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Editorial From the Editor, It is with pleasure; I present to our readers, another journal issue of outstanding contributions from health care researchers and practitioners from around the globe. Andrade, Gama, Freitas, Medeiros, Sousa, Silva and Rosendo in their study, “Adverse obstetric outcomes in two Brazilian maternity hospitals,” attempted to estimate adverse outcomes frequency and obstetric care quality in low- and high-risk maternity in two hospitals in Brazil. Their study identified high adverse outcomes frequency in both mothers and newborns. The results of the study demonstrated the need for public patient safety policies for low-risk maternity hospitals, where adverse outcomes were less frequent, but more severe. In their study, “Determinants of inpatient satisfaction: evidence from Switzerland,” Tobler and Stummer investigated the influence of organizational contingency factors on patient satisfaction. Five significant influencing factors on patient satisfaction were found. These exhibited significant variance in satisfaction on provider level. The organizations’ supplementary insured patients, staff payment, outpatients, extracantonal patients and permanent resident population revealed significant correlations with patient satisfaction. Serrano, Mendes, Lizarelli and Ganga in their study, “Assessing the telemedicine acceptance for adults in Brazil,” aimed to find factors influencing the acceptance of telemedicine for adults in Brazil. The study investigated the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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0952-6862
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10.1108/ijhcqa-02-2021-290
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From the Editor, It is with pleasure; I present to our readers, another journal issue of outstanding contributions from health care researchers and practitioners from around the globe. Andrade, Gama, Freitas, Medeiros, Sousa, Silva and Rosendo in their study, “Adverse obstetric outcomes in two Brazilian maternity hospitals,” attempted to estimate adverse outcomes frequency and obstetric care quality in low- and high-risk maternity in two hospitals in Brazil. Their study identified high adverse outcomes frequency in both mothers and newborns. The results of the study demonstrated the need for public patient safety policies for low-risk maternity hospitals, where adverse outcomes were less frequent, but more severe. In their study, “Determinants of inpatient satisfaction: evidence from Switzerland,” Tobler and Stummer investigated the influence of organizational contingency factors on patient satisfaction. Five significant influencing factors on patient satisfaction were found. These exhibited significant variance in satisfaction on provider level. The organizations’ supplementary insured patients, staff payment, outpatients, extracantonal patients and permanent resident population revealed significant correlations with patient satisfaction. Serrano, Mendes, Lizarelli and Ganga in their study, “Assessing the telemedicine acceptance for adults in Brazil,” aimed to find factors influencing the acceptance of telemedicine for adults in Brazil. The study investigated the

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Published: Feb 16, 2021

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