the past decade, as an increasingly popular method of private sector health care delivery.
Schlein Karen, De La Cruz Anna York, Gopalakrishnan Tisha, Montagu Dominic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy of patient dose estimation in cone beam computed tomography in breast irradiation by size‐specific dose estimates with position correction

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This study aims to investigate the effects of the position correction of size‐specific dose estimates (SSDE) on patient dose estimation in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The relationship between the phantom position and absorbed dose in the right breast was studied using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters and a simulated human
Hiroyuki Ueno, Kosuke Matsubara, Sayuri Bou, Masato Hizume   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Secure Healthcare 5.0 System Based on Blockchain Technology Entangled with Federated Learning Technique [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
In recent years, the global Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) industry has evolved at a tremendous speed. Security and privacy are key concerns on the IoMT, owing to the huge scale and deployment of IoMT networks. Machine learning (ML) and blockchain (BC) technologies have significantly enhanced the capabilities and facilities of healthcare 5.0 ...
arxiv