Adherence to the guideline ‘Triage in emergency departments’ : A survey of Dutch emergency departments

Patient care guidelines are usually implemented one at a time, yet patients are at risk for multiple, often preventable, adverse events simultaneously. This study aimed to test the effect of the SAFE or SORRY? programme on the incidence of three adverse events (pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections …

Er is nog weinig onderzoek gedaan naar factoren die van invloed zijn op patiënttevredenheid binnen de ambulancezorg. Wij veronderstelden dat patiënten die vaker zijn vervoerd met de ambulance mogelijk kritischer zijn. Daarnaast leek het ons dat patiënten die ter plaatse behandeld worden minder tevreden …

During the last decade, the Internet has become increasingly popular and is now an important part of our daily life. When new "Web 2.0" technologies are used in health care, the terms "Health 2.0" or "Medicine 2.0" may be used. The objective was to identify unique definitions of Health 2.0/Medicine 2.0 …

Background: Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk for the development of often preventable adverse events. Guidelines for the prevention of many types of adverse events are available, however compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. As a result many patients do not receive …

Zweeds en Nederlands onderzoek beschreven in de SWOCC-studie van Isabella Voskuyl ‘Merkoriëntatie als succesrecept’ had al aangetoond dat merkgeoriënteerd ondernemen leidt tot meer succes (Voskuyl, 2009). Organisaties die hun merk niet louter als huisstijl, cultuur of als sales tool beschouwen, maar …

Een aantal HBO-V-studenten wil na hun afstuderen binnen de hoogcomplexe acute zorg aan de slag. Dat dit tot de mogelijkheden behoort, blijkt uit de ervaringen met de minor High Care aan de HBO-V van de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen. …

The phenotype of myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) shows similarities as well as differences to that of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Dysphagia, a predominant feature in DM1, has not yet been examined in DM2. In a recent nationwide questionnaire survey of gastrointestinal symptoms in DM2, 12 out of …

Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk of the development of, often preventable, adverse events (AEs), which threaten patient safety. Guidelines for prevention of many types of AEs are available, however, compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. Besides general barriers that …