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Quality Assurance

Quality assurance (QA) is the systematic set of planned activities and processes implemented to provide confidence that a product, service, or system will consistently meet defined requirements and standards. Distinct from quality control, which inspects outputs after the fact, QA is prevention-oriented and process-…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 10× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-2811 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Quality assurance (QA) is the systematic set of planned activities and processes implemented to provide confidence that a product, service, or system will consistently meet defined requirements and standards. Distinct from quality control, which inspects outputs after the fact, QA is prevention-oriented and process-centred: it specifies procedures, monitors adherence, and drives continuous improvement before defects arise. In healthcare and public-health settings, QA is operationalised through structured improvement frameworks such as the Donabedian model, which evaluates care along the dimensions of structure, process, and outcome, alongside standard-setting, audit, root-cause analysis, and statistical process control. Core methods include defining measurable indicators, establishing baselines, conducting plan-do-study-act improvement cycles, and assessing data quality and information-system reliability so that decisions rest on accurate records. The research in this area examines infection prevention and control in clinical facilities, antimicrobial stewardship and resistance surveillance, the design of population-based screening programs, the effectiveness of quality-improvement strategies in mid-level private facilities, and determinants of data quality in health information systems. QA matters because it links institutional processes to patient safety, service consistency, and measurable outcomes, providing the evidentiary basis for accreditation, regulatory compliance, and reliable, reproducible practice. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research addressing these methods and their application across diverse health systems.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2021

The Use of Metabolomic Tool in Assessing Environmental Exposure

Polyana Rocha Mendes MicheleCorresponding author
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Exact topic International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine doi:10.14302/issn.2690-0904.ijoe-21-3966
2019

Contextual Action Theory in Nursing

Ladislav ValachCorresponding author
Lindenstrasse 26, 3047 Bremgarten, Switzerland
Exact topic Clinical and Practical Nursing doi:10.14302/issn.3070-5835.jcpn-19-2741

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Model Based Research (ISSN 2643-2811).

Journal editorial board
Yoshiaki Kikuchi · Japan Yung-Yao Chen · Taiwan Yang Chen · United States

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