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Purpose: The dual concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP) and clinical effectiveness have become ever more important in the health service in recent years. In order that suitable initiatives can be derived and future policy shaped and evaluated it is important that the current study aimed to...
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Objective Expert authorities recommend clinical decision support systems to reduce prescribing error rates, yet large numbers of insignificant on-screen alerts presented in modal dialog boxes persistently interrupt clinicians, limiting the effectiveness of these systems. This study compared the...
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Objective: To examine whether several biomarkers of endothelial function and inflammation improve prediction of type 2 diabetes over 5.9 years of follow-up, independent of traditional risk factors. Methods and Procedures: A total of 1,455 participants from the Western New York Study, free of...
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This paper considers the problem of estimation when one of a number of populations, assumed normal with known common variance, is selected on the basis of it having the largest observed mean. Conditional on selection of the population, the observed mean is a biased estimate of the true mean....
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The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and explain the journey to facilitate a quality assured system of decontamination and traceability of instruments for practitioners in a multi-user setting. Although these developments were undertaken in a Podiatry setting they can be applied...
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To complement the evidence-based practice paradigm, the authors argued for a core outcome measure to provide practice-based evidence for the psychological therapies. Utility requires instruments that are acceptable scientifically, as well as to service users, and a coordinated implementation of...
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The research programme focuses on Total Quality Management adoption and application. TQM which is established in a number of businesses and industries has more recently been introduced into healthcare. TQM definition and eclectic paradigm has been developed and tested for establishing quality...
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Despite a large volume of research, understanding the influences on general practitioner referral behaviour remains limited. This paper argues for the value of an approach to this area based on the analysis of individual referral decisions, rather than aggregated referral statistics. A framework...
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The burden of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to employers and workplaces is significant; and the most important cost to employers and society is lost time from work. ‘Case management’ is a goal-oriented approach to keeping employees at work and facilitating an early return to work. There...
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The environment of Jordanian private hospitals has never been so complex and challenging as at present. There are huge influences on these hospitals in the current climate. Managers in these hospitals are finding themselves, more than ever before, confronted by increasing pressures and demands...
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