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View article: A Decade of Excellence: Accreditation’s Long-term Impact on Quality, Safety, and Performance at King Saud University Medical City
A Decade of Excellence: Accreditation’s Long-term Impact on Quality, Safety, and Performance at King Saud University Medical City Open
Background: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undergone a healthcare system transformation to improve healthcare delivery and central to this is accreditation of hospitals. This article assesses the long-term effects of national and internat…
View article: A closer look at the international health regulations capacities in Lebanon: a mixed method study
A closer look at the international health regulations capacities in Lebanon: a mixed method study Open
Background Lebanon ratified the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) in 2007, and since then, it has been facing complex political deadlocks, financial deterioration, and infectious disease emergencies. We aimed to understand the …
View article: Analyzing the Environment of International Health Regulations Capacities in Lebanon: Protracted Crises, Economic Meltdown and Refugee Waves
Analyzing the Environment of International Health Regulations Capacities in Lebanon: Protracted Crises, Economic Meltdown and Refugee Waves Open
Background: Lebanon ratified the International Health Regulations IHR (2005) in 2007, and since then, it has been facing complex political deadlocks, financial deterioration, and infectious disease emergencies. Little is known about implem…
View article: Striving for Performance Excellence: Ten Years’ Experience & Impact of Accreditation on Quality, Safety, and Overall Performance in King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) – A Mixed-Methods Study
Striving for Performance Excellence: Ten Years’ Experience & Impact of Accreditation on Quality, Safety, and Overall Performance in King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) – A Mixed-Methods Study Open
Background The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has undergone a healthcare system transformation to improve healthcare delivery and quality and central to this is the accreditation for healthcare facilities. Hospitals in KSA have relied on in…
View article: Staying ahead of the curve: Navigating changes and maintaining gains in patient safety culture - a mixed-methods study
Staying ahead of the curve: Navigating changes and maintaining gains in patient safety culture - a mixed-methods study Open
Objectives This study examines how the results of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture changed between 2012 and 2019 and identifies organisational factors affecting these changes. Design The study combined the use of quantitative …
View article: Engagement of health research institutions in knowledge translation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Engagement of health research institutions in knowledge translation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Open
There is still misalignment between national health research priorities and actual research production, and KT activities are still rarely undertaken by institutions in the EMR. National governments and international funding agencies are c…
View article: Contractual health services performance agreements for responsive health systems: from conception to implementation in the case of Qatar
Contractual health services performance agreements for responsive health systems: from conception to implementation in the case of Qatar Open
This experience provides insights for countries implementing performance management, responsive regulation and public-private partnerships. It suggests that contractual agreements can be useful, despite their mandatory nature, if clear pri…
View article: Improving patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia (2012–2015): trending, improvement and benchmarking
Improving patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia (2012–2015): trending, improvement and benchmarking Open
The Medical City has made significant progress on several of the patient safety culture composites despite still having areas requiring additional improvement. Patient safety culture outcomes are evidently linked to better performance on s…