Background: Measuring healthcare quality and improving patient satisfaction have become increasingly prevalent, especially among healthcare providers and purchasers of healthcare. The aim of this study was; to evaluate the various aspects of quality assurance in Emergency Department, to evaluate patient satisfaction with emergency care, and to determine associated factors with patient satisfact...

BACKGROUND Due to the enormous migration as the result of war and disasters during the last decades, health systems in Europe are faced with various cultural traditions and both healthcare systems and healthcare professionals are challenged by human rights and values. In order to minimize difficulties in providing healthcare services to patients with different cultural backgrounds, cultural com...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the current study is to analyze different approaches of pharmacists and general practitioners towards availability and use of osteoporosis prescreening tools and to find out reasons that explain non utilization of such tools in clinical practice. SETTINGS Among General practitioners and Community pharmacists in Pulau Penang, Malaysia. METHODOLOGY An explorative c...