Title |
Improving the quality of emergency medicine care by developing a quality requirement framework: a study from The Netherlands
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Published in |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1865-1380-5-20 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
David E Ikkersheim, Harm van de Pas |
Abstract |
In The Netherlands, mainly inexperienced physicians work in the ED on all shifts, including the evening and night shifts, when no direct supervision is available. In 2004 a report of the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate revealed that quality of care at Emergency Departments (EDs) was highly variable. Based on this report and international studies showing significant potential for quality improvement, stakeholders felt the need to improve the quality of EM care. Based on the literature, a baseline measurement and a panel of experts, The Netherlands recently developed a nationwide quality requirement framework (QRF) for EM. This article describes the content of and path to this QRF. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 1 | 2% |
Slovenia | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 50 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 11 | 21% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
Other | 4 | 8% |
Other | 7 | 13% |
Unknown | 11 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 31% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 8% |
Psychology | 4 | 8% |
Engineering | 3 | 6% |
Other | 6 | 12% |
Unknown | 15 | 29% |