Background Accreditation usually requires that healthcare staff assess the quality of care
delivered to patients in their own hospitals. It is unknown whether this assessment depends …

Purpose–The purpose of this research is to show that referring physicians play a strategic
role in health care management. This study aims to evaluate the perception of hospital …

Objectives: To compare the views of healthcare professionals and patients regarding
compliance with standards of care concerning patient information. Design: Self-rated …

Purpose–Medical record represents the main information support used by healthcare
providers. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether patient perception of hospital …

Purpose–Medical record represents the main information support used by healthcare
providers. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether patient perception of hospital …

Abstract Objectives. To investigate Taiwanese patients' ability to judge hospital quality and
to examine their knowledge of commonly used quality indicators. Design. Survey of patients …

Objective. To develop a reliable and valid measure of patient opinions on quality of hospital
care. Design. Issues of importance to patients and possible scale items were generated by …

Background In order to be able to make a differentiated choice between healthcare
providers, people require information regarding quality. An understanding of patient needs …

Purpose–This article aims to shows how changing information routines might influence
service quality perceptions. A secondary aim was to test an instrument's everyday feasibility …

Background The relationship between nurses' job satisfaction and their perceptions of
quality of care has been examined in previous studies. There is little evidence, however …