Quality Assurance Research Research Articles

Research Trends of Quality Assurance in Islamic Education

Quality Assurance (QA) has an important role in improving the quality of Islamic Education. This study aims to reveal the trend of QA research in Islamic Education based on the research results of the last 20 years (2000-2021) from the Scopus database and the last 5 years from the Google Scholar (GS) database. The research method used was bibliometric analysis. Search articles using Publish or Perish (PoP) software using the keywords “Quality Assurance in Education” from the Scopus database and “Quality Assurance” AND “Islamic Education” from the GS database. The number of papers collected from the Scopus database was 68, which the paper selected to 28. From the GS database, 981 papers were selected to be 39, so that the total number of papers analyzed was 67. The analysis process used the Mendeley reference management software, which was visualized by the VOSviewer software. Overall, this study shows the most influential authors in the QA field, research trends, and research opportunities in the field of Quality Assurance in Islamic Education

Quality assurance in gastroenterology: QA in research, and research in QA

There is no clear distinction between research and quality assurance (QA). Both entities should be of high quality to serve as trustworthy tools for continuous evidence-based improvements in health care. Both research and QA should be of interest to an audience of readers of medical science - provided that the work is up to standards. Quality in research encompasses issues actually dealt with (are we putting our resources into the right things), validity (are the findings valid for other than the patients tested), ethics (why should patients consent to studies that have no prospect of giving an answer to the questions put in the research protocol) - in addition to quality of design and presentation. Likewise, QA work could gain much on a stronger focus on research methods - as suggested in the upcoming Competetitive Effectiveness Research. In conclusion, quality in research and research in QA should be asked and requested more often.

Sense and nonsense of quality assurance in an R&D environment

Quality has always been one of the key issues in laboratories in general and formal quality assurance (QA) in testing laboratories has gained popularity over the last decade. However, the implementation QA in research and development (R&D) laboratories is still the domain of a few pioneers. We can even ask whether a QA system in research makes sense at all and if such a system really provides any added value? Difficulties with respect to the implementation of such a system are mainly associated with the nature of the research process itself. However, it is obvious that QA offers clear advantages in R&D, if some critical success factors have been taken into account. An important issue is the selection of a good QA standard for R&D. This is certainly not an easy task, since there are no specific standards. Fortunately, some useful international guides have been published recently.

Quality assessment and improvement: principles and application in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Despite indications of serious deficiencies in primary health care services and management systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region few quality assurance (QA) reviews have been undertaken. Reviewed in this article are the principles and methodologies of QA as outlined in the recent literature. QA is defined as the set of activities carried out to delineate standards and to monitor and improve performance with the goal of making health care as safe and effective as possible. Technical competence access to services effectiveness of service delivery norms and clinical guidelines interpersonal relations the provision of optimal rather than maximum patient care continuity safety and amenities that enhance patient satisfaction are all appropriate topics for QA review. Recommended to advance QA in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are the following: greater professional acceptance of QA in medical schools nursing schools and health educational organizations; support for cooperative multicenter research to determine how QA can be sustainable and cost-effective applicable to traditional medicine acceptable as a value system in different cultural environments and related to developments in modern management; improved QA training activities with joint programs and material sharing; use of World Health Organization central regional and national structures for QA promotion guidelines fellowship exchanges and research coordination; and improved links between countries and agencies in the region.

Is QA Antiquated, or Was It at the Right Place at the Wrong Time?

Much has been written about the strengths and weaknesses of quality assurance (QA) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) as approaches to achieving optimal quality and value in health care. In the past, the motivation behind QA was largely regulatory. Today, the driving force for CQI is corporate America, whose clout has key provider constituencies ready to cooperate as never before. This article argues that many of the functions of traditional QA will remain an integral component of quality management strategies for health care organizations and that the success of these efforts will depend on a coordinated effort by professionals from QA, quality management, and health services research. Furthermore, quality engineering concepts from other industries provide a useful framework to enable coordination among these three fields.