Dunbar, R. | 2011
- Author(s): Dunbar, R.
- Publisher: International union against tuberculosis and lung disease (IUATLD)
- Pages: 337--343
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, tuberculosis, south africa
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment registers and laboratory records are essential tools for recording and reporting in TB control programmes. This study assessed the accuracy and completeness of TB treatment register data in two South African urban communities using record linkage.
Elbireer, Ali | 2010
- Author(s): Elbireer, Ali
- Publisher: American society for clinical pathology (ASCP)
- Pages: 429--433
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, health economics, uganda
Information about the costs associated with quality improvement efforts is vital for health care decision makers. This study used the Cost of Quality model to estimate the cost of quality-related activities at the Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Laboratory in Uganda.
Elbireer, Ali M. | 2011
- Author(s): Elbireer, Ali M.
- Publisher: American society for clinical pathology (ASCP)
- Pages: 719--725
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, africa south of sahara, uganda
This article discusses how the strengthening of laboratories in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa could change the paradigm from empiric, algorithm-based clinical care to care based on accessible test-based accurate diagnoses.
Elhoseeny, T.A. and Mohammad, E.K. | 2013
- Author(s): Elhoseeny, T.A. and Mohammad, E.K.
- Publisher: WHO. Regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean]
- Pages: 81--87
- Keywords: hospitals, quality control, egypt
Assessment and improvement of turnaround times as well as customer satisfaction is essential for laboratory quality management. This study measured the current TAT for outpatient department bilirubin samples and evaluated the satisfaction of physicians with aspects of clinical laboratory services.
Erasmus, R.T. and Zemlin, A.E. | 2009
- Author(s): Erasmus, R.T. and Zemlin, A.E.
- Publisher: BMJ [etc.]
- Pages: 593--597
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, auditing
This review article examines the basis of clinical audits in the laboratory and then proceeds to describe in detail how a laboratory-based clinical audit should be performed and monitored, with special reference to the chemical pathology laboratory.