In the process of acquiring new skills, physicians-in-training may expose patients to harm because they lack the required experience, knowledge and technical skills. Yet, most teaching hospitals use inexperienced residents to care for high-acuity patients in complex and dynamic environments and provide limited supervision from experienced clinicians. Multiple efforts in the last few years have ...

background satisfaction with health care is an important criterion and variable in assessing the quality of medical care. especially mother’s satisfaction from childbirth care procedure is a determinant factor in psychological and social health the study aimed to assess mothers’ satisfaction in terms of education and information provided by maternal care givers. material and methods a descripti...

This paper describes the methodology used and the experience gained from the application of a new secure database design approach and database security policy in a real life hospital environment. The applicability of the proposed database security policy in a major Greek general hospital is demonstrated. Moreover, the security and quality assurance of the developed prototype secure database is ...

The findings of a survey on the use of immunohistochemistry in district general hospitals in England and Wales are reported. Immunohistochemistry is used in most district hospitals, contributes to the accuracy and objectivity of some histopathological diagnoses, and is considered to be generally useful though not without drawbacks. Its expansion is being hindered by lack of funds for reagents a...

Hospitals with lower costs are not necessarily superior to those that are more expensive, because the more costly institutions might offer better outcomes. The purpose of this study was to consider prices and outcomes in an integrated model and thereby determine if teaching hospitals are cost-effective for the care of hip fractures. We analyzed the claims data of a sample of 18,908 Medicare pat...

BACKGROUND Under the Affordable Care Act, health care reimbursement will increasingly be linked to quality and costs. In this environment, teaching hospitals will be closely scrutinized, as their care is often more expensive. Furthermore, although they serve vital roles in education, research, management of complex diseases, and care of vulnerable populations, debate continues as to whether tea...

BACKGROUND Residents and interns are recognized as important clinical teachers and mentors. Resident-as-teacher training programs are known to improve resident attitudes and perceptions toward teaching, as well as their theoretical knowledge, skills, and teaching behavior. The effect of resident-as-teacher programs on learning outcomes of medical students, however, remains unknown. An intervent...

Imagine the following scenario: You are head of the medical education unit at a large teaching hospital. You have had a contract with an external organisation that provides assessment services, but that contract has just run out and you now need to decide whether to renew or go with an alternative provider. You consider the costs of switching provider but also have less tangible concerns about ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the awareness regarding research skills among clinical and academic post-graduate doctors in teaching hospitals of Karachi. METHODS The cross-sectional study was carried out from August to October 2012 in two teaching hospitals of Karachi. Total 92 doctors who were enrolled in academic and clinical post-graduation programmes were included in the study through convenience s...