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2 p, 77.8 KB MARQulS : quality improvement strategies for European cross-border healthcare / Vallejo, P. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Suñol Sala, Rosa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian)
This supplement is focused on the methods, results and recommendations from the research project ''Methods of Assessing Response to Quality Improvement Strategies'' (MARQuIS). MARQuIS was funded by the Scientific Support to Policies component of the European Union Sixth Framework Research Programme (Contract SP21-CT2004-513712), and it lasted from January 2004 to June 2008.
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.032110
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i1-i2  
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7 p, 123.7 KB Quality requirements for cross-border care in Europe : a qualitative study of patients', professionals' and healthcare financiers' views / Groene, Oliver (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Poletti, P. (Centre for Research and Development, Padua, Italy) ; Vallejo, P. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Cucic, C. (The Dutch Institute for Health Care Improvement) ; Klazinga, N. (University of Amsterdam) ; Suñol, R.. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian)
In the past decade the issue of patient mobility has emerged on the European health policy agenda. Although the volume of patients crossing borders to obtain healthcare is low, it is increasing continuously and, due to its legal, financial and medical implications, has generated considerable interest among health policy and other decision makers. [...]
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.028837
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i15-i21  
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5 p, 153.1 KB Cross-border care and healthcare quality improvement in Europe : the MARQuIS research project / Suñol Sala, Rosa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Garel, Pascal (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE), Brussels, Belgium) ; Jacquerye, A. (Patient Safety and Risk Management in Health Care Systems, Department of Health Economy, School of Public Health, University of Brussels)
Citizens are increasingly crossing borders within the European Union (EU). Europeans have always been free to travel to receive care abroad, but if they wished to benefit from their statutory social protection scheme, they were subject to their local or national legislation on social protection. [...]
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.029678
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i3-i7  
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7 p, 158.7 KB Is patient-centredness in European hospitals related to existing quality improvement strategies? Analysis of a cross-sectional survey (MARQuIS study) / Groene, Oliver (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Lombarts, M. J. M. H. (Amsterdam UMC. University Medical Center) ; Klazinga, N. (Amsterdam UMC. University Medical Center) ; Alonso, Jordi (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública) ; Thompson, A. (University of Edinburgh. School of Social and Political Studies) ; Suñol, R. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian)
There is growing recognition of patients' contributions to setting objectives for their own care, improving health outcomes and evaluating care. To quantify the extent to which European hospitals have implemented strategies to promote a patient-centred approach, and to assess whether these strategies are associated with hospital characteristics and the development of the hospital's quality improvement system. [...]
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.029397
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i44-i50  
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5 p, 161.4 KB Implementation of patient safety strategies in European hospitals / Suñol, R.. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Vallejo, P. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Groene, Oliver (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Escaramis, Georgia (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública) ; Thompson, A. (School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland) ; Kutryba, Barbara (National Centre for Quality Assessment in Health Care (NCQA), Krakow, Poland) ; Garel, Pascal (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE), Brussels, Belgium)
This study is part of the Methods of Assessing Response to Quality Improvement Strategies (MARQuIS) research project on cross-border care, investigating quality improvement strategies in healthcare systems across the European Union (EU). [...]
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.029413
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i57-i61  
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7 p, 124.1 KB Impact of quality strategies on hospital outputs / Suñol, R.. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Vallejo, P. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Thompson, A. (School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland) ; Lombarts, M. J. M. H. (Amsterdam UMC. University Medical Center) ; Shaw, C. D. (European Society for Quality in Health Care, Limerick, Ireland) ; Klazinga, N. (European Society for Quality in Health Care, Limerick, Ireland)
This study was part of the Methods of Assessing Response to Quality Improvement Strategies (MARQuIS) research project on patients crossing borders, a study to investigate quality improvement strategies in healthcare systems across the European Union (EU). [...]
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.029439
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i62-i68  
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7 p, 128.5 KB Volume and diagnosis : an approach to cross-border care in eight European countries / Vallejo, P. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Suñol, R.. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Van Beek, B. (European Society for Quality in Healthcare, Limerick, Ireland) ; Lombarts, M. J. M. H. (Amsterdam UMC. University Medical Center) ; Bruneau, Charles (Haute Autorité de Santé, Paris, France) ; Vlček, F. (Spojená Akreditační Komise, Czech Republic)
Mobility of patients is a pertinent issue on the European Union's agenda. This study aimed to estimate the volume and main diagnoses of cross-border care in eight European countries, in order to provide policy makers with background information about the nature of patient mobility in Europe. [...]
2009 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.029553
Quality & Safety in Health Care, Vol. 18 (1 2009) , p. i8-i14  

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