Quality improvement activity in radiology reading and reporting in a rural setting hospital in Indonesia

World Hosp Health Serv. 2012;48(2):26-9.

Abstract

The Republic of Indonesia is an archipelago country, which is located between Asia and Australia. With a population of more than 200 million people, Indonesia only has about 600 Radiologists, whose majority resides in urban areas. In such a challenging situation, the Siloam Hospitals Group (SHG) established a strategy to improve its remote hospitals' Radiologists' quality care standard of patient safety. Although the strategy has produced a positive result, resistance towards cultural change was unavoidable throughout the strategy implementation. By learning from several resources and experiences, SHG's leaders tried to develop a strategy improvement towards better processes, particularly in recognizing and solving interpersonal conflicts.

MeSH terms

  • Conflict, Psychological
  • Hospitals, Rural*
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Culture
  • Patient Safety
  • Quality Improvement / organization & administration*
  • Radiology Department, Hospital / standards*