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Education & Educational Research
Ayman Al-Eyadhy, Shuliweeh Alenezi
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of external accreditation on students' satisfaction through quantitative analysis. Results showed that both accreditation cycles increased students' satisfaction scores, but this improvement was not sustained after the second cycle.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hugh Gravelle, Dan Liu, Rita Santos
Summary: The relationship between general practice list size and clinical quality and patient satisfaction is examined. The study finds that increased list size is associated with reductions in patient satisfaction and mixed performance on clinical quality indicators. However, the results vary depending on the estimation method used.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shuliweeh Alenezi, Ayman Al-Eadhy, Rana Barasain, Trad S. AlWakeel, Abdullah AlEidan, Hadeel N. Abohumid
Summary: External academic accreditation involves quality control and auditing measures on education. Research shows that it has a significant impact on students' performance at the end of the learning cycle.
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Ivana Lapic, Dunja Rogic, Matea Ivic, Marina Tomicevic, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro, Lovorka Derek, Ines Alpeza Viman
Summary: The survey results showed that while the majority of laboratory staff have a positive attitude towards accreditation, further efforts are needed to provide better education about ISO 15189:2012 for technical staff and modify competence assessment formats to better adhere to the requirements of ISO 15189:2012.
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Primary Health Care
Veline L'Esperance, Hugh Gravelle, Peter Schofield, Mark Ashworth
Summary: The study found that better-funded general practices were associated with higher reported patient experience ratings across a wide range of domains.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Maria Luisa Overgaard Jensen, Flemming Bro, Anna Mygind
Summary: The study found that during the accreditation process, each clinic used a wide variety of implementation support. Personalized support was highly appreciated and should be promoted in future quality interventions in general practice. Discussions with peers were widely used, and further research is needed to explore how peer discussions can be best facilitated.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Rafal Mlynarski, Rafal Kaczkowski, Agnieszka Mlynarska
Summary: The introduction of accreditation standards in cardiology departments had a positive impact on patient satisfaction, with most wards showing increased patient satisfaction after accreditation. However, some wards did not show significant changes in patient satisfaction.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Linda T. Li, Tongtong Huang, Elmer Bernstam, Xiaoqian Jiang
Summary: This study externally validated a machine learning algorithm for identifying unnecessary laboratory tests, demonstrating similar performance in a different institution. The model showed good accuracy in predicting abnormality and transitions, but performed poorly in predicting laboratory values in clinical applications.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Linda F. Boswald, Dana Matzek, Bastian Popper
Summary: Standardization of husbandry conditions, feeding regimens, and diets is necessary for the comparability of results obtained from laboratory animals. However, standardization for aquatic species, particularly clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis), is still lacking. In this study, the feeding recommendations for Xenopus were compared to the practices in laboratory settings, revealing variations in husbandry and feeding concepts. Further research is needed to focus on feed composition and feeding regimens to ensure adaptation to nutritional and behavioral needs, contributing to animal welfare and research comparability.
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Hikmet Can Cubukcu, Florent Vanstapel, Marc Thelen, Francisco A. Bernabeu-Andreu, Marith van Schrojenstein Lantman, Duilio Brugnoni, Pika Mesko Brguljan, Neda Milinkovic, Solveig Linko, Michel Vaubourdolle, Ruth O'Kelly, Christos Kroupis, Maria Lohmander, Ludek Sprongl, Mauro Panteghini, Guilaine Boursier
Summary: The ISO 15189:2012 standard requires laboratories to review and document procedures for reviewing results before release, helping to ensure quality. The result release process in laboratories requires a comprehensive view of the examination process to ensure result plausibility and may involve troubleshooting and test repetition when necessary.
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2021)
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Respiratory System
Nick Woznitza, Bhagabati Ghimire, Anand Devaraj, Sam M. Janes, Keith Piper, Susan Rowe, Angshu Bhowmik, Natasha Hayes, Daniel Togher, Nikita Arumalla, Erik Skyllberg, Iain T. H. Au-Yong, Susan Geary, Bindu George, Sarah Sheard, Stephen Ellis, Zoheb Shah, Sue Maughn, Stephen W. Duffy, David Baldwin
Summary: The study found that immediate reporting of chest X-rays from primary care can reduce the time to diagnose lung cancer by half, likely due to faster progression to CT. Radiographer reports are comparable in accuracy to local radiologist reports.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Abdulsalam Ahmed, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Muili Lawal
Summary: This study assessed the quality of healthcare for multimorbid patients in Nigeria and recommended improvements for care delivery. The findings highlighted the importance of process quality, including improving access, patient-physician relationships, timing, and reducing the financial burden of medical care.
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Education & Educational Research
Maya S. Iyer, David P. Way, Daniel J. Schumacher, Charmaine B. Lo, Laurel K. Leslie
Summary: This study revealed that General Pediatricians did not demonstrate competence in all ACGME required procedures during training, nor did they maintain these procedural skills in practice. Most participants learned procedures through apprenticeship, and believed they were never formally assessed on procedural competence during residency.
MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Darach O. Ciardha, Anne-Marie Blake, Dylan Creane, Michael O. Callaghan, Catherine Darker
Summary: The study aimed to assess the feasibility and cost impact of incorporating a practice pharmacist in a general practice setting in Ireland. The results showed that integrating pharmacists into general practice is feasible and effective in improving prescribing safety and implementing deprescribing. The study highlights the ease with which pharmacists can integrate into general practice and suggests sustainable funding options.
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Clinical Neurology
Kristin Martin-Cook, Lucy Palmer, Larry Thornton, A. John Rush, Carol A. Tamminga, Hicham M. Ibrahim
Summary: Measurement-based care (MBC) involves the systematic use of standardized measurements to inform treatment decisions, enhancing clinical decision-making and quality of care, and promoting more precise communications between patients and clinicians.
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT
(2021)