Thought Leadership Articles

Incorporating the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist into Practice at Two Hospitals in Liberia

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Published 15 May 2012

This article shows theThe impact of the World Health Organization's Patient Safety Programme's 19-item Surgical Safety Checklist on surgical processes and outcomes was assessed in 2008-2009 at two hospitals in the resource-limited setting of Liberia.

Building Hospital Management Capacity to Improve Patient Flow for Cardiac Catheterization at a Cardiovascular Hospital in Egypt

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Published 13 March 2012

This article shows the impact of a quality improvement intervention to reduce patient waiting time and overcrowding for cardiac catheterization at a hospital in Egypt. 
                           

Eastern Perspectives: China Works on its Version of Reform; More Asian Hospitals Seek Accreditation

Modern Healthcare
Source: ©2012 Modern Healthcare, http://www.modernhealthcare.com/. Posted with permission.

This article shows JCI’s role in the health care accreditation boom in Asia.   
 

Quality of care: how good is good enough?

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research